Brooklyn Vegan — The Smell has been in operation since 1998 and has been a home to such bands as No Age, The Mae Shi, HEALTH, Mika Miko and more. Continue reading… more info

Altsounds — Skull Tape, the new project from Brad Breeck (formerly of The Mae Shi) celebrate the release of the debut album on LA's Fine. The Invisible Hand and The Descent Of Man is out today! Fans in the LA area can catch them April 17th at Three Clubs and a... more info

Stereogum — EMA is the solo project of Erika M. Anderson, formerly one-half of Gowns (along with The Mae Shi’s Ezra Buchla). They released the very good Red State before breaking up in early 2010. Anderson’s new solo project is not too far a jump from the ha... more info

Radio Exile — Karrie K hosts this week’s edition of Dirty Laundry and she gets the scoop from LA-based indie super group Physical Forms. The band features rapper Busdriver & former members of The Mae Shi, The Little Ones and Bad Dudes and in this episode, the gr... more info

NME - The Daily Download — "People that are real in this city have to make real music to separate themselves from the lame-o contingent. Every city has those, but a lot of the ones here have reality shows." Dean Spunt, No Age So you knew it was coming - no LA feature would be... more info

Altsounds — Hailing from LA, Signals are a brand new band comprised of three beautiful boys: Jon Gray, Bill Gray, and Jacob Cooper. The three have played together since 2005, but are better known for being formerly active members of much-loved The Mae Shi. Sig... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Anyone who saw The Mae Shi fling their dirty laundry over crowds over the last few years will know that A) they were a precious commodity of demented genius and as such B) probably had a limited lifespan before something ruptured. They've seen more p... more info

Abeano — video courtesy of Athens Soundies Warpaint hail from Echo Park, the area of LA that gave us The Mae Shi, No Age and HEALTH among others. Theirs is music for the morning after these bands’ night before. An all-girl trio consistin... more info

NME - The Daily Download — So The Daily Download is taking a little break until January 5, but before we go we wanted to load up your iPods with new tunes as a little early Christmas present. See you in 2010! ---First up, Xmas goes Krautrock as '70s pioneers Can take on 'Sile... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Rubbish month, too hot, I moved house, I still don't have a sofa. Here's the best of the blog.Arctic Monkeys debut their great new song and new look. HereMercury Prize predictions and nominations.The Mae Shi split and confused the world. Luckily I fo... more info