We All Want Someone To Shout For — Un âne gonflable are an indie band out of Berlin. Influenced by acts like The Whitest Boy Alive, The Strokes and French pop acts, their mix of powerful guitar with dancy grooves with a welcome bit of clarinet. This is very much the case of their lov... more info

Stereogum — The Whitest Boy Alive, the German and Norwegian quartet headed up by Kings Of Convenience member Erlend Øye, is no more. The band issued a statement over email explaining their demise. It’s pretty short and sweet, the key line being: “The Rules ... more info

Guardian Music — Sadly not the debut single from a 75-year-old cosmonaut, but it is a song with real pop nousCosmonaut fans who have rushed to read this blog, I have some bad news. This isn't the debut single by Igor Volk, the 75-year-old recipient of the Hero of the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Bill Pearis, Coachella photos by Rachel Carr The Whitest Boy Alive @ Coachella "Are you ready to rock?," Erlend Øye asked the packed Music Hall of Williamsburg last night (4/21). The crowd screamed. "Are you ready to house?"... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Whitest Boy Alive @ Coachella 2010 (more by Rachell Carr) tonight in NYC * The Luyas secret show * The Specials @ Terminal 5 * Kings Go Forth, Rafter @ Mercury Lounge * Micachu & the Shapes, Mon Khmer... more info

Let There Be Night — Another weekend of madness is upon us, and though some of us are unable to attend (namely me) others are lucky enough to experience one of California's premier music festivals. Sweat in tents tho they might, if you love music, then you love Coachella... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Really been enjoying “Odessa”, the newest song from Caribou. It will be on Caribou’s new album Swim. “Odessa” is very heavy electronic, but it works really well. Dan Snaith has a really gentle, clear, organic voice that may remind some fans... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-05 Guadalajara, Mexico - TBA 03-13 Mexico City, Mexico - Velvet 04-14 San Francisco, CA - Slim's 04-16 Indio, CA - Coachella 04-20 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom 04-21 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg more info

XLR8R — It's a strange thing that after releasing two well-received and widely loved albums, not to mention having a member whose name and voice is immediately recognizable, The Whitest Boy Alive has never toured the United States. Thankfully, that will... more info

Live Daily — Jay-Z, Muse and the Gorillaz top the roster of acts for the 11th annual Coachella [ tickets ] Valley Music & Arts Festival, which will take over Indio, CA's Empire Polo Field April 16-18. As tipped by LiveDaily's Backline earlier this month, Pave... more info