5 Acts — Although the venue no longer exists, there is now a site to serve as an online home for Max's Kansas City.http://maxskansascity.comThe site maintains the aesthetic of Max’s, fusing together art, music and fashion. The “trio exhibitions�... more info

Guardian Music — The frontman of the New York indie darlings says their forthcoming LP will combine the sound of Thin Lizzy with a-haThe Strokes have already written most of their fourth album, according to Julian Casablancas. Three years since their last record, the... more info

Live Daily — Pavement [ tickets ] will headline and curate England's ATP Weekend May 14-16 at Butlin's holiday camp in Somerset, according to an NME report. The "All Tomorrow's Parties" gig is Pavement's first scheduled UK show following an extended hiatus. AT... more info

Guardian Music — Sampling, dance-rock, cross-genre cover versions … Age of Chance did it all 20 years ago, but no one was listening. As their back catalogue goes online, the original members look back at how it all started"I feel really proud that we were pione... more info

Stereogum — Following his excursion into Downtown NYC via Velvet Underground & Nico , Beck takes his Record Club to Montreal with a track-by-track smothering covering of Songs Of Leonard Cohen. As we mentioned when we posted "Suzanne," he's joined by "Devend... more info

Rolling Stone — When power-power guru Matthew Sweet teamed up with the Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs for a covers record in 2006, the pair tackled songs from the Sixties and Seventies — like the Velvet Underground’s “Sunday Morning” and Bob Dylan’s “It’s Al... more info

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Its Getting Boring By The Sea — The chances are that if you like Morning Benders you won't be in a huge rush to mention their name to your friends, particularly in noisy or public places. Ignoring the social faux-pas minefield that is their name however The Morning Benders are one ... more info

Guardian Music — The Cribs guitarist lists the songs that link his old band with his new one. It's a mixtape. Or a Marrxtape, if you will ...A lot of friendships are formed on the music you like. Before we even had the idea of me playing with the Cribs, we'd kick aro... more info

Guardian Music — The myths, the bizarre backstage requests, the sci-fi hair . . . the rock obsessive just can't get enoughIn 1970, those great cult favourites The Velvet Underground released what was effectively their final album, Loaded. Long maligned as too polish... more info