Altsounds — As previously reported, the 2010 *Pitchfork Music Festival* will be held at Chicago’s *Union Park on July 16 – 18*. We are pleased to announce the first batch of bands slated to perform, as well as proclaim that tickets are on s... more info

Rolling Stone — Michael Jackson’s tour rehearsal documentary This Is It sold 1.2 million copies in its first week, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Twenty-one percent of the title’s sales came from Blu-ray discs. Thom Yorke will make an appearance on the nex... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Reunited alternative-era heroes Pavement, modern rockers Modest Mouse, dance-rock wizards LCD Soundsystem, indie-pop diva St. Vincent, rapper Raekwon and singer-songwriter Cass McCombs will be among the headlining acts when the fifth annual Pitchfork... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — First came Built To Spill. They came to Seattle to fill the void that Nirvana left.Next came Modest Mouse. They came to Seattle to fill the void when Built To Spill wasn't around. Everyone called them Built To Spill Jr. And if you actually said t... more info

Pasta Primavera — Brooklyn band Bear Hands is about to release a new single “What A Drag” in February, but you can download it free via their website for the next month.  They bring back the same energetic rocknroll sound some how creating a heavenly blend of M... more info

MTV.com News — 'These four songs — they seem to have a different feel altogether,' frontman Nathan Willett says.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Matt Elias Cold War Kids' Matt Maust, Nathan Willett and Jonnie Russell Photo: MTV News SAN PEDRO, Ca... more info

Guardian Music — This week's playlist consists of songs lovingly crafted by musicians to explore every nook and cranny of the hangover, says Paul MacInnesMany people reading this article will not remember what a hangover is like. Being reformed, sober individuals exi... more info

Live Daily — Singer/songwriter Annie Clark, who records and performs under the name St. Vincent [ tickets ], has mapped a North American headlining trek that launches later this month. Clark, a former member of The Polyphonic Spree, as well as Sufjan Stevens' ... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — 30. M.I.A. - "Galang"; This is the song that turned M.I.A. into an international star. The song is catchy in its repetition and shows off a variety of styles and sounds all mixed into one crazy bag. It's what started the craze and set the rise of M.I... more info

Guardian Music — (Memphis Industries)Released in the UK without much screaming and shouting in the autumn, CEG's debut mined the quintessentially American wells of 90s alt-rock and road-trip imagery to create one of the best first albums of 2009. Not many people seem... more info