Rolling Stone — Nas, 1991 Demo Tape [Unreleased Demo] This 18-year-old demo showcases a fierce young Nas tearing through a staggering collection of narratives and battle rhymes. This tape has been popping up now and then for the last few years, but the demand for it... more info

Radio Exile — - Check out this cool trailer for an upcoming documentary about newly rediscovered proto-punk band Death. Can’t wait to see it. (via The Daily Swarm). - While we’re on the topic of videos, here is Brand New covering Weezer. The head of the 2003... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Zakk said...In Zakkorama Summer Series today it is about early 60s (most) acoustic blues from the US. We have for albums by Jesse Fuller, Pink Anderson, Memphis Slim (two solo albums where he plays piano and organ, which is quite unusually) and Sonny... more info

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Stereogum — After some fan footage of Weezer doing a dual MGMT/Lady Gaga cover became a (relatively) minor YouTube sensation, =w= had no choice but to edit together a supercut of the crowd-pleaser for official embed purposes. Rivers keeps up with the kids adm... more info

Chorus.fm — Check out a video in the replies of *Brand New* (http://absolutepunk.net/brandnew) covering "El Scorcho". Submitted by rerelease_ more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Come August, Taking Back Sunday [ tickets ] lead singer Adam Lazzara will relive his childhood when his band opens for Blink-182 [ tickets ] and Weezer [ tickets ] at venues across the United States.... continued more info

Lost In Your Inbox — The original inspiration for this post comes from Matthew's old post in which he discussed the possibility of guiding or grooming your children's musical tastes. He seemed to think it can be accomplished. Of course, he doesn't ha... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Washington DC trio Secret Pop Band are into brisk riffs. With little over half an hour worth of post-punk tunes Pardon the Solar Interruption has a very late eighties sound - a mix of The Pixies and REM. They name the Apples in Stereo as an influen... more info

NME — Weezer, Blink-182, Franz Ferdinand will all play August 30 more info