Undercover, Australia — Kinks legend Ray Davies has enlisted an esoteric group of collaborators for his new album. more info

NME — Kinks' frontman is working on a collaboration LP which will be released later this year more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Spoon @ Lollapalooza 2010 (more by Josh Darr) Spoon's last two NYC shows took place at Madison Square Garden where they opened for their Merge labelmate Arcade Fire. And there's been a rumor floating around that the band might also... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — I'm sorry I didn't see the Arcade Fire's shows at Madison Square Garden on August 4th and 5th. From what I've read, the shows were anywhere in the range from very good to great, and while I'm generally positive but far from super-enthusiastic about T... more info

Silent Uproar — Spoon have expanded their US touring schedule into October to further push their latest full-length, Transference. They'll then cross the pond for a European trek in November. [tinymixtapes.com] more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — As first reported last night by indie rockers Spoon, the Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" has debuted at No. 1 atop Billboard's charts. As first reported last nigh... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — As first reported last night by indie rockers Spoon, the Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" has debuted at No. 1 atop Billboard's charts. In its first week of release, the latest from the Canadian orchestral pop outfit sold 156,000 copies in... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The weekly numbers from Nielsen SoundScan aren't given the official unveiling until Wednesday morning, but perhaps Chapel Hill, N.C.'s Merge Records can be forgiven for not being totally hip to music industry embargoes. After all, it's not often the ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 08-11 Atlanta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre *08-14 Toronto, Ontario - Olympic Island08-27 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival08-28 Reading, England - Reading Festival08-29 Saint Cloud, France - Rock En Seine08-31 Berlin, Germany - Tempodrom09-02 Bo... more info

USA Today Music — Day two of theLollapalooza music festival unfolded easily under ideal skies again in Grant Park, allowing fans to gently recover from the Gaga ... more info