Guardian Music — Nirvana and Pixies producer lashes out at rappers after recent encounter on airport shuttle in BarcelonaOdd Future's ostensibly punk-rock antics have attracted a punk-rock critic, with Steve Albini calling them "assholes making music about being assh... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Tombs new album, Path of Totality, comes out June 7. Formed in January 2007, Tombs started as a collaboration between former Anodyne frontman Mike Hill, bassist Dominic Seita (ex-Speedloader) and drummer Justin Ennis (ex-The Heuristic). Since then ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG David Yow & David Wm. Sims on stage with The Jesus Lizard (more by Tim Griffin) Scratch Acid was an Austin, Texas noise rock group formed in 1982... The band was named by music journalist Will Lerner as... more info

Stereogum — Though she’s performed as a member of Cold Cave and Parts & Labor (and has collaborated with Jesus Lizard’s David Wm. Sims, Lee Ranaldo, etc.), Sarah Lipstate’s most impressive works are the solo guitar soundscapes she’s created as Noveller o... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Lady Gaga - JUDAS by igapromotion "Judas," the second single from Lady Gaga's upcoming album Born This Way, leaked online today. (The song was originally scheduled to debut on Tuesday.) Though some of the songs we've heard from Gaga's new album find ... more info

Altsounds — David Yow, frontman for The Jesus Lizard and Scratch Acid, showcases his artwork in his first overseas exhibit, Das Geheime Tagebuch (The Secret Diary), at Berlin's Neurotitan Gallery this Friday, Apr. 15 through May 7. Yow, who began his art care... more info

Bradley's Almanac — I can't stop thinking about Billy - I've been in the denial phase pretty much from moment I learned that he'd left us on Tuesday night. Heart stuck in my throat, the world looking duller than the day before. How does a lifeforce that strong, that l... more info

Metalsucks — FILE UNDER: shameless self promotion I know we’ve had our differences in the past, MetalSucks readers, but at the end of the day we’re cool, right? Right? Yeah, I thought so. That’s why I’m so happy to invite you to check out my new band, Mou... more info

Stereogum — “Learn The Language” is the second single from Mr. Dream’s forthcoming Never Elaborate. (The Big Muff-heavy anthem follows “Scarred For Life,” a song that reminded the band of Jesus Lizard, me of Pixies.) The Brooklyn post-punk trio are par... more info

Guardian Music — Axl Rose's band arrived late and turned in a dire performance. Thankfully, QOTSA, Biffy Clyro and Egyptian Hip Hop were here to rescue the first day of ReadingRock day at Reading will always be Rock Day at Reading. And since this is day one and it's ... more info