Brooklyn Vegan — Water Taxi Beach @ Governors Island [Newyorkology] "The Highline Ballroom, along with Liberty Event Management & Water Taxi Beach, is proud to announce the Beach on Governors Island. This unique venue will quickly become New York's premier live outdo... more info

411 Mania — Alternative rock landmark gutted by fire... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS- Local Athens, GA police report that a major fire erupted at the landmark Georgia Theatre in Athens. GA, a venue that helped break, now popular bands including REM, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic and the B-52s. It's been... more info

CNN Showbiz — A bit of music history was lost Friday morning when flames gutted the Georgia Theater in Athens, Georgia. more info

Police say a major fire has erupted at the landmark Georgia Theatre in Athens that has been a venue for Georgia bands including R.E.M, Widespread Panic and the B-52s. more info

Associated Press — ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Police say a major fire has erupted at the landmark Georgia Theatre in Athens that has been a venue for Georgia bands including REM., Widespread Panic and the B-52s.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Graeme Flegenheimer "They came on like a Norwegian version of the B-52's, pounding a beat and chirping random phrases in unison, but that didn't last. Soon they were bouncing to a polka (complete with trumpet), or singing in... more info

Live Daily — Sugarland [ tickets ] is set to release a live CD/DVD that features songs and performance footage from the duo's 2008 "Love On The Inside" tour, according to a press release. The CD/DVD set will be available beginning Aug. 4 exclusively at Walmart an... more info

MTV.com News — "T-Swizzle" collaborates with T-Pain and Def Leppard, while Brad Paisley takes home most awards.By Gil Kaufman Taylor Swift arrives at the 2009 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday Photo: Rick Diamond/ Getty Images Yes, tech... more info

Guardian Music — This week's podcast features two bands popular on this blog and, thus, we hope you likey.First up are Deerhunter or, to be more specific, frontman Bradford Cox, who talks to Rosie Swash about the truth behind the leak of the band's last album Microca... more info