BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — Arctic Monkeys and Radiohead look forward to this weekend’s festivals alongside the likes of The Prodigy, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Gossip. more info

Stereogum — Radiohead sneezes, the Internet sees crazy spikes in traffic. That goes for all your favorite music sites, for all your favorite Radiohead prank sites, and yes even for the Old Folk's Review music series. Because as annoying as what's-her-name (I ... more info

Guardian Music — The Troxy, LondonYou would never have guessed from tonight's performance that Wilco had recently lost a former member, Jay Bennett, who died in May this year. If the audience was subdued until a series of guitar solos and instrumental workouts toward... more info

Guardian Music — Music lovers going to the Reading and Leeds festivals this weekend will be banned from taking flags into the arenas. Organisers said flags would not be allowed in as they block the view of other people in the crowd. The annual music events, which beg... more info

Persona Sauna — The people over at Pitchfork compiled a list, and I know how we all love lists. Top Songs of the 2000s20. The Walkmen, "The Rat"19. R. Kelly, "Ignition (Remix)"18. Hercules and Love Affair, "Blind"17. Annie, "Heartbeat"16. The Rapture, "House of Jea... more info

Rawkblog — Bootlegs of most of my favorite musicians — Wilco, Ryan Adams, Radiohead, even Elliott Smith — are not in short supply. But the Softies never quite gathered that Grateful Dead-inspired fanbase during their brief career as indie pop’s premiere m... more info

Guardian Music — Responsible for introducing Radiohead, Green Day and Beastie Boys to Japan, Creativeman Productions is one of the country's biggest players in live music promotionGig-going in Japan has developed dramatically over the last few decades, along with the... more info

Rollo & Grady — MP3: Radiohead - Weird Fishez (AmpLive Mix) MP3: Bagheera - Horizons Lined With Scars MP3: Sic Alps - L Mansion Bookmark It Hide Sites more info

Battery In your Leg — I will not be attending this year’s Outside Lands Festival in the lovely city of San Francisco. The reasons are twofold: I’d rather visit when I can spend 100% of the time with my dearest friend who happens to be a resident of the city, and the f... more info

411 Mania — Check out "These Are My Crooked Words" live from the Frequency Festival... more info