KEXP Seattle — KEXP asks musicians, “What is your favorite song, not of all time, but right at this second?” Ben Greenberg: “Oh, that’s easy... [pulls out his iPhone and shows me]. It’s ‘Alison’ by Slowdive, off their album, Souvlaki. Not for any part... more info

Nialler9 — Electric Picnic has announced their first names for 2014 and it is impressive. Hitting Stradbally this year from Friday 29th – Sunday 31st August 2014 is Outkast! for starters plus: Portishead, Outkast, Beck, Foals, Pet Shop Boys, Paolo Nutini, Ch... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — (Sevens, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) If you haven’t heard, Slowdive have reunited for a batch of festival performances throughout Europe and are adding more dates as the weeks progress.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Chicago's Union Park from July 18-20 and the lineup was just announced. It includes Neutral Milk Hotel, Kendrick Lamar, Beck, Slowdive (their first reunion show in the US so far), Giorgio Morder, Sun Kil... more info

Stereogum — Wild Beasts forthcoming Present Tense is a truly fucking gorgeous, spacious, sexy, dark record. If you’re into stuff like Slowdive’s Pygmalion or Spirit Of Eden-era Talk Talk or David Sylvian, you will be into this, too. (Of course, if you’re i... more info

Stereogum — Last week, after months of rumors and speculation, we learned that British shoegaze legends Slowdive are indeed reuniting. They’re set to play a 5/19 comeback show at London’s Village Underground, and they’re holding down a spot near the top of... more info

NME — Slowdive, Hall & Oates and First Aid Kit also added to Suffolk festival more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis The big news with yesterday's Primavera Sound 2014 line-up announcement (for me at least) was the return of shoegaze vets Slowdive. The band broke up 1995 right after the release of their third album, Pygmalion, and there... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Full Stop interviewed author Ben Marcus. Neil Halstead talked to The Quietus about the Slowdive reunion. Teju Cole talks to Tell Me More about writing a short story via Twitter. SF Weekly profiles The Magik*Magik Orchestra and its founder Minna... more info