NME — MGMT, Sam Smith, Parquet Courts also performed on the second day of the Portuguese festival (July 11) more info

Stereogum — San Diego’s annual Comic-Con International has long been less a comics convention than a celebration of all things nerdy. The movie and TV industries have made it a launchpad for many big announcements, and now the music industry is making the whol... more info

Stereogum — For years, Yeasayer singer and multi-instrumentalist (and Stereogum buddy) Anand Wilder and his friend Maxwell Kardon have been working on Break Line, a musical about a Pennsylvania coal town. The musical, in album form, is finally done. It comes out... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Coachella 2014 Weekend 1 Day 1 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Coachella 2014 wrapped up its first weekend this past Sunday, and the second weekend is underway as we speak (set times). If you're not in California braving the desert,... more info

Stereogum — We are now in the week between Coachella weekends, and that means Southern California is now crawling with bands with relatively open schedules, and at least a few of them will spend their time showing up on L.A.-based late-night talk shows. Last nig... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Critic's Notebook: Lorde, Chance the Rapper, Zedd and Carbon Airways move Coachella away from legacy acts.INDIO — As a giant impenetrable scrum of attendees waited for New Zealand singer Lorde, 17, to take the Outdoor stage at the Coachella Valley ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Those interested in examining the specifics of this weekend’s Coachella Arts and Music Festival, which begins Friday in Indio, Calif., with DJ Jimbo Jenkins warming the Yuma tent at 11 a.m., would be wise to download the annual festival’s smartph... more info

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Stereogum — In recent weeks, Miley Cyrus hasn’t just shared her stage with the Flaming Lips; she’s also gotten together with them (and with MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden) to record a cover of the Beatles’ “A Day In The Life.” And according to Lips leade... more info

ContactMusic — News that Miley Cyrus is set to team up with The Flaming Lips and Andrew from MGMT to record a cover of The Beatles “Lucy in the Sky with... more info