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

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — “Forgive me, I must go / I’ve been waved out / I’ve been waved out.” So sneered former Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard on the title track of his second solo album, “Waved Out.” But no contrition is neces... more info

Spinner.com — Spring Tigers may be the hottest new pop-rock band coming out of Athens, GA. Not bad for a band that formed four days before their first gig, a show that occurred merely two years ago. Since then Spring Tigers have accomplished quite a lot in a short... more info

Stereogum — There’s a good dose of Guided By Voices creeping inside the 86 second, perfectly lazed and disoriented decades-old pop vibe Velvet Davenport’s throwing down in “Run.” You have a minute and a half for this, especially since we have that cute s... more info

Guardian Music — Forget Lily, Pixie and Florence, this year's Brits should be about Male BondingReading the Brit awards nominations is a depressing affair. The major labels and their well-documented fiscal failings have served up another year's worth of vacuous, real... more info

Live Daily — Vulture Whale [ tickets ] has released an EP that combines the band's love of British music with its "unique brand of eccentric rock," and features frontman Wes McDonald singing in a faux British accent, according to a press release. The six-song EP,... more info

Stereogum — When premiering Small Black's "Bad Lover," we accompanied the MP3 with the catchy J&MC-echoing pop tune "Despicable Dogs," its Washed Out remix, and plenty of background information on the duo of ex-Slowlander Josh Kolenik and Ryan Heyner and their s... more info

Stereogum — The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame celebrated a quarter century as the self-appointed, oft-suspect gatekeeper for canonical artists in the rock world (no Guided By Voices, no Replacements, no etcs. -- no vote of confidence, RRHOF dudes) with a pair of c... more info

Stereogum — As mentioned when we posted "The Red Bow," 19-year-old Santa Rosa resident Ryan Schmale, who records as That Ghost, approaches low-fidelity in a different way than some of his other one-person band peers. Last time I brought up the sound of Guided By... more info