Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday John and Sean Ono Lennon. Beautiful boys. (Sean photo for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov.) Read the Primitives on the John/Beatles song that invented punk (“Birthday”) and our Claypool Lennon Delirium cover story with Sean and Les Claypool... more info

Powerpopulist —    In addition to the Currents 2 Playlist in the upper right-hand corner of this page, we've also been keeping monthly playlists at Playmoss since early this year. For the past several months we've been going through them at the end of... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Wolf Parade, Islands, Car Seat Headrest, The Primitives, Islands, Vulture Fest, Lady Lamb, The Zombies and more Saturday options. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Get your cardigans out: NYC Popfest is upon us and here's an exhaustive guide to the weekend's goings-on, including The Chills, Trashcan Sinatras, Allo Darlin', The Railway Children, The Primitives & more. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — This year marks the 10th edition of NYC Popfest which will happen May 19 - 22 at venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The lineup was just announced and the Popfest folks have really outdone themselves for this benchmarck year,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Austin musician Roger Sellers makes intricately layered music, part aural soundscapes a la Tangerine Dream, part savvy pop. His new album, Primitives, is out next week (9/30) and is gorgeous stuff. Songs melt into the next, creating... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Walter De Maria, who died Thursday at the age of 77, was best known as a lauded visual artist. But buried within his impressive resume is an experience that helped define the future of avant garde rock. Before they were called the Velvet Underground,... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Mise En SceneFrom: Winnipeg, CanadaI was fortunate to be amongst the sparse but enthusiastic crowd at St Pancras International Station on Thursday night to catch Canadian alt popstrels Mise En Scene. The duo, ably supported by a good friend of theirs... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — TaffyFrom: Tokyo, JapanThe best new Britpop band of 2012 doesn't contain anyone called Gallagher and you won't find them down the Good Mixer. No, if you're looking for the best Britpop band of 2012 you'll need to pack a suitcase, hop on a plane and h... more info

Guardian Music — With their tinny three-chord rumbles, punk-grrrls Jessica and Jennifer Clavin conjure the rude and rudimentary spirit of 77Hometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Jennifer Clavin (guitar) and Jessica Clavin (bass).The background: Bleached are for fans of (... more info