Rolling Stone — This year’s big summer festivals haven’t been to content to simply announce their lineups, insisting instead on finding inventive ways to get fans amped to hit the road. Bonnaroo used the better part of an entire day virally unveiling their slate... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Two former alcoholics/junkies and a pick-up drummer. That's how LA trio Yera Long Disaster started out. For their Black Magic; All Mysteries Revealed album they picked up The Master and Margarita, the Russian cult novel by Mikhail Bulgakov and the ... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn Yu It's been too long since we've heard a massed army of Amish-dressed Canadians belting out towering anthems on stage. But this summer, we're in luck. Arcade Fire have been laying low for a little while now, working on a new album, ... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Cody Smyth -- The Strokes have announced their first American show in years. The Chicago Tribune confirms that the band will serve as headliners at this year's Lollapalooza, which goes down in Chicago's Grant Park August 6-8. Talking to the ... more info

411 Mania — The three biggest grunge bands not called Nirvana go head to head to see who get's loved, listened to or loathed in a column that rips Chris Crowing apart at the soul... more info

Pitchfork — Record Store Day, your opportunity to cop tons of exclusive music from your local independent retailer, will arrive on April 17 this year. Sub Pop has announced a whole mess of RSD releases. We've already reported that about Beach House's Zebra EP... more info

411 Mania — Soundgarden to re-release single from 1987. Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage impregnates porn star?! Limp Bizkit records with two rappers. MCR loses drummer; Rob Zombie picks up Slipknot's. Tom Morello scoring Iron Man 2. Hellyeah, others set releas... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Soundgarden jump on the Record Store Day bandwagon: A limited edition, orange vinyl 7” re-issue of Soundgarden’s SubPop debut single “Hunted Down” b/w “Nothing to Say” will be available at select independent re... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Pavement, Faith No More, Public Image Ltd., the Specials and Soundgarden are just a handful of artists returning to the stage after a long hiatus, but John Cale insists the Velvet Underground haven’t caught reunion... more info

XFM.co.uk — No Download or Sonisphere for grunge legends says Live Nation promoter. more info