Stereogum — Jesus Lizard put on great shows in the ’90s. Just as intense, albeit in a different way, were Guided By Voices’ acrobatic karate-kicking, beer-swilling collagist epics. It’s unclear if Robert Pollard & Co. will have as much energy in 2010 (he w... more info

Pitchfork — UPDATE: Matador has announced the initial lineup for their 21st birthday party. In addition to the reunited GBV ("the Classic '93 - '96 lineup), it also features Pavement, Sonic Youth, Belle & Sebastian, Spoon, Cat Power, Yo La Tengo, the Jon Spencer... more info

The CatBirdSeat — MP3: Apollo Ghosts – “Coka-Cola Admen” From their latest, the Polaris Prize-nominated Mount Benson. The band is kicking off a tour any day now– and hey NYC: they’ll be at Bruar Falls on 7/28, with the excellent Big Troubles, the excellent ... more info

Stereogum — The next installment in the contemporary artists covering classic songs series that brought us Pallett doing Pollard on “Game Of Pricks” — which by the way, was later Rainn Wilson-approved (“Thank you internet. Here’s a dude covering Guided... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Ryan Pfluger The A.V. Club's web series "Undercover" features bands covering classic songs, all of them selected from a list at the A.V. Club folks drew up. In the newest installment, Owen Pallett takes on the Guided by Voices power-pop an... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Owen Pallett covers Guided By Voices' "Game of Pricks" as part of the A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover series. The Globe and Mail profiles author Jane Smiley. After a baker’s dozen of novels, Smiley naturally has her own views. “A novel... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mister Moods said... BRAND NEW MOODS presents: - Le Peuple de l'Herbe "Tilt" Still mixing loud indie rock with electronica, hip-hop and dub, they've cooked something a lot easier to digest than 2007's concept album "Radio Blood Money". Actually, thei... more info

Pitchfork — Amazing photo by Charles Sotto, CEI Sports Inc.Add one more project to Robert Pollard's ridiculously long résumé. Spin reports that the prolific former Guided By Voices frontman has scored 4,192, a forthcoming documentary about controversial ba... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn Yu MP3:> Deerhoof: "Hitch Hike" (LiLiPUT cover) Deerhoof fans (and hipster parents) should be psyched for Rules to Rock By, a new book by Josh Farrar about a 12-year-old girl who's inspired by Deerhoof to form her own band... more info

Pitchfork — Before he was cranking out fuzzy indie rock tunes at an unconscionable clip, former Guided By Voices leader Robert Pollard was a high school sports star, excelling in basketball, baseball, and football at Dayton, Ohio's Northridge High School. Pollar... more info