MTV.com News — M.I.A., LCD Soundsystem, Vampire Weekend also among Austin City Limits headliners.By Gil Kaufman Muse Photo: Jo Hale/Getty Images A little something old, a little something new. That's the story at this year's Austin City Limits festival, w... more info

Guardian Music — For a band that sound as though they're barely working up a sweat, this slowcore group are causing quite a stirHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Jenny Lee Lindberg (vocals, bass), Emily Kokal (vocals, guitar), Theresa Wayman (vocals, guitar), Stella ... more info

Guardian Music — Spending on live music up 4% this year as fans show 'insatiable appetite' for gigs and festivals, says industry bodyThis summer, while festival revellers listen to their favourite bands in muddy fields, they are more likely to be thinking about where... more info

BBC 6 Music — Sonic Youth frontman at the Tate more info

Altsounds — VIOLENT SOHO Thursday 13 Time: 1500hrs Location: The Doughnut (outside stage - near Queens Hotel) Time: 2130hrs Location: Hectors House Signed to Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore label Ecstatic Peace! and produced by ThePixies/Foo Fighters/Distillers ... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — The Pavement frontman shares his 20 years of lo-fi knowledge. For a feature on why Pavement still matter, pick up the new issue of NME, on sale from 12 May The music that made me want to play rock’n’roll was eighties hardcore Dead Kennedys, Blac... more info

The Vinyl Villain — More from the 1986 compilation LP A Different Kind Of Tension.Side A, Track 3:-mp3 : One Thousand Violins - Like One Thousand Violins The band was formed in Sheffield, and this track is a b-side from their debut single Halcyon Days on Dreamworld Reco... more info

XLR8R — Though its release date has been pushed back, the Neu! Vinyl Box will finally see the light of day this summer, just in time for a tour organized by founding member Michael Rother, who has recruited members of Sonic Youth, Tall Firs, and School of th... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Norman Wong If you didn't notice, Canadian masters of scruff Broken Social Scene are back this year. And they're not half-assing it. They'll spend the summer on the road in support of their just-released Forgiveness Rock Record, mostly over... more info

Pitchfork — With rents and crowding and subway service interruptions, living in New York City can be a massive pain in the ass. But one of the great reasons to live in the city is the wealth of outdoor concerts that come to town every year-- and a lot of them ar... more info