Pitchfork — Tired Pony is a new supergroup, led by Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody and featuring Peter Buck from R.E.M. and Richard Colburn of Belle and Sebastian. If the band's actual lineup didn't have enough starpower already, debut album The Place We Ra... more info

Pitchfork — Jenny and Johnny, the duo of Rilo Kiley leader Jenny Lewis and her singing-songwriting boyfriend Johnathan Rice, are getting ready to drop debut album I'm Having Fun Now. Lewis' Twitter suggests that the LP will hit the streets on August 31, thoug... more info

Totally Fuzzy — thiswayup said... The Chemical Brothers - Impossible Music Festival (2005) New Order - New York City (05-05-2005) The White Stripes - Concert Prive (2007) Cat Power - Live De La Semaine (2008) http://thiswayup.over-blog.com Mister Moods said... BRA... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I hope nobody sends Magic Kids the memo telling them they're in the wrong era of music, simply because their retro pop sound is more refreshing than a cold shower at Bonnaroo. This young act from Memphis are prepping their debut LP fittingly named a... more info

Silent Uproar — Sub Pop recently announced The Vaselines are set to release their sophomore album, Sex With An X, on September 14th. Their debut, Dum-Dum, was released in 1989. X was recorded at Analogue Catalogue with Dum-Dum producer Jamie Watson and members of Be... more info

Guardian Music — The first of five previously unpublished blogposts from legendary music writer Steven Wells, who died last yearOn 24 June 2009, music journalism lost one of its funniest, angriest and most distinctive voices. Steven Wells – or Swells to his fans â€... more info

Guardian Music — Glasgow indie duo to release second album, Sex With An X, 20 years after their debut LPTwenty years after their debut LP, the Vaselines are to release a second studio album. Glasgow's indie-pop duo, a favourite band of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, will iss... more info

Pitchfork — Scottish twee originators the Vaselines formed in 1987, released one album and a few singles, and broke up in 1989. The band's legend didn't really begin to grow until after they broke up, but boy did it grow. Nirvana covered three of their songs,... more info

Guardian Music — Long-awaited LP from notoriously secretive band will be 'finished' as soon as Ariel Pink's guest vocals are recordedTen years since the release of their one and only album, the Avalanches' follow-up to Since I Left You may finally see the light of da... more info

Guardian Music — Richard Ashcroft's new album has a tracklist that's funnier than anything pop satirists could come up with. But which other running orders out-spoof the spoofs? Ten years ago, my colleague on the soon-to-be-defunct Select magazine, Steve Lowe, had a ... more info