Chicago Tribune — Kurt Cobain and the riot grrrls would approveLike the Velvet Underground and Big Star, the Raincoats were one of those bands who were better at inspiring future generations of bands than selling records. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis As previously mentioned, Friday (9/16) at the Warsaw is the first date of a short tour for classic postpunk band The Raincoats who just reissued their seminal 1980 album Oddyshape on vinyl. I wrote this a while... more info

DrownedInSound — Ordinary women playing extraordinary music. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Sometime around the reissue of the Raincoats debut LP some friends and I were nerding about, discussing what emerging artists could be considered 21st century heirs to the group’s legacy. I recall London’s Peggy Sue at the top of the list, a band... more info

Guardian Music — These four Norwegian girls make a joyous, reggae-influenced racket that recalls ska-pop pioneers the SpecialsHometown: Bergen, Norway.The lineup: Marie Amdam, Maria Råkil, Marie Moe and Embla Karidotter Dahleng.The background: How refreshing. An all... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Experimental post-punkers The Raincoats are reissuing their second LP Odyshape, originally released in 1981 on Rough Trade, on their own WeThRee label. The album is being remastered and pressed on 180 gram vinyl and CD with liner notes by... more info

Guardian Music — Whether deliberately dissonant or simply playing out of tune, there's a thrilling world of uneasy listening out thereCaroleBristol identified three separate topics within this week's theme: "records that deliberately use dissonance", "records that ha... more info

Guardian Music — Whether deliberately obscure or just plain amateurish, sometimes the best tunes are, well, out of tune. Nominate your favourites hereNot all great records feature superb playing by brilliant musicians. In fact some achieve greatness while also being ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Tongue said... LOU REED - Lou Reed fuzzlove http://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com stytzer said... Songs posted today: + League - Golden Maps + Tristen - Eager For Your Love + Dearling Physique - Discipline Your Hands + Easter Island - Proud + The Hol... more info

The Culture Of Me — Filtering the violence, crassness, fire, fervor and directness of punk rock and thrash music through a sieve that only an all-Japanese (no less all-female) approach can do, now-Brooklyn-based four-piece Hard Nips sound not unlike a mixture of the bes... more info