Impose Magazine — Finding novel ways to process nostalgia has always been a part of the Not Not Fun M.O. Consider the waning years of the previous decade, which are beginning to look like the Los Angeles label's halcyon days (in terms of influence, if not necessarily ... more info

Guardian Music — The 1-2-3-4, LondonWith the problems at Bloc and cancellation of Underage, it hasn't been a golden year for festivals in east London. The 1-2-3-4, however, looks as if it may buck the trend, a one-dayer offering the suggestion that relevance is not a... more info

Guardian Music — Wisconsin duo Aaron Coyes and Indra Dunis will lull you under with a beguiling blend of krautrock and dubHometown: Wisconsin.The lineup: Aaron Coyes and Indra Dunis.The background: In last week's NME a reviewer of the new Kasabian album reported that... more info

Impose Magazine — This Los Angeles underground 'sci-fi priestess' really gets around. Diva Dompe, as she's legally known, formed a band called BlackBlack with her sister Lola, has spent time as part of the indie sensation Pocahaunted and is also a member of the L.A. L... more info

Guardian Music — A one-woman wave of dazed, lo-fi pop which channels the genre we dare not nameHometown: Los Angeles, duh.The lineup: Amanda Brown (vocals, music).The background: LA Vampires is the name of the solo venture by Amanda Brown, formerly one half of Pocaha... more info

Guardian Music — Arcade Fire, LondonAlthough this was the year they achieved the benchmarks of the truly big – two nights at Madison Square Garden, for example – 2010 was also the year in which Arcade Fire tried to keep things smaller. The Suburbs, the band's thi... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — I first heard of Pocahaunted in college while trying to figure out a thesis topic for a Native American Issues class back in 2007. At the time, there seemed to be a whole re-colonization of the "New Weird American" sonic... more info

Rollo & Grady — Joanna Newsom Recommended Shows :: July 28th – August 1st Wednesday, July 28th Laura Marling @ El Rey Theatre Obits with Night Marchers @ Echo Thursday, July 29th Here We Go Magic with Beach Fossils @ Troubadour Nite Jewel & Memoryhouse wtih Baths ... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — As we reported yesterday, Rising goth-pop singer Zola Jesus just put out a collaborative EP with the latest side project from Pocahaunted's Amanda Brown, LA Vampires, on Not Not Fun. Here's a taste from that EP, the burbling drone-filled piece "Eulog... more info

Pitchfork — Artists: LA Vampires & Zola Jesus Release: LA Vampires & Zola Jesus EP Release Date: June 29Label: Not Not Fun Tracklist: 01 Bone Is Bloodstone 02 In the Desert 03 Searching 04 Vous 05 Looking In 06 Eulogy07 No No No Notes: Collaborative EP between t... more info