Totally Fuzzy — After performing with the xx, Yuck, Male Bonding, Warpaint, and former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur, London-based Irish sister duo 2:54 have signed to Fat Possum. Their woozy debut EP, Scarlet, which drops stateside Monday (it's been out in... more info

Stereogum — Via @goldenvoice, up above is the slate of shows taking place during the two Coachella weekends (full lineup here), and it’s a pretty stacked roster, including the likes of Bon Iver, Neon Indian, ASAP Rocky, Jeff Mangum (at the Orpheum the day afte... more info

Stereogum — A couple of months ago, we heard a cut called “Tomorrow” from Yuck bassist Mariko Doi who dwells under the name Parakeet in this particular solo jaunt. Today, that track has a video, which utilizes two always-effective music video motifs: a nicel... more info

Guardian Music — Each week we invite a reader to tell us about the songs they've been listening to recentlyEach week we'll be inviting a reader to share with us a playlist of songs they've been listening to recently. This week it's Thomas Doyle. If you like the cut o... more info

Stereogum — Yuck frontman Daniel Blumberg sometimes records solo as Oupa; we recently posted his Smog cover. And now he’s teamed up with one Tony Crow to record a gorgeous acoustic cover of “Backwords,” a piece of breezy, blissy synthpop from Porcelain Raf... more info

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