Stereogum — Basilica SoundScape will be returning to Hudson, NY for its seventh year this fall, and the festival's initial lineup has just been announced. Grouper, Lightning Bolt, Efrim Manuel Menuck (of Godspeed You! Black Emperor), Wax Idols, Spellling, L'Rain... more info

Consequence of Sound — The band's new single, "Can't Deny Me", serves as the first preview of the Lightning Bolt follow-up. more info

DrownedInSound — Fun synth-pop with a lightning bolt of reverence more info

Stereogum — Zach Hill had about a million different avant-garde projects going long before he was one half of Death Grips. (Plenty of us remember the days when he was still in Hella and maybe the only octopus-armed noise-rock drummer who could hang with Lightnin... more info

Stereogum — Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer also makes fractured synth experiments as Damaged Bug, and at the end of the week he'll put out a new song on a 7" with Black Pus, the side project of Lightning Bolt's Brian Chippendale. The Damaged Bug track is called "Rubbe... more info

Stereogum — Ride The Lightning is one of the most important albums in the history of heavy metal. "Riding A Lightning Bolt," on the other hand, sounds like Brian Wilson refracting through Animal Collective and boomeranging back to the '60s, leaving behind sonic ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The latest in Famous Class' LAMC split series features new songs from Black Pus, the solo project of Lightning Bolt drummer Brian Chippendale on one side, and Damaged Bug, the solo project of Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer, on the flip... Continu... more info

MSN Music — Fans of David Bowie are trying to raise a million dollars to erect a 3 story tall lightening bolt as a memorial to their favorite musician. Keri Lumm (@thekerilumm) reports. more info

Consequence of Sound — Aladdin Sane-referencing Lightning Bolt will be located just blocks away from Bowie's birthplace. more info

PopSugar UK — The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Universal Orlando Resort was a little more magical this week. In honour of the park's fourth anniversary, some of the film's stars reunited on Monday, and it's got us feeling all kinds of nostalgic. Not only... more info