Pitchfork — WHAT: Solid Sound FestivalWHEN: August 13-15WHERE: North Adams, MAWHO: Curators Wilco, various Wilco side projects, the Books, Avi Buffalo, Vetiver, Sir Richard Bishop, Mountain Man, Brenda, Deep Blue Organ Trio WHAT: DissonazeWHEN: May 21-23WHERE: R... more info

Pitchfork — With rents and crowding and subway service interruptions, living in New York City can be a massive pain in the ass. But one of the great reasons to live in the city is the wealth of outdoor concerts that come to town every year-- and a lot of them ar... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — After playing a pair of Jersey shows at the Atlantic City Borgata and the Bamboozle on May 1st and 2nd, Weezer has announced a show in Brooklyn at Williamsburg Waterfront set for Friday, July 16th. Tickets go on AmEx... more info

Metalsucks — Moby is one of those guys, like Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo, who has never made it a secret that he has a proclivity for metal. But up ’til now, he’s never really gotten involved in the game; I mean, he almost produced Chinese Democracy, but that doe... more info

Guardian Music — Academy, ManchesterThe NME's Radar tour of hotly tipped bands has previously brought us La Roux, the Cribs and Marina and the Diamonds, as well as a long list of best forgotten names. Will any of this year's crop become the next big thing?With the be... more info

411 Mania — From Radiohead's Kid A to Weezer's Pinkerton and Pearl Jam's Vitalogy, 411's Andrew Moll breaks down the top 10 albums that SPIN Magazine forgo to list on their 125 of the last 25! See which albums made the list and why! more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Erez Avissar Titus Andronicus have been touring their new album The Monitor hard, and they're going to keep doing it. The band has unveiled a fresh round of summer tour dates-- good news, since their live show is a truly rousing and life-aff... more info

MTV.com News — Band cancels gigs in Florida and Memphis due to multi-instrumentalist's undisclosed illness.By Gil Kaufman The Flaming Lips Photo: Peter Kramer/ Getty Images The Flaming Lips were forced to cancel their Thursday night appearance at the SunF... more info

The Playlist — Yesterday, we reported that Weezer had a new song on the forthcoming soundtrack to "Shrek Forever After" and will the full tracklist now revealed, it looks like their contribution will be a cover of The Monkees "I'm A Believer."Joining the mall pop g... more info

The Playlist — Continuing their slide from once relevant garage pop band to mall punk morons, Weezer have written a new (and probably terrible) song for "Shrek Forever After." Our only hope is that some kid manages to discover Pinkerton as a result.Sony Pictures Cl... more info