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The Music Slut — Official details are as follows: *All Tomorrow's Parties inaugural ATP Australia festival, taking place January 9th thru 18th, will be curated by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Besides Nick & The Bad Seeds, the performers already chosen to appear at All ... more info

Stereogum — Nick Thorburn is a busy guy. Between Islands and Human Highway, it's unclear how he finds the time to keep up those fashionable haircuts. We recently reported on HH's first live shows. Now Islands, who have a six-song Live Session available at iTune... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Alex WagnerHop on over to the iTunes store starting, oh, now, and you can nab a six-song Live Session from Nick Thorburn and his Islands. Consisting mostly of tunes outta Arm's Way, the band's 2008 effort, the set is further bolstered by cov... more info

Pitchfork — Sydney, Australia's Cockatoo Island was at one time a prison and a reformatory for wayward girls. So, in the spirit of the island's rich history of hosting riff-raff of various sorts, it will serve as one of the locations for All Tomorrow's Parties' ... more info

Pitchfork — Sydney, Australia's Cockatoo Island was at one time a prison and a reformatory for wayward girls. So, in the spirit of the island's rich history of hosting riff-raff of various sorts, it will serve as one of the locations for All Tomorrow&#... more info

Undercover, Australia — The 2009 All Tomorrow`s Parties lineup has been announced with Nick Cave and The Saints as well as Spiritualized and Robert Forester playing at the shows. more info

Pitchfork — Photos by David Hill; Above: BeckThe 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival brought the masses out to the Texas capital's Zilker Park over the long weekend, packing in three full days of food, folk, and fun, plus plenty of other musical genres too.Th... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — As usual, this year's Austin City Limits Festival was a laid back affair, made even more pleasant than usual by the relatively balmy weather -- we were blessed by a nice steady breeze, and even a few occasional clouds this year -- but I spent most of... more info

Pitchfork — It's either the last gasp of the summer festival season or the first taste of fall festivities. But whether you choose to pack sunscreen or a sweater (we'd suggest the former), there's no denying the arrival of the Austin City Limits Music Festival.S... more info