Altsounds — The Membranes, the eighties post-punk noisenik band fronted by John Robb, have been asked to reform for All Tomorrows Parties- The Nightmare Before Christmas gig on December 4th by hosts My Bloody Valentine. The Membranes who took a break ... more info

Altsounds — ‘Blanchard’ is the gorgeous first single to be taken from Hope Sandoval and The Warm Inventions forthcoming album ‘Through The Devil Softly’. It’s a typical offering from the former Mazzy Star front woman ... more info

Live Daily — Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions will play their first live shows in eight years this fall to support the duo's second studio album, "The Devil Softly." Sandoval, also of alt-rockers Mazzy Star [ tickets ], and her Warm Inventions partner, My B... more info

Guardian Music — The Membranes were less a band, more a noisy art project. So why have I decided to get them back together?Re-forming a band is one of the most stupid things a musician can do. That's why, when My Bloody Valentine asked me to re-form my first band, th... more info

Stereogum — There's no denying "It Is Nothing," the opening shoe-gaze anthem on A Place To Bury Stranger's sophomore album Exploding Head, is a massive nod to My Bloody Valentine: From the title's echo of Isn't Anything to the swirl of overdriven guitars, the... more info

Guardian Music — Whether the music itself is literally boiling over, or brutality is lurking in the lyrics, the urge keeps on returning to musiciansThe thirst for violence in music begins in adolescence. The excuse is raging hormones. The solution? Heavy metal, of co... more info

Altsounds — We have a few words to describe Carousel – uplifting, summery, opulent, dreamlike, exquisite, moving – with Guthrie quietly coaxing beauty out of layers of echoes and always inventive soundscaping. Guthrie has been a massive infl... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Robin Guthrie - Some Sort of Paradise (MP3 premiere) "When it comes to School of Seven Bells' sound, they're frequently, very frequently, compared to My Bloody Valentine and the Cocteau Twins - but there is more to them than... more info

XFM.co.uk — Notoriously loud band to give out lug-hole protectors on tour... more info

JamBase — Words by: Ron Hart | Images by: Rod Snyder All Points West :: 07.31.09 - 08.02.09 :: Liberty State Park :: Jersey City, NJ All Points West 2009 If there was anything that the mud, madness and mayhem of this past weekend's All Points West confir... more info