ContactMusic — Brad Pitt clearly knows the way to a womans heart powerful firearms and something to shoot them at According to sources the Killing Them Softly star splurged nearly 500000 on a shooting range for his soon-to-be wife Angeli... more info

Perez Hilton — What the heck? During Matthew McConaughey’s Tonight Show appearance on Monday, the Magic Mike star shared some of his wedding weekend anecdotes with Jay Leno. One of the most surprising revelations of the interview was when Matt spoke about the wei... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — The Wind Up BirdsFrom: Leeds, United KingdomThe Wind-Up Birds are from Leeds. They are named after a book by Haruki Murakami. They use good Yorkshire words like owt and nowt. They write songs about independent record shops, the reality of life, the m... more info

Guardian Music — How to wind up fans of classical music: book Kylie for the ever-less-Promsy Proms In The Park. (8 Sep, Hyde Park, W2). Predictions: a Confide In Me/Nessun Dorma mash-up, plus Hazell Dean and Brother Beyond in an encore of selections from HMS Pinafore... more info

KEXP Seattle — David Gedge has had one of the longest running and most prolific careers of any British band growing out of the late 80′s and early 90′s alternative era. His band The Wedding Present, formed in 1985, has produced nine albums to date and countless... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield The Wedding Present @ Hotel Vegan As Bill wrote in his full SXSW Thursday recap, "We didn't get Seamonsters in full like they'd do at the Cake Shop showcase on Friday night, but The Wedding Present... more info

KEXP Seattle — Formed in 1985 in Leeds, UK, The Wedding Present have undergone many incarnations in their near 30 year career. Founder, frontman, and creative force David Gedge has been the group’s only consistent member, with several musicians coming and going o... more info

DrownedInSound — Don't expect vast departures from the formula on Valentina; The Wedding Present know their niche. But how superbly they fill it. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — WFMU returns to Austin Saturday night for it's showcase, this time an event independent of the SXSW Festival at the great Beerland, 711 Red River. It's a 6-band blowout starting 8pm central/9 PM Eastern, and Liz Berg, Jason Sigal, Brian... more info

Guardian Music — Each week we invite a reader to tell us about the songs they've been listening to recentlyEach week we inviting a reader to share with us a playlist of songs they've been listening to recently. This week it's Peter Climie, a council web-developer fro... more info