NME — He joins The Damned, Sandie Shaw and The Bees at the bash more info

Tastes Like Caramel — This past Sunday the Williamsburg Waterfont hosted the very first Pool Party of the season! With a few alterations to the layout, the scenic Williamsburg park transformed into an outdoor venue complete with dodge ball and an appearance by Senator Ch... more info

The Mirror — Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures is to be recreated with a full orchestra and choir. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford, words by Andrew Frisicano Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof opened the first Pool Party of 2010 with a noisy, fleshy work out of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures. The six-piece group smashed through the minimal record, with... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Xiu Xiu + Deerhoof @ Donaufestival 2010 (armin r) In April, Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu premiered their joint cover of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures at a music festival in Austria. On July 11th (five days from now), the bands will... more info

Pitchfork — The Pool Parties are back. After overcoming some political obstacles with help from Senator Chuck Schumer, the promotion company Jelly has scheduled another season of free outdoor concerts in Brooklyn. The series will run every Sunday from July 1... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I'm quite happy to admit that I'm not the greatest at keeping up with all that's happening with music nowadays. Before I started the blog, I wasn't too bad as I would buy at least one glossy music magazine per month which at least let me read about ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Nazz Nomad said... Bleedin Out has got toonage from: Guitar Wolf The Melvins Red Hot Rebellion Leaf Hound http://bleedinout.blogspot.com Time Bandit said... Monday's coming down at C-60 with a great Singer/Songwriter: Michael McNevin "In the Rough"... more info

Guardian Music — Rock That FontWe all know the stories behind classic album covers for the likes of Nirvana's Nevermind or the Clash's London Calling, but usually our curiosity begins and ends with the image. Here, the obsession is with the fonts selected by bands, a... more info

Pitchfork — Deerhoof photo by Eric Landmark Double bills don't get much artier than this: Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu. The two weird-pop giants, who previously linked up to cover Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures at an Austrian festival earlier this year, will hit t... more info