Topix — Kim Shattuck of Los Angeles pop-punk band the Muffs will join the Pixies for the first leg of its upcoming world tour, according to the group's website. more info

USA Today Music — The Muffs' Kim Shattuck will play bass on a European tour starting in September. more info

Chorus.fm — Today's second interview from the random questionnaire offered to any and all bands comes from *The Bloody Muffs* (http://www.facebook.com/thebloodymuffs). You can read the interview here (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3000422). more info

Totally Fuzzy — Another home made ambient collection, this one by Canadian Lyndsie Alguire is mostly piano based. No info to be found ... except Lyndsie Alguire, Montréal, Canada... http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lyndsie-Alguire/188560757853496 Rushbo said... more info

Altsounds — The 13th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament and Music Festival taking place over Memorial Day Weekend (May 27-30) in downtown Las Vegas just got even bigger!!! Organizers have announced plans for a string of late night shows that will take place ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "After the disbanding of the Pandoras, Shattuck and Vammen formed the Muffs with drummer Criss Crass and bassist Ronnie Barnett. After two singles for indies Sub Pop and Sympathy for the Record Industry, which generated a large underground buzz, the.... more info

Guardian Music — Videocrash Presents... 3D Disco, LondonSo you've done Avatar and Alice In Wonderland, but it's been a while since you last popped on those rather dashing 3D glasses. Instead of going back to the cinema, head to The Forum, where the Videocrash host a ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The tech geeks have moseyed on home, the rain has stopped, the sun is out, so let there be rock. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The tech geeks have moseyed on home, the rain has stopped, the sun is out, so let there be rock. More than 1,400 bands from across the world have made their way to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, to... more info