NME — Plus band announce autumn UK tour and ticket details more info

Guardian Music — Hercules And Love Affair, Mayer Hawthorne and the Phenomenal Handclap Band play Croatia's two-weekend Garden Festival (2-4 Jul & 9-11 Jul, Petrcane, thegardenfestival.eu) …Later in the year at the same venue, Electric Elephant (27-29 Aug, Petrcane,... more info

Time Out, London — Incredibly, it's 20 years since Tim Burgess and his baggy brigade released their 'Some Friendly' debut album, full of loping indie-dance grooves and boasting the hits 'The Only One I Know' and 'Then'. Currently holed up in... more info

NME — Band to join Ocean Colour Scene at Scottish festival more info

Guardian Music — With vampire monks and a satanic Gordon Ramsay, ODDSAC is certainly a sight for sore eyes. But has anyone got a clue what it actually means?The idea of a "visual album" certainly isn't a new one: you could argue that the cinematic versions of Tommy a... more info

Gigwise — Singer Tim Burgess talks about decision... more info

XFM.co.uk — The baggy legends part ways with the Creation impresario. more info

Pitchfork — -- A pretty sick bill comes to the Hollywood Bowl on September 30: Pavement, with Sonic Youth and No Age opening. Mark Ibold, who currently plays in both Pavement and Sonic Youth, will have a busy night. -- On May 17, Beggars Archive will release an ... more info

Pitchfork — -- Szampler, the new cassette-only release from Fennesz, collects samples from Christian Fennesz's old samplers, which he used in his work from 1989 to 1996. Szampler is out now on the new cassette-only label the Tapeworm, and it's limited to 500 cop... more info

Guardian Music — Freebass, comprising bassists from New Order, the Smiths and the Stone Roses, release EP featuring vocals from the Charlatans' Tim Burgess and, er, Howard MarksWith little fanfare – or even a bass solo – the all-bass supergroup, Freebas... more info