Paste Magazine — [Above: Punk band The Swimming Pool Q's, shown here playing in downtown Atlanta in the early '80s, performed at the Masquerade Saturday night.] Full disclosure: I am not the city’s leading expert in the ways of punk. I discovered punk as a sevent... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Before MP3 players, before the Walkman even, if you really wanted to get portable you had to go with one of these. While we're down nostalgia lane, how about some vintage Devo schwag. Both finds via the always reliable Vintage... more info

Altsounds — MySpace Records will release the new wave styling of Japan’s Polysics on September 30 with the release of We ate the machine. Influenced by the sounds of forward-thinking new wavers Devo, Polysics founding member Hiroyuki Hayashi (... more info

Altsounds — MySpace Records will release the new wave styling of Japan’s Polysics on September 30 with the release of We ate the machine. Influenced by the sounds of forward-thinking new wavers Devo, Polysics founding member Hiroyuki Hayashi (... more info

Stereogum — As mentioned in a surprisingly heated discussion on this site last month, the folks behind teenage music geek rom-com Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist have tapped the indie rock zeitgeist in a big way. Bishop Allen, Devendra Banhart, and Project Jen... more info

NME — Devo delivered an impressively loud and explosive performance Saturday night (September 20) as the main headliners at San Diego Street Scene. more info

Pitchfork — "Yo Gabba Gabba!"-- the adorable Nick Jr. show with the name that conjures that creepy Ramones-inspiring wedding feast scene from Freaks-- will return to television sets with a new season beginning September 22. And, as one might expect, along with i... more info