Guardian Music — (Memphis Industries)Frankie Rose is the binding agent of Brooklyn's indie pop microscene, having played with Vivian Girls, Dum Dum Girls and Crystal Stilts. She's given up drumming for singing now, but she's still hanging round with the same crowd: t... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr. Jones said... Well, 30 Days Out screwed up this weekend and missed an important birthday. Adam West - TV's "Batman" - was 82 years old on Saturday! So we make up for it by sharing our personal memories of the Caped Crusader, as well as some vinta... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr Tear said... Q: What to get for the girl who has everything? A: Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 - Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense (1986) Of course! http://snapcrackleandpops.blogspot.com zero said... Blogger.com deleted the good old Zero G Sound blog. So we... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ice said... C. P. E. Bach : Sanguineus and Melancholicus - Florilegium - 1997. C.P.E. Bach (1714-1788) Sonatas 'Sanguineus and Melancholicus' Florilegium: Ashley Solomon : Flute Rachel Podger : Lucy Russell : Violins Daniel Yeadon : Cello Neal Pres d... more info

Said the Gramophone — Spacemen 3 - "So Hot (Wash Away All Of My Tears)". Eric Chenaux - "Rest Your Daylights". Perspiration on your skin like your skin is a leaf and you are in a rainforest, and the air is steam, and... more info

NME — Brooker's work will go on display in London and Sheffield more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Spectrum (aka Peter Kember) Peter Kember (born 19 November 1965) is a British musician, more usually known as Sonic Boom and was a founding member of Spacemen 3. Kember and Jason Pierce (born on the same day in Rugby, Warwickshire)... more info

KEXP Seattle — All systems are go on perhaps the biggest album out this week: MGMT’s sophomore effort, Congratulations, on which the Brooklyn band veers away from creating dancey pop singles to more experimental, spacey territory. Produced by space rock pioneer P... more info

Guardian Music — (Columbia)MGMT's rock star-spoofing Time to Pretend single turned them into rock stars, but the follow-up to unit-shifting debut Oracular Spectacular seems designed to reverse the process. Spacemen 3's drug-enhanced explorer Sonic Boom produces an al... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Blackhawks are a new group from Philadelphia comprised of members from local bands Nude Beach and Bananas Symphony. Together, they make psych-infused indie rock reminiscent of Spacemen 3-- a fitting comparison, considering one of their two tracks to ... more info