Guardian Music — Our indie professor is so indie she signed up for a holiday on a boat with Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh and Weezer. And she's such a professor, she wrote an end-of-term report about it ...One of the things I love about a destination festival is that it takes... more info

Dlisted — Seen here looking like a 45-year-old desperate divorced mother of two trying to pick up young meat at Spring Break in Daytona Beach, FL by luring them in with her really cool (served in a chilled tumbler of sarcasm) trucker hat, the Falcor of the sou... more info

Stereogum — Like her Yuck bandmate Daniel Blumberg, bassist Mariko Doi has her own band going on the side, a band called Parakeet with The History Of Apple Pie‘s James Thomas. Their first single is called “Tomorrow” and it’s a swirling guitar jam with Ma... more info

Powerpopulist — There must always be a catalyst, right? (The correct answer = "Right.") In this case it's finding one of our latest eMusic purchases over at mp3hugger (see below). As previously noted, the hugger don't keep 'em posted for more than a few days, so go ... more info

Guardian Music — Other acts confirmed for California desert event include Pulp, Florence + the Machine and Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsRadiohead, Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg are to headline this year's Coachella festival in California. The event takes place in the de... more info

Guardian Music — Brudenell Social Club, LeedsLike British bands Yuck, Mazes and Dinosaur Pile-Up, Staten Island's Cymbals Eat Guitars are in thrall to early-90s US alt.rock, hurling together Sonic Youth detuned guitars, Pavement-type lopsided melodies and (from gangl... more info

Guardian Music — (Fiction)Over the holidays, John Lennon and Paul McCartney beamed out from the NME's cover, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' failed audition for Decca Records. Inside, a bold analogy was drawn: anyone who suggests the commercial st... more info

Guardian Music — Cymbals Eat Guitars, On tourRight now, it seems as if every band has their own take on what 90s American bands like Pavement were all about. For Mazes, it's the cute tunes. For Yuck, it's the mid-tempo strumming and idiosyncratic lead lines. For Cymb... more info

Stereogum — Yuck guitarist/vocalist Daniel Blumberg moonlights as Oupa, and through that project he recently took to covering Smog’s “It’s Rough.” Stream the track after the jump. Stream the track after the jump. It’s Rough by Oupa Yuck itself fared ve... more info

Impose Magazine — Sam McGarrigle is the mastermind behind Brighton's Gross Magic. He released his debut EP Teen Jamz on Fat Possum in October, and then contributed to a four-band 12-inch put out by Marshall Teller Records in Britain with Noveller, Echo Lake, and T... more info