Stereogum — This week Mark Ronson released Uptown Special, his fourth proper solo album and the launching pad for the increasingly inescapable Bruno Mars jam “Uptown Funk!” The album — Ronson’s first in nearly five years — features contributions from T... more info

Stereogum — Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Festival is back again this year with a pretty exciting lineup. Headliners include the Strokes, the Avett Brothers, and Wilco, and some other big-font names are Pixies, Social Distortion, and Ryan Adams. The rest of the roster... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Pixies in Northampton in 2014 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) The spring edition of the biannual music festival Boston Calling happens this year from May 22-24. They've once again put together a great lineup (curated by The National's Aaron.... more info

Stereogum — We already shared “Daffodils,” one of several collaborations between Mark Ronson and Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker on Ronson’s new album Uptown Special. Now here’s another Ronson song with Parker on the mic. Whereas “Daffodils” had an... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Coachella 2014 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Two major US music festivals were announced this week, NYC's Governors Ball and Indio, CA's two-weekend Coachella. Both have some lineup crossover (Drake, Flying Lotus, St. Vincent, Tame Impala,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Coachella 2015 happens April 10-12 and April 17-19 this year in Indio, CA. The lineup was just announced and includes AC/DC, Jack White, Drake, Ride, Drive Like Jehu (!), Tame Impala, Interpol, Steely Dan, Belle & Sebastian, Brand New,... more info

Stereogum — Last we heard about Tame Impala LP3, keyboardist Jay Watson was hinting that Kevin Parker would take the band’s psychedelic sound in a more electronic direction, adding that he doesn’t think anybody in the band but Parker had heard the music yet.... more info

Stereogum — Tame Impala offshoot Pond are releasing their sophomore record, Man It Feels Like Space Again, at the beginning of next year, and they’ve just shared a video for a new track from it called “Sitting Up On Our Crane.” The video follows a 3D figur... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Austin Psych Fest 2014 (more by Tim Griffin) The annual Austin Psych Fest, which they've renamed "Austin Psych Fest presents Levitation" (more on that below), happens this year from May 8-10 at the Carson Creek Ranch. The initial lineup was... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Austin Psych Fest 2014 (more by Tim Griffin) The annual Austin Psych Fest happens this year from May 8-10 at the Carson Creek Ranch. The initial lineup was just revealed and it's looking pretty crazy. There's The Flaming Lips, Tame... more info