Rolling Stone — As we count the days until the June 9th release of Sonic Youth’s The Eternal (more on that album in our Spring Album Preview), this week we flash back to 1991, when the antics of donkey-voiced reporter Nardwuar the Human Serviette push the band to ... more info

8/1 — 8.7/10White Chalk'ta beyaz tebeÅŸirden kara tahtaya deÄŸdirdiÄŸi her bıçak darbesi en bilge ve çıplak PJ Harvey'di kuÅŸkusuz. Albüm kapağında kat kat giyinse de -genelde çıplak hatta memeleri dışarda göste... more info

Altsounds — Letter from Adam Duritz on OpenDNS (http://www.countingcrows.com) March 2009 Dear Fans, Eighteen years ago, when Counting Crows signed our first record contract, we were an unknown band signed to DGC, the cool indie-flavored boutique label of Geffe... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Sonic Youth - The Eternal (montage) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: David Byrne & Dirty Projectors - Knotty Pine (MP3) Dan Deacon fans @ the 2008 Bang on a Can Marathon (more by Leia Jospe) On April 2nd, 2009,... more info

NME — Artists including Graham Coxon, Franz Ferdinand, The Stooges, Sonic Youth and Tom Waits are offering rare or unreleased material as part of this year's Record Store Day. more info

Allmusic Blog — Sonic Youth and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones have collaborated on a composition for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Titled “Nearly Ninety,” the piece features contributions from mixed-media sound composer Takehisa Kosugi and will debut at... more info

Idolator — Sonic Youth will join forces with John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 16, unveiling a new jam entitled "Nearly Nintey" that was written with Takehisa Kosugi of Taj Mahal Travellers to celebrate avant-dance legend... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "April 16 marks the 90th birthday of Merce Cunningham--one of the most important choreographers of our time--whose radical approaches to space, time, and technology continue to redefine the way we experience dance. Over the course of his celebrated c... more info

JamBase — PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FRIDAY'S LINEUP PLUS SELECT ACTS PERFORMING SATURDAY & SUNDAY Built To Spill The 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival - to be held in Chicago's Union Park Friday, July 17 - Sunday, July 19 - is announcing the first rou... more info

Pitchfork — Last week, we announced that the fourth annual Pitchfork Music Festival would jump off at Chicago's lovely Union Park July 17-19. If the mere fact that our festival is happening again wasn't enough to convince you to save the date and book any nece... more info