Guardian Music — Last week was all about songs struggling to stay awake. Now we want you to suggest music to soundtrack a returning voyagerLast week was a quieter one in which we could all gather our thoughts, get some shut-eye and, if you're Tincanman, do a bit of g... more info

Soul Sides — Meaghan Smith: Here Comes Your ManFrom 500 Days of Summer Soundtrack (Sire, 2009)This is a quick addendum to the last post but I just heard this for the first time today (and I haven't even seen the movie yet). A little voice is telling me I probably... more info

Altsounds — *Mean Creek's *new release,*The Sky (Or The Underground)*, is a valiant, dynamic effort to resurrect Boston's relevance back to a time when bands like the Pixies, Throwing Muses, the Lemonheads, and Buffalo Tom reigned supreme. Founded in May 2006 by... more info

Totally Fuzzy — vita lite said...HiBack after a break, all links up "n" running.This weeks posts:Various Artists - The Ultimate Northern Soul AlbumDexys Midnight Runners-Searching For The Young Soul RebelsDr. John (The Night Tripper) - Gris-grisThe Escalators - Movi... more info

Guardian Music — Arctic Monkeys have got a brave new California sound. Thankfully, they've kept their homegrown sense of humour, says Alexis PetridisAn odd sense of uncertainty hangs over the third Arctic Monkeys album. They are almost guaranteed success: if Oasis's ... more info

Rolling Stone — Rolling Stone’s Kevin O’Donnell breaks down two recent hot releases — Brendan Benson’s My Old Familiar Friend and Jay Reatard’s Watch Me Fall — in this week’s new music podcast. Up first, Raconteur Benson returns with his fourth solo LP... more info

Pasta Primavera — Australia’s St Helens and their album Heavy Profession is this weeks rotation highlight.  Jarred Quarrell is a modern friggin’ Lou Reed.  Really.  The music behind him lulls you along like a Neil Young burner, then BLAZOW!  You get po... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are now on general sale for the upcoming Pixies shows at Hammerstein Ballroom. Tickets are on general sale (@ noon) for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs show at Radio City Music Hall. Tickets are on sale for the show Regina... more info

Guardian Music — The minimalist four-piece band from a Notting Hill garage are equally awed by Pixies and AaliyahUnder the pale blue painted metal of Putney Bridge, beside the Thames in west London, is a tiny black and red door. Oliver Sim, a teenager with a high, oi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — During the recording sessions, Whore was discarded as a potential album title, after Oliver changed the cover artwork idea to a monkey and halo cover. Francis later explained his rationale for the move: "I thought people were going to think... more info