Persona Sauna — If you aren't familiar with it already, War Child: Heroes is charity album that has also chosen to create a compilation of covers, but it gives it an American Idol-esque flavor by asking the original artists to choose who should attempt to remake the... more info
Guardian Music — Chicago-based record label Touch and Go, an indie institution that brought TV On the Radio, Slint and Calexico into the world, has announced they are closing their distribution business and scaling back their release of new music."It is with great sa... more info
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Stereogum —
A post by Brent DiCrescenzo over at Time Out Chicago's Blog seems to confirm rumors we've been hearing this week that the longstanding, highly influential Chicago label Touch & Go is closing up shop. Nothing 100% confirmed, but as DiCrescenzo note... more info
Pasta Primavera —
It’s Blitz, the new album from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, looks to be pretty ace judging from this first track “Zero”. There’s a lot of electronics and dance elements to this song, but none of that overshadows Karen O’s voice. Is it... more info
NME — Jane's Addiction, Kings of Leon, Nine Inch Nails, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fleet Foxes, TV On The Radio and Animal Collective are among the bands headlining this year's Sasquatch! Music Festival. more info
The Lipster — Heard Zero, now streaming on YYYs' MySpace? ISN'T IT GOOD? Lady-singing + synth = how very "sound of 09". Next Karen will be comparing boobs with Little Boots on the front of FHM. Well we have not seen any new press shots of the band from this curren... more info
Nialler9 — From the forthcoming album It’s Blitz! out in April, comes a fresh sounding Yeah Yeah Yeahs. This is one of those songs that it’s probably best not to share your first impressions straight away in case you renege soon afterwards but, i’m going ... more info