Music is Art — Now in its third year, After the Jump Fest is back uniting renowned indie favorites with undiscovered talent… After the Jump Fest ‘09 at Littlefield Brooklyn, NY 16+ Bands, Three Days, One Venue Fri, Aug 28 Buy Tickets Sat, Aug 29 Buy... more info

Pop Candy — So last night I ended up having a magical, musical evening at a book release party for That Summertime Sound, Matthew Spektor's new novel about rock-loving college kids in the '80s. The highlight: A special performance by Dinosaur Jr. front man J Mas... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Arthur Russell died in 1992.  Myth-making being what it is, nearly two decades after his death, the artist is presently more well known than he ever was during his own lifetime. Typical. Over the past few months I’ve noticed an upward swell of f... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Lou Barlow - Gravitate (MP3) Dinosaur Jr. is playing the last free show of the season at the Central Park SummerStage on Sunday, August 16th with The Walkmen and somewhat newly added opener Saviours (who recently... more info

MTV.com News — MCS gets silly in part 2 of interview, which finds Hoppus playing MTV News reporter.By James Montgomery Motion City Soundtrack's Justin Pierre Photo: MTV News Last week, when MTV News was in Las Vegas for the kickoff of the Blink-182 reuni... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Small Black - "Despicable Dogs"; Music blogs across the country are debating what to call this whole "new" genre of music and I'm totally staying out of the fray. It's another version of the lo-fi movement just a bit happier and sunnier then shit lik... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Dinosaur Pile-Up are back back back with a new EP out on August 17th on their own label Big Brain Records. Called somewhat presumptuously 'The Most Powerful EP In The Universe' it's led by the equally self-confidently titled 'Summer Hit Single'. T... more info

Chorus.fm — Mark Hoppus has revealed the title for the new *Motion City Soundtrack (http://www.absolutepunk.net/motioncitysoundtrack)* album, My Dinosaur Life, to MTV. Read the article here (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1617297/20090730/blink_182.jhtml). more info

Altsounds — The Walkmen Announce US Tour With Here We Go Magic Play Guggenheim's It Came From Brooklyn, Central Park SummerStage With Dinosaur Jr., Monolith, Austin City Limits, And Treasure Island Music Festival iTunes Live Session OUT August 11th You & Me... more info

Totally Fuzzy — danny bottle neck said...Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy (2005)Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Prodouction of Eggs ( 2005)Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club (1997)Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom (1974)Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)Elliott Smith... more info