Spinner.com — Filed under: NewsChris Knox, the indie godfather of New Zealand indie music, suffered a debilitating stroke in June at his home in Auckland. His many friends in New Zealand's music scene -- and some from far further afield -- have rallied round by re... more info

NME — Band will now play shows in Australia and New Zealand more info

Live Daily — Indie rockers Yo La Tengo [ tickets ] will return to North America early next year behind the band's 12th and latest studio album, "Popular Songs." The veteran group, which is currently in Ireland to launch an extended slate of international dates... more info

Guardian Music — Canadian hardcore punks Fucked Up are to feed the world with help from Vampire Weekend, TV On the Radio and Broken Social SceneCelebrated Canadian hardcore group Fucked Up are to re-record Do They Know It's Christmas, mounting a charity benefit with ... more info

Pitchfork - TV — With a blazing sun dipping below the New York City skyline behind them, the Garden State indie stalwarts take to a Brooklyn rooftop and perform four tracks from their recent LP, Popular Songs. more info

Nialler9 — A list of events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. Tuesday 3rd Nov - BLK JKS @ The Academy 2 – Win tickets (€11.80) Wednesday 4th Nov - Mew @ The Academy (€17.50) Thursday 5th Nov - Yo La Tengo @ Tripod (â�... more info

Rolling Stone — Who: Before this rising New York indie-pop quartet played a note together, they had a band name, a MySpace page and some shared tastes: “We loved loud, sort of enthusiastic, life-affirming pop like Yo La Tengo and Smashing Pumpkins,” says frontma... more info

Pitchfork - TV — Three lucky fans get to ask their New Jersey indie heroes about bad dreams, best moments, and the new YLT album in this edition of our inquisitive series, which was taped at the 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival. more info

Altsounds — San Francisco, CA - The SOLD OUT 3rd Annual Treasure Island Music Festival, the West Coast's premiere boutique event played to 12,000 fans each day. On Saturday, Girl Talk, The Streets and Passion Pit kept the kids dancing into the night and Sunday ... more info

Pitchfork - TV — The indie rock vets take to a NYC rooftop and deliver a heady version of the psychedelic "Here to Fall" from their recent LP, Popular Songs. Check back for more YLT tomorrow. more info