Gigwise — He slams Joy Division and New Order star... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sleigh Bells @ Governors Island in July (more by Matthew Eisman) Though it wasn't clear from the initial announcement, Sleigh Bells will in fact be opening for LCD Soundsystem at Wellmont Theatre. Tickets go on sale at noon. Tickets are... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Though it wasn't clear from the initial announcement, Sleigh Bells will in fact be opening for LCD Soundsystem at Wellmont Theatre. Tickets go on sale at noon. Tickets are on sale now for the Omar Souleyman show at Music Hall... more info

Guardian Music — The latest talent-spotter to enter a crowded marketplace is offering unsigned acts a cooperative record deal along with their taste of success. But is it as fair as it sounds?For nearly a decade, Simon Cowell has dominated the format of talent contes... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG After visa issues forced Bernard Sumner project Bad Lieutenant to reschedule their first Webster Hall date, followed by a forced cancellation of their US dates in April due to volcanos, it's looking more likely that ex-New Order/Joy Division..... more info

NME — Gig-run begins in Washington on December 1 more info

NME — Freebass becomes two bass as founder moves to New York more info

Guardian Music — Former Smiths member leaves all-bass supergroup he founded with New Order's Peter Hook and the Stone Roses' ManiThe bad joke known as Freebass, the all-bass super-group, just got a little less funny, as former Smiths member Andy Rourke has left the b... more info

Guardian Music — Shoreditch, LondonLondon's trendiest festival is back for a third outing, but this year the young fashion rebels, with undercut hair and sock-suspenders, face an assault by the older generation. Survivors of punk circa 1976, Subway Sect mesh catchy m... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Bobby Gillespie unveiled his garage rock supergroup The Silver Machine for a one-off show at London's 1234 Festival tonight (July 24).As promised, the Primal Scream frontman teamed up with Sex Pistols founder Glen Matlock, sometime Oasis drummer Zak ... more info