Guardian Music — August 2000: Number 42 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicThe noughties phenomenon of blog-rock wasn't born with a bang – for certain, no Strokes-style changing of the guard took place. Yet it was unquestionably one of ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Panda Bear at Governor's Island in 2010 (more by Erez Avissar) Panda Bear is playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on July 3, a venue much smaller than last time. According to MHOW's website:"This show will be will call only. No... more info

Stereogum — We’ve got new videos from Rihanna, UNKLE, The Grates, and WU LYF this week. I especially like the Ford & Lopatin video because it’s the human version of those Friskies ads. The ones where the cat hallucinates and believes that turkeys, fish, and ... more info

Persona Sauna — ...then I'd advise you give a listen to a lovely little band called Fair Ohs.With influences of "West African funk, 60′s Psychedelic Rock, Eritrean Guayla music and a whole heap of Fleetwood Mac," this band is definitely on my radar.Their debut a... more info

Impose Magazine — Saturday at Primavera Sound Fest in Barcelona with Fleet Foxes, Animal Collective, and PJ Harvey. See more images from this post. more info

Nialler9 — ▲L▲ST D∆YS OF 1984▲▲ is the new project from Darren Moloney formerly of Betamax Format. ‘River’s Edge’ is the first tune, it reminds me of Beat Connection’s ‘In The Water’ spliced with vocals from Animal Collective. Moloney has ... more info

NME - Festivals — It isn't the fact that you get to spend a couple of days munching tapas in Spain and taking in more cultural sights and impressive cathedrals than you can shake a big religious stick at that makes Primavera Sound one of the finest festivals on the Eu... more info

Guardian Music — Recorded for a laugh in a Chicago club, this Knuckles track still packs a punch after influencing a quarter-century of popTrying to nail the exact appeal of any one particular song is a bit like taking a hammer to a frog. Sure, you'll splay out its i... more info

DrownedInSound — The Animal Collective curated ATP may just have finished (see the pictures here) but those busy bodies at All Tomorrow's Parties don't stop working, y'know as they've just confirmed the next lot of acts to play the triple-curated (by Battles, Caribou... more info

Guardian Music — When a band member made a solo album, it used to signal the death of the group. But is it actually a mark of rude health?Time was, if a band's vocalist put out a solo album it meant only one thing: irreconcilable differences, singer and guitarist che... more info