Brooklyn Vegan — Modern Sky Festival has already existed for seven years in China, and this year the first US edition of the festival will take place in NYC on October 4 & 5 at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield. It's got a... more info

NME — The School Of Doodle is a new internet learning initiative seeking funding more info

NME — The singer also reveals her love of singer-songwriters Cat Power and Father John Misty more info

Stereogum — Eddie Vedder sang backup on a couple of songs on Cat Power’s 2003 album You Are Free, and she repaid the favor when she showed up on “Tonight You Belong To Me,” a song from Vedder’s 2011 LP Ukulele Songs. This past weekend, Vedder played a so... more info

NME — The pair performed their 2011 collaboration 'Tonight You Belong To Me' more info

Stereogum — Word to Cat Power: Chris Martin’s songs can often sound better when people other than Chris Martin cover them. The R&B lifer Brandy is apparently some kind of Coldplay megafan. Her 2004 Timbaland-produced song “Should I Go” sampled “Clocks,�... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — London Grammar at Irving Plaza in April (more by Amanda Hatfield) UK synth pop trio London Grammar have announced that they'll be returning to North America once again for a tour here this fall. The tour includes their largest NYC... more info

NME — The song features in the new film of the same name from the 'Garden State' director and actor more info

Time — Maybe it'll change your life more info

Stereogum — Wish I Was Here, director Zach Braff’s long-in-the-works Garden State follow-up, looks like molten garbage, but perhaps Braff deserves credit for lining up some musical big dogs for the movie’s soundtrack. We’ve already heard the Shins’ “So... more info