NME — Lauded New Yorkers Vampire Weekend round off their September US tour with ten UK shows this autumn. more info

Bridging The Atlantic — Ra Ra Riot was not one of the band's I checked out when I first saw their name across the blogosphere this past summer. But then I read about their recent debut disc, The Rhumb Line, in Rolling Stone on the plane to Vancouver and was intrigued. They ... more info

Mercury News, California — At most major festivals, bands perform simultaneously on several stages, so audience members can't hear everything; Treasure Island has just two stages, and performance times don't overlap, so fans won't have to make tough choices in whom to hear. Th... more info

Pitchfork — Sure, the question marks abound here, but the words in front of them are far too interesting to simply ignore. According to a recent BBC report [via NME.com], UK nocturnal concoctors Hot Chip have a couple covers in the works that should raise an eye... more info

Guardian Music — The former Genesis frontman is to cover Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa with the Chip. Oh yeah, and he's won some award for being an Ambassador of Conscience from Amnesty something or other more info

Idolator — A bit back, I mentioned that Seattle has music festivals like it has rain. That actually goes for the Pacific Northwest as a whole, a fact I spent this past weekend basking in on my trip to Portland for Music Fest Northwest (MFNW). The truth is the ... more info

My Old Kentucky — Well, it looks like the weather for the Monolith Festival is going to be just about as amazing as you could hope for. High 60s to mid 70s during the day...seriously, I'm contemplating a move west. This festival is going to have a really personal fe... more info

NME — Hot Chip have recorded a cover of Joy Division's 1979 single 'Transmission', at the request of the former members of New Order. more info

Bridging The Atlantic — I caught my first (and perhaps only) flick at 2008's Toronto International Film Festival Friday night, Belgian director Fabrice Du Welz's disturbing-as-all-fuck Vinyan, about a couple who go venturing into the twisted Burmese jungle in search of thei... more info

Stereogum — Mwamwaya will soon release a collab LP with Radioclit, featuring the likes of M.I.A., Santogold, and Ezra and the Vampires. Hear the Malawian's appropriation of Vampire Weekend's Afro-pop appropriation by heading to MySpace. While you're there, lis... more info