Obscure Sound — Birmingham-based post-punk act Semantics remind of Wild Beasts in style, with new track “Acid Test” showcasing a hypnotic post-punk rhythm/guitar arsenal in addition to the quivering nonchalance of the vocals. “Wrap your kisses in a plastic box... more info

Nialler9 — Castlepalooza is only a few weeks away in Charleville on the August Bank Holiday weekend and this morning they released their stage times. Among the artists playing this year are Le Galaxie, Denney, Wild Beasts, Waze & Oddysey, I Have A Tribe, ... more info

Nialler9 — Castlepalooza is one of Ireland’s coolest little music festivals but you can have a big time there on the grounds of a haunted castle in Charleville on the August Bank Holiday weekend. Among the artists playing this year are Le Galaxie, Denne... more info

Stereogum — The Velvet Underground's seminal debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico turned 50 years old in March. To celebrate that anniversary, John Cale enlisted the Kills, Clinic, Wild Beasts, Nadine Shah, and Fat White Family to help him perform the LP in... more info

The Quietus — Fat White Family, Wild Beasts, Nadine Shah and more will join John Cale as he performs The Velvet Underground & Nico in full. more info

Sweeping The Nation — As promised when we did 1970 on Good Friday, the other end of our forty-year spectrum and a list notably more biased than most, even if its span is only the last five years, towards what STN was writing about at the time anyway. The Big Pink were the... more info

Stereogum — "What better place than here? What better time than now?" Zach De La Rocha's words on Rage Against The Machine's "Guerilla Radio" always ring true when thinking about revolution — perhaps now more than ever. With ideas, organizations, and movements... more info

Nialler9 — Castlepalooza have announced the first bands and comedy acts for this year’s festival in Charleville Castle, Tullamore from August 4th to 6th this year (the festival moves back to its original dates this year). Announced today are: more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The video follows a group of skateboarders in Bangalore, India. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Last year, UK art-poppers Wild Beasts released their oddly funky Boy King album. They don't appear in their new video for the hypnotic "Alpha Female," a song from that video. Instead, director Sasha Rainbow turns the camera on a group of absolutely... more info