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

KEXP Seattle — One of the many fine rock bands to be brought from the Chicago scene into the national consciousness in the late 80s and early 90s by the stalwart indie Touch and Go Records, Urge Overkill were perhaps a bit more straightforward and accessible than s... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Jesus Lizard at FFF 2009 (more here) Dear lord. In their fifth year in existence, it looks like Austin, Texas's Fun Fun Fun Fest have gone all out. First, the previously two-day fest will expand to three (!). It's... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — My first ever date as a teenager was to take a girl to a Jesus Lizard concert, and the somewhat sinister, head-splattering noise rock set the tone for that budding relationship -- and pretty much everything that has happened in... more info

Stereogum — Jesus Lizard put on great shows in the ’90s. Just as intense, albeit in a different way, were Guided By Voices’ acrobatic karate-kicking, beer-swilling collagist epics. It’s unclear if Robert Pollard & Co. will have as much energy in 2010 (he w... more info

Stereogum — Who would’ve suspected the guys behind Surfer Blood liked to rock out with their Jesus Lizard out? It’s true: Guitarist Thomas Fekete, bassist Brian Black, touring percussionist Marcos Marchesani, non-Surfer Blood vocalist Nick Klein, and one All... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — After the ferocious explosion of the Jesus Lizard on opening night, the bands on the middle day of last summer's Pitchfork Music Festival had a tough act to follow. But Toronto's art-punk provocateurs F---ed Up were up to the task. more info

The Playlist — If there was ever a guy who could fill up a feature length documentary solely based on the merit of his amusingly abrasive-yet-goofy personality, it’d be David Yow. Instead, you can now watch a short twelve minute documentary profiling the fro... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — 2009 is almost over and boy was it a big one for music: Michael Jackson died, The Beatles became Rock Band legends, and dozens of bands reunited, including Blur, Blink-182, and The Jesus Lizard. It’s that time of year: to list my Top 25 Albums of 2... more info