MVSW — Zechs Marquise ~ “Chase Scene”(mp3) “Sirenum Scopuli”(mp3) Check this out. Zechs Marquise is a four person psych prog rock group out of El Paso Texas. Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez is also a member of the Mars Volta (with his brother Omar). In Zec... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Mars Volta (http://www.intotheoctahedron.com/)* have launched a new interactive site (http://www.intotheoctahedron.com/) to dispense goodies from their forthcoming album Octahedron. more info

I Guess I'm Floating — There are few bands that can match the conceptual compositions of The Mars Volta; coupled with their intense, improvised live sets they almost emulate a new-age form of Pink Floyd. I can still recall the first time I ever heard "Televators" - it was... more info

Guardian Music — Storm Thorgerson talks us through the weird and wonderful images he created for Pink Floyd, Led Zep and the Mars Volta more info

JamBase — OUTSIDE LANDS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL ARTISTS TO THE LINEUP INCLUDE LUCINDA WILLIAMS, CONOR OBERST & THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND THE AVETT BROTHERS, BAT FOR LASHES, TEA LEAF GREEN, BIG LIGHT AMONG MANY OTHERS Outside Lands 2008 by M... more info

Music Mule — What? Once Bitten presents Crystal Antlers, Three Trapped Tigers and Inconsolables in Hoxton on Bank Holiday Monday. I’ve just seen LA progsters Crystal Antlers for the second time when they blew myself and all away at a packed out Great Escape gig... more info

Guardian Music — Only the truly special – or possibly insane – can write, record and release four albums a year throughout their entire musical careerIn June, the Mars Volta are to release a new album, Octahedron. If you include 2005's live album Scabda... more info

ContactMusic — THE MARS VOLTA guitarist OMAR RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ has slammed the media for drumming up mass hysteria during the swine flu outbreak, insisting the exaggerated reports are "an act... more info

NME — Omar Rodríguez-López isn't happy about how Mexico has been treated more info

Buzzgrinder — Mars Volta frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala recently talked to Drowned in Sound about the band's new album. In the interview, which will be released in full next week, Bixler-Zavala claimed that Octahedron is a pop album. We always threatened we'd make... more info