Altsounds — *Daytrader sign to Rise Records.** Band will begin recording new material this winter with producer Mike Sapone (Brand New, Taking Back Sunday).* *Label debut slated for release in spring 2012.* Naming influences such as Jimmy Eat World, Sunny D... more info

NME — Scots perform acoustic set at London gig more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Eirik Lande Memorial Day weekend is here in just a few hours, which means summer unofficially starts right about now. Among many other awesome things, that means we're now heading straight into summer festival season. If you've got the t... more info

Pitchfork — Once again, Pitchfork has curated a stage at the San Miguel Primavera Sound Festival, which takes place at Parc Del Fòrum in Barcelona, Spain May 27-29. Acts playing the Pitchfork stage include Sleigh Bells, Titus Andronicus, Diplo, No Age, Surfer ... more info

Pitchfork — Once again, Pitchfork has curated a stage at the San Miguel Primavera Sound Festival, which takes place at Parc Del Fòrum in Barcelona, Spain May 27-29. Now, we can reveal our stage's lineups. Acts playing the Pitchfork stage include No Age,ÂÂ... more info

The Music Fix — All because of that pesky volcano! more info

Pitchfork — Other than a wicked sunburn, heat stroke, and getting tangled in some hippie's dreadlocks, the most troubling thing about Coachella can be the constant feeling that you're missing the best set of the festival. There are a lot of great acts playing ac... more info

Silent Uproar — According to Nate Mendel via Marco Collins of KEXP, Sunny Day Real Estate is reportedly set to record a new album in May. [twentyfourbit.com] more info

Pitchfork — Last year, the original lineup of the pioneering emo band Sunny Day Real Estate reunited for a tour, making a bunch of my friends from college very, very happy. At the time, it wasn't clear whether the band would remain together after the tour. But n... more info

411 Mania — Original band back after fifteen years... more info