JamBase — Umphrey's McGee dusted off a pair of mash-ups and invited out Nicole Atkin's to front them for a cover from The Pretenders last night in Philly. more info

Stereogum — It's Ty Segall commercial blitz time! The one-man garage-rock factory has been cranking out standalone singles lately: "Alta," "Meaning," "My Lady's On Fire," "The Main Pretender." And last night, Segall was a musical guest on Conan, where he debuted... more info

Indie Music News — On November 3rd, Primitive Race released their compelling alternative rock album “Soul Pretender”, with vocals handled by Chuck Mosely (Faith No More, Bad Brains, Cement, VUA), music by Erie Loch (LUXT, Blownload, Exageist), Mark Gemini … Read ... more info

Uncut — And on saxophone... Mikal Cronin Photo by Chris McAndrew And on saxophone... Mikal Cronin The post Hear Ty Segall’s new song, “The Main Pretender” appeared first on Uncut. more info

Stereogum — The tireless Ty Segall has released yet another new track, the latest in a series of singles that includes "Alta," "Meaning," and "My Lady's On Fire," all united by their singular-color artwork. This next one's called "The Main Pretender" and it's ma... more info

Popdose — It’s hard not to view Primitive Race’s sophomore outing, Soul Pretender, as the next chapter in Chuck Mosley’s epic comeback story. On the record, out Friday on Metropolis, Mosley is positively radiant, sounding better, sharper and more engaged... more info

Stereogum — When new wave legends the Pretenders play live, they post signs asking people in the audience not to use cell phones while they're onstage. Of course, people don't comply too often, and last week in Dubai, frontwoman Chrissie Hynde reportedly unloade... more info

Stereogum — Robert Plant's recorded output in recent years has largely skewed toward soft acoustic material that doesn't necessarily capture the rock 'n' roll power of his louder songs with Led Zeppelin. Plant's new cover of Ersel Hickey's oft-recorded "Bluebird... more info

Obscure Sound — Sense of Place by Montauk Hotel Montauk Hotel are a shimmering indie-pop act out of Dublin, whose new track “Sense of Place” features soaring vocals and a quaintly effective melody that takes a cue atmospherically and melodically from ’80s infl... more info

Stereogum — After teasing new music earlier this week, rock legend Robert Plant has just announced that he'll drop a new album called Carry Fire on us this fall. Plant recorded the album with the Sensational Shape Shifters, the same band who backed him up on his... more info