Altsounds — Step up to the stage, grab the mic and hang on tight to experience life in a beloved punk rock band with PUNK ROCK KARAOKE! Featuring an all-star line-up of punk veterans, PUNK ROCK KARAOKE--guitarist and emcee ERIC MELVIN (NOFX), guitarist GREG... more info

Pitchfork — Akron blues bros the Black Keys will follow the success of this year's Attack & Release with a live DVD. The Black Keys Live at the Crystal Ballroom showcases the band's set from April 4 of this year at the titular Portland, Oregon venue, and it's du... more info

Pitchfork — Akron blues bros the Black Keys will follow the success of this year's Attack & Release with a live DVD. The Black Keys Live at the Crystal Ballroom showcases the band's set from April 4 of this year at the titular Portland, Oregon venue, a... more info

Pitchfork — I think it's fair to say, at this point, indie rockers have chosen their candidate for next month's presidential election: that one. The Senator from Illinois has already earned the support of, well, a lot of the music makers and dreamers of dreams, ... more info

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The Music Slut — Deets are as follows:October 17thAkron, OhioCivic TheatreRead my review of Devo @ BK's McCarren Park here.MP3: Devo - Secret Agent Man more info

Pitchfork — As summer festival season gives way to political benefit season, we've got the scoop on three more musical fundraisers for Barack Obama and the Democratic Party. They're going down in Kentucky, Ohio, and New York on October 16 and 17.The first sees M... more info

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