Detroit Free Press — The good-natured surfer-singer remains a dependable live draw, this time arriving with tunes from his chart-topping new album "To the Sea." more info

MTV.com News — Cancellation comes in wake of recent suspected-overdose death of 15-year-old at Electric Daisy Carnival.By Gil Kaufman M.I.A. Photo: Roger Kisby/ Getty Images Citing security concerns, the promoters behind the upcoming M.I.A.-headlined Hard... more info

Guardian Music — DIY is now a way to allow a more intimate relationship with a increasingly fickle audience in the context of a shrinking record industryThe drum pattern that opens the Ronettes' Be My Baby was once the most thrilling sound in pop. Now, used in tens, ... more info

The Culture Of Me — Today ends in a perfect way, with a remix of the absolutely destroying anthem from Brooklyn’s Sleigh Bells, “A/B Machines”, by adopted Brooklynites by-way-of Milwaukee French Horn Rebellion–a remix that so transforms the fire, rage and rancor... more info

MTV.com News — LP had already leaked, but M.I.A. provides a high-quality version of her lo-fi project.By James Montgomery M.I.A. Photo: MTV News Even though the official release date of her /\/\/\Y/\ album is still a week away, on Wednesday (July 7), M.I.... more info

411 Mania — In this 200th episode of The Savage Animal, Mikey MiGo gives his first impressions on a few 2010 debut albums by The Soft Pack, Toro Y Moi. Neon Trees, and Sleigh Bells. Do any of these four provide us with anything good? Let's find out together. more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Ear-searing crunk-rock duo Sleigh Bells reps New York today, but the Sunshine State can take plenty of credit for its formation. In the early '00s, guitarist Derek Miller played ragged post-hardcore in South Florida as part of Poison the Well. Meanw... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Ah, that joyous American holiday often celebrated with beers, picnics and things blowing up – all in the name of freedom and democracy. I feel like I should be inserting some Bruce Springsteen songs or, if we’re going with the theme of bands that... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — If you missed the party last Saturday, I’ve compiled a few videos I found online below. WISH I had video of Sleigh Bells performing Kids, in which Alexis spotted me in the crowd and gave me the most awesome shout out! Please let me know if video of... more info

Pitchfork — Elijah Wood isn't just the little guy who played Frodo in the Lord of the Rings movies; he's also the little guy who signed the Apples in Stereo to his own Simian Records and stars in their latest video. And now Wood has also curated Elysium: A Be... more info