L.A. Times - Entertainment — Born in art school at Leeds University in 1977, the Mekons long ago conceded that fame and fortune were outside their grasp, and it kind of shows. The band's fan site, while kept current, is run by a guy named Nobby and looks like it was coded in 199... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Punk and folk music don't seem like the most intuitive coupling, but for the long-running band the Mekons, the combination makes sense musically and politically. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — TIckets for the intimate Desaparecidos shows at Shea Stadium and Rough Trade go on sale at noon. Tickets for the Brand New show in Cooperstown with Manchester Orchestra and Kevin Devine go on sale at noon. Tickets for the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Jim Gaffigan show at MSG go on fan presale today at 10AM (password: JIM). Tickets for the Ride show at Irving Plaza go on presale today at 10AM (password: SPEAKERS). Their T5 and MHOW shows are... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mekons will be touring this summer, including two NYC stops: Bowery Ballroom on July 21 and Red Hook's Jalopy Theatre on July 23. Tickets for the Bowery show go on sale Friday (5/8) at noon with an AmEx presale... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Bookworm interviewed author Rachel Kushner. Rolling Stone went behind the scenes of the Revenge of the Mekons documentary. Kickstarter interviewed Emily Books founders Emily Gould and Ruth Curry. Author Antonio Ruiz-Camacho interviewed himself at The... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Acclaimed Mekons documentary Revenge of the Mekons premiered a year ago at NYC Doc fest and is now getting a proper release. It'll screen in NYC at Film Forum from Oct. 29 - Nov. 4 with daily showtimes at... more info

Stereogum — “The Mekons are the most revolutionary group in the history of rock ’n’ roll.” — Lester Bangs Years before the term “collective” became a convenient and gradually more irritating shorthand for bands seeking a novel descriptor, there was... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — I don’t want to talk about the Mekons. There are plenty of hardcore devotees out there who will be more than eager to tell you everything: how the Mekons are possibly the most prolific college radio act ever, how they started as snotty-nosed art st... more info

Stereogum — On their upcoming Plowing Into The Field Of Love, Danish punks Iceage show what happens when they pour all the sneering dull-blade brutality of their previous post-punk/hardcore incarnation into jangly Mekons roots-punk. The results so far have been ... more info