Magnet Magazine — Happy 50th birthday Meg White (White Stripes). Have a party of special things to do. White Stripes photo for MAGNET by Dennis Kleiman. Read the Muffs in MAGNET on four underrated drummers (Meg, Tommy Ramone, Mick Avory and Nigel Olsson): The post Hap... more info

Stereogum — Pixies are now on their fourth bassist. Kim Deal left the legendary alt-rock band in 2013, and the late Muffs leader Kim Shattuck briefly took her place. In 2014, Paz Lenchantin, best known for her time in A Perfect Circle, took over as Pixies’ ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Following the death of Muffs frontwoman Kim Shattuck, drummer Roy McDonald recounts the making of the band's final album, "No Holiday." more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The punk singer, songwriter and screamer Kim Shattuck mixed sweetness and fury to create pop-punk magic. more info

USA Today Music — Kim Shattuck, the lead singer of punk rock band The Muffs, has died at 56 following a battle with ALS, her rep confirmed.             more info

Stereogum — Kim Shattuck, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the great '90s pop-punk band the Muffs, has died. Her husband confirmed the news on social media, writing that she passed away in her sleep this morning following a two-year battle with ALS. She... more info

Consequence of Sound — Shattuck's death was announced by her husband, who reported that she passed away after a battle with ALS. R.I.P. Kim Shattuck, frontwoman of The Muffs and onetime Pixies member dies at 56 Spencer Kaufman more info

Sweeping The Nation — Britpop Now! Yeah! There is a little of that, judiciously selected, in our 1995 roundup but also a reminder that very interesting things were happening just out of that sightline both in the fringes and in dance areas and American lo-fi (Number One C... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Going by the new single "Enough," it's catchy fuzzy stuff in the tradition of the Ramones to The Muffs to Colleen Green. We've got the premiere of the video for that song... Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Brand New/Modest Mouse, Girl Band, The Muffs, King Sunny Ade, Night Beats, Gojira, Wildhoney/Literature, Lil Bibby, and more Thursday show options in NYC. Continue reading… more info