Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jim Brueckner Newport Folk Festival took place in Rhode Island this past weekend (7/30-31). Day one featured performances by The Felice Brothers, Delta Spirit, Gogol Bordello, Tegan and Sara, Gillian Welch, Mavis Staples (who was joined by ... more info

Stereogum — Tegan & Sara made their Newport Folk Festival debut over the weekend. “We made it to Newport!! What a lovely and quaint little place!” Tegan blogged upon arrival. “Rhode Island is adorable and reminds me a lot of the East Coast of Canada.” Th... more info

Guardian Music — Human rights groups to blast rap collective's provocative lyrics at Pitchfork music festival next monthOpponents of domestic violence have announced plans to protest an upcoming performance by Odd Future, arguing that the group's grisly lyrics "[are ... more info

Stereogum — While Earl aka Thebe weathers the Odd Future hypestorm from a safe, voluntary distance, Tyler, The Creator sits in its epicenter. He’s a clever boy just out of his teens whose anti-everything rhetorical baseline is kindling to the adolescent id, wh... more info

VH1 Blog — The often misogynistic, homophobic combativeness of rap collective Odd Future continues to vex critics and artists alike. On Friday afternoon, Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara harshly castigated those who would praise Tyler, the Creator and/or misogynisti... more info

The Quietus — Canadian duo demand an end to homophobic pop more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "And Frank Ocean Is Here........" - Tyler, the Creator "NYC Odd Future crowd was terrible, total amateur hipster shit. I don't blame Tyler and Hodgy for being pissed. Frank Ocean rocked though." - Ari Shahdadi "NY Was Cool. My Voice... more info

Nialler9 — Having already released the Lover’s Holiday EP this year which featured Glasser, Dave Sitek, Solange and Sara Quin from Tegan and Sara, Theo L has announced his full-length proper Timez Are Weird These Days will come out on July 19th in the U.S. �... more info

Nialler9 — Theophilus London releases a new album Lover’s Holiday on the 8th of February in the U.S. through Warner Bros. ‘Why Even Try’ features Tegan and Sara’s Sara Quin on vocals. Grab the track here for the price of a tweet. It’s the latest in a ... more info

Pop Bytes — Who's ready for some more Glee stunt-casting? Me me me me me! Anyway, it looks like Anne Hathaway is slated to make a guest spot on Glee as Kurt's lesbian aunt, because really, it's about time they did some covers of The Indigo Girls and Tegan & S... more info