Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Steve Mason - All Come Down (MP3) Former Beta Band front man Steve Mason is playing six dates in North America this month in support of his new album, Boys Outside Two of those shows are... more info

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Guardian Music — Last week was all about paying homage to music legends. Now we're embarking on a journey to mythical worlds"Yes this is worse than 'Bicycles', wrote Suzi last weekend and I could see her point of view. Bicycles was, and shall remain, a prince among t... more info

BBC 6 Music — Former Beta Band singer warns not to expect any old material more info

Guardian Music — Of Montreal, On tourWhen the good ship indie seems to be sinking, there's always the lifeboat of dance. So it's currently proving with the likes of Dirty Projectors or Mr Hudson, but among 90s-vintage indie bands it's Of Montreal (actually from Athen... more info

DrownedInSound — You'd be forgiven for forgetting about former Beta Band frontman Steve Msaon. Actually, you won't be forgiven for forgetting him, especially not after the release of Boys Outside, almost certainly his best piece of solo work, to be sure. more info

NME — Former Beta Band man hits the road this October more info

Nialler9 — The second single from Steve Mason’s Richard X-produced album Boys Outside has an undeniable Beta Band rhythm to it and that is no bad thing. Barry has an Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip remix of the track. more info

Guardian Music — Calvin Johnson, On tourRecord label pioneer, eccentric performer, friend of Kurt Cobain …Calvin Johnson is an example of that great oxymoron: indie royalty. And with good reason: as the founder of K records – and also in his bands Beat Happening ... more info

NME - Festivals — Guerrilla bake sales, a tug of war and The Fall - it could only be Field Day in London's, thankfully, sunny Victoria Park. Here are the ten things we learnt there. 1. Erland And The Carnival went on too early Erland And The Carnival took to the Fie... more info