Stereogum — Outside Lands returns to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this weekend, with sets by Kanye West, Disclosure, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Spoon, Run The Jewels, the Flaming Lips, Chvrches, the Killers, Arctic Monkeys, DCFC… it’s a stacked lin... more info

NME — Arcade Fire, Iggy Azalea and Lorde also shortlisted for awards at August 24 ceremony more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Ellie Pritts Outkast / Nick Cave / Modest Mouse Headliner OutKast took the stage with a more pertinent query: "Are you ready for the greatest rap group of all time?" It was classic rap hype, and yet as... more info

NME — Ben Lenet and two friends were attacked from behind at Chicago festival on Friday night more info

Stereogum — If there’s ever going to be a mass-scale zombie outbreak, a big outdoor show would be a good place for it to start. Apparently, biting is suddenly big among people who go to these things. Yesterday, we learned of an incident at a Jay Z/Beyoncé sho... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by James Richards IV; Soundwave Tent and Arctic Monkeys photos by Dominick Mastrangelo Lykke Li / Courtney Barnett / Blood Orange / Chewbacca "Ker-plunk!" The first raindrops of the day splash down, but no matter. Courtney Barnett is in... more info

Stereogum — Lollapalooza is starting right now in Chicago, and Red Bull TV has done us all a solid by livestreaming as many of the performances as possible. Among the acts you’ll get to see live via three channels are OutKast, Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, Spoon, Cha... more info

NME — Jack Steadman says: 'I will always pay my taxes' more info

The Music Fix — Lorne Thomson's final bumper gallery from T In the Park, including Arctic Monkeys, Chvrches, Franz Ferdinand and the Modfather - Paul Weller more info

NME — "People can forget how productive they’ve been," he says of the Sheffield band more info