The Quietus — You could see the band in New York... more info

Addict Music — Pavement have announced details of a new greatest hits album to coincide with their upcoming tour. Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement comes out on Domino on Monday the 8th of March 2010 and will span the entirety of Pavement’s career from... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: UKFlorence Welch, Lady Gaga, La Roux and Little Boots were the "new" headline figures in music in 2009. These feisty females certainly kicked up a storm in terms of sales figures, gossip column inches and controversy, but the story behin... more info

Fantastic Weapon — I get really, really skeptical when bands who send me music to review list REALLY GOOD artists under their "Influences." So I was immediately expecting an aural atrocity when I visited Daddy Lion's myspace page and they had the following artists list... more info

411 Mania — In this edition of The Savage Animal 411’s Mikey MiGo takes a listen to the five studio albums of indie rock legends Pavement and gives his unabashed first impression. This column does not contain any holiday themes, best of the year, or bes... more info

Rolling Stone — The debut album from West Palm Beach-based ’90s throwback rockers Surfer Blood blends Weezer hooks and Pavement slacker jams with distorted guitars and post-punk choruses. Rolling Stone assistant editor Kevin O’Donnell notes the group is young en... more info

Altsounds — Øyafestival is the largest outdoor music festival in Oslo, the capital of Norway and after the massive success of this year's event, the 8th year where tickets have sold out months in advance for the festival, its status was cemented as one of... more info

Rolling Stone — Broken Bells — the collaboration between Danger Mouse and the Shins’ James Mercer — will release their debut album March 9th, Pitchfork reports. Starting December 21st, first single “The High Road” will be available on the band’s Website.... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Øyafestival is the largest outdoor music festival in Oslo, the capital of Norway and after the massive success of this year's event, the 8th year where tickets have sold out months in advance for the festival, its status was cement... more info

Addict Music — Øya Festival has announced its first big act for 2010. None other than the recently reformed Pavement will be heading to Oslo in August to headline the festival. Joining Pavement next year will be Outkast member Big Boi who will be making his s... more info