Guardian Music — Amid the YouTube dross there are fan videos that shine, like the Moby accompaniment that has had three million hitsIf you were to wade into YouTube's morasses for the first time, you'd be forgiven for thinking the site exercised a strict editorial po... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dominick Mastrangelo, words by Andrew Frisicano The summer of Governors is almost at an end. If you haven't gotten to the island yet, there are two more free chances this weekend - with Neon Indian headlining Saturday and... more info

Guardian Music — Shy and retiring rapper rumoured to have teamed up with the forlorn folkie on forthcoming albumHas Kanye West recorded a song with Bon Iver? That's the buzz from the blogosphere as West prepares to release his fifth album. The forlorn folkie has repo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Grizzly Bear @ Lollapalooza 2010 (more by Josh Darr) today in NYC * Murphys Law @ Bruar Falls * Tao Seeger on a boat * Tyshawn Sorey @ Roulette * Francis & the Lights @ SOBs * Margaret Leng Tan... more info

Totally Fuzzy — armeur H said... alicerabbit.blogspot.com another unnecessary blog with music inside. the July's posts • Esplendor Geometrico - EG-1 (1981, cassette) • VA - Luna y Panorama De Los Insectos (1986, cassette, spanish industrial bands) • VA - Night... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — We've been all over Levek's tunes for a while now, doing our best to get this guy's talents out into the world. We told you how he's a school bus driver by day and lo-fi bedroom songsmith by night. We've shown you his stellar a cappella covers of s... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — So yeah, San Francisco’s K.Flay has won my heart with her pretty incredible song “2 Weak”. The song uses bits and pieces of Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks”, hence the title “2 Weak”. Crafty girl! The song is a mix of rap/pop, but not more ... more info

NME - Radar — The below intro video for NYC backstreet groover Twin Shadow tells you all you need to know about him. Anyone who professes a love for 'muscle cars' in their first ever promo obviously means business. Dauntingly hip. He's putting a single out thr... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Beach House opened up with a gorgeous set at Prospect Park last night setting the mood right as the sun started to set. I saw them last fall when they opened for Grizzly Bear at Vassar and it was a good set, but they sounded even better last night. V... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Over halfway through the year and I am unimpressed.  Eminem's new album is pretty good and definitely a return to form.  But the best of the year?  It's not even the best Em album.  Maybe 3rd best.  And Massive Attack, Morcheeba, and MGMT have a... more info