Pitchfork - Tours — 05-14 Newcastle, England - 02 Academy ^ 05-15 Leeds, England - 02 Academy ^ 05-16 Birmingham, England - 02 Academy ^ 05-17 Cambridge, England - Cambridge Junction ^ 05-18 London, England - 02 Shepherds Bush Empire ^! 05-20 Zurich, Switzerland - D... more info

Guardian Music — (Sub Pop)John Peel used to talk approvingly of records that sounded as if they had made themselves – referring to music so unbridled that the guitars seemed to have wrested control of themselves back from their human owners. The debut album from Lo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Sled Island Festival will be happening in Calgary, Canada, from June 30th to July 3rd. The bigger acts play on an all-ages outdoor space on July 2nd and 3rd, and the lineup for that includes Dinosaur Jr., Girl Talk,... more info

Altsounds — Sweet Apple is: J. Mascis – Guitar god in Dinosaur Jr.; drummer in Witch. Played with Cobra Verde for a spell. Owns hundreds of guitar pedals and dozens of Adidas. Favorite color is purple. Worked in a coffee shop in India, even though h... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Starring Frank the Dinosaur....... more info

Pitchfork — They left the indie universe behind long ago, but big-time yarlers Kings of Leon have reached back into indiedom for the opening acts on their next tour. This summer, Built to Spill and the Black Keys will get to hear their songs bouncing around cave... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 04-30 Boise, ID - Egyptian Theater05-07 Minehead, England - ATP Festival 05-08 Oxford, England - O2 Academy Oxford *05-09 Liverpool, England - O2 Academy Liverpool *05-10 Galway, Ireland - The Black Box *05-11 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street *05-13 Gl... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Oracle said... Portal of Groove just posted: The Ray Charles Singers - Al-Di-La Command RS 870 SD Stereo - Vinyl - 1964 Ripped @ 320 http://portalofgroove.blogspot.com Capt. Willard said... PROCOL HARUM The First Four (2CD 2003) All @ 320 * Procol ... more info

Abeano — Conking their Cajun Dance Party past and critics who won’t ruddy stop comparing the two bands firmly on the head, Yuck have posted this free download on their blog http://www.yuckband.blogspot.com We fell headfirst for the hoards o... more info

Guardian Music — The excavation of late 70s and early 80s New York music has shone light on yet another neglected disco genius – Peter GordonLate 70s and early 80s New York has been the most thoroughly excavated section of pop music history in recent years ââ... more info