Pitchfork — In the midst of their return, New York gloom-rockers Interpol have hit some speedbumps. Bassist Carlos D left the band, and they were forced to cancel most of their forthcoming tour after their dates opening for U2 fell through. But now Interpol h... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Guilty Simpson & Bumps - Drums (MP3) A new Madvillain track, "Papermill," is online to stream and download. The Madlib's wirey '70s cop chase sample and top-form wordplay from DOOM are both good signs that the... more info

XLR8R — If you happen to be in Europe, it would probably be a smart idea to head to Barcelona next weekend for the Primavera Sound festival. Along with big names like The Pixies and Lee "Scratch" Perry, the festival is also hosting some XLR8R favorites like ... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — The guys from Bumps, the hip-hop-oriented side project from the percussionists of Tortoise, had hardhead Detroit rapper Guilty Simpson (whose full-length collaboration with Madlib, OJ Simpson, drops this week) throw down over this beat for a potentia... more info

Perfect Porridge — moe. announced the first round of artists for their annual Labor Day weekend festival, moe.down. Joining moe. will be: The Black Keys, Built to Spill, Tortoise, Ryan Montbleau Band and The Brew. That’s some high quality over quantity, right ther... more info

Altsounds — moe. is very excited to announce the first round of artists for their annual Labor Day weekend festival, moe.down. Joining moe. will be: The Black Keys, Built to Spill, Tortoise, Ryan Montbleau Band and The Brew. This 3 day event has become kno... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Sir Charlie Palmer said... Outburst – The Wailers Peel Session – Tortoise 31.08.96 http://sircharliepalmer.blogspot.com music499 said... REM - Reveal Ramones - Subterranean Jungle http://music499.blogspot.com Mister Moods said... BR... more info

Guardian Music — This dance duo from New York do a neat line 'ecstatic rave', recalling early-90s techo bods the Orb and the ShamenHometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Zach Steinman (keyboards) and Sam Haar (more keyboards).The background: The word may have been debased by... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Capt. Willard said... HARRY NILSSON - THE UNPUBLISHED INTERVIEW (1978) First Time Online! A 32 year old interview with Harry Nilsson that's never been seen or heard... ANYWHERE. Harry talks about the death of Mama Cass Elliot in his London flat, talk... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Following a couple dates each in Australia, Japan and Europe, post-rockers Tortoise [ tickets ] will return to the road for a summer push behind last year's "Beacons of Ancestorship." more info