Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Toby Tenenbaum "Band of Horses tonight was sick! I just wish Hammerstein had better sound, mics were too low. Songs were beautiful though!!" - Steph P "Band of Horses killing it at Hammerstein" - Michel After Kings of... more info

Guardian Music — From Nincompoops to Birdbrains, here are your best silly songsWhat makes a fool? It's not just about behaving stupidly. Shakespeare's Fool wasn't really foolish at all – he tried to make King Lear see sense. Clowns, meanwhile, behave foolishly, but... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — J Mascis @ Sasquatch 2011 (more by Josh Darr) Ex-Sub Pop band Band of Horses' last minute club tour hits Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on Wednesday (8/10) and the great Sub Pop-signed J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. has been added... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Fruit Bats - "Tangie & Ray" (new MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fruit Bats - "WACS" (feat. J Mascis) (new MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fruit Bats - "The Ruminant Band" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fruit Bats - "My Unusual Friend" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fruit Bats - "Silent... more info

NME — Japanese Voyeurs will release 'Yolk' on July 11 - video more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Dinosaur Jr did a legendary cover of The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’, but which well-known female artist also had some success covering the same track? “Um, I dunno (laughs).” Wrong. Katie Melua did a version in 2005. Are you familiar with he... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Bumped into them yesterday, purely by coincidence, on youtube, and was impressed right away. Here's a band to keep an eye on. They reminded me of Belly, and Tanya Donelly's other musical personae (Throwing Muses, The Breeders etc). Reading that thei... more info

Guardian Music — When a band member made a solo album, it used to signal the death of the group. But is it actually a mark of rude health?Time was, if a band's vocalist put out a solo album it meant only one thing: irreconcilable differences, singer and guitarist che... more info

Guardian Music — Mixing New York scuzz and west coast shimmer, this washed-out J Mascis purveys wondrous chill-grungeHometown: Jacksonville, Florida.The lineup: Uno Yu-No (music, production).The background: What's that over there? Is it a boy? Is it a band? No, it's ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Record Store Day is April 16, 2011We at Sub Pop Records will be very thoroughly celebrating Record Store Day this year, with a number of releases and events across the country very nearly beyond our meager ability to count. We’ll have limited-edit... more info