Guardian Music — A teenage dream comes true as the floppy-fringed guitarist joins the Northern Irish trio on their upcoming UK tourAfter three bestselling albums, four top 10 singles and a Mercury Prize nomination, Bloc Party's Russell Lissack will finally achieve hi... more info

Idolator — Last month we posted the live clip of Swedish pop outfit Staygold performing “Backseat,” their retro-electro ode to “getting jumped on in the parking lot.” Below is the studio version of the track. Damien Adore and Spank Rock are still intact... more info

Discobelle.net — Pic from Brooklyn Vegan After the success with the Claude Von Stroke tour blog, we now give you the Spank Rock/Ninjasonik European tour diary which showcases a whole other level of shenanigans. Amanda Blank: “What happens when you take a group of i... more info

My Chemical Toilet — Have some Die Antwoord. [via Boing Boing]   more info

Stereogum — The often excellent Odd Blood is a step into new directions for Yeasayer, and vocalist Chris Keating touched upon their process in a recent NY Times profile: It was only natural to find the specific elements, the defining elements, of the last record... more info

Altsounds — Three of NYC’s finest musical talents , Spank Rock, Ninjasonik and Theophilus London, all play live as part of a potentially legendary Fabric line up next Friday, 5th February. Following the critical success of 2006’s YoYoYoY... more info

Discobelle.net — Devlin and XXXChange (of Spank Rock fame) were recently in Australia where they managed to sit down with Triple J Radio for a two-part mix that features some new material and sneak previews along with a couple of demos from their forthcoming LP. Fun ... more info

Stereogum — Even the awards shows are better in Sweden. Earlier this week, the preternaturally pop-savvy country's annual public radio awards show, P3 Guld, aired from from the Scandinavium Arena in Gothenburg. Two bits worth spotlighting: this performance of... more info

The Culture Of Me — Alex Upton aka XXXChange is one of the more recognizable DJs/producers these days in the world of independent hip hop and indie electronic pulses and beats, doing work in his namesake for the likes of Santigold and Spank Rock. Earlier,... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Twenty-six-year-old MC Amanda Blank is still trying to get past her Married With Children moment. On indie-rap crew Spank Rock's celebrated, 2006 debut, YoYoYoYoYo, she contributed the following lines in honor of Christina Applegate's alter ego: "See... more info