NME — About Group will release their new album on April 18 more info

Guardian Music — About Group, featuring Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor and Spiritualized's John Coxon, to showcase 'instinctive group interplay' on new LPMembers of Hot Chip and Spiritualized have teamed up for a second album as About Group. Recorded in just one day, Start... more info

melophobe — It started nearly two years ago, when Alexis Taylor from Hot Chip, Charles Hayward from This Heat, John Coxon from Spring Heel Jack/Spiritualized and Pat Thomas got together and recorded a completely improvised album under the moniker About Group. No... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr. Jones said... 30 Days Out is trying to get in the mood for Valentine's Day coming in a few weeks ... so we've been spinning duet albums. Today we have "Dave Mason and Cass Elliott," the unlikely pairing of singular talents from the early 1970s. D... more info

Impose Magazine — Lumerians are a San Francisco-based future psych quintet who would probably feel comfy in a Chinese fire drill with contemporaries like Woodsman during a continent-long road trip from this track "Atlanta Brook" back to their Pacific homeland, guitar-... more info

Totally Fuzzy — glenn said... Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place for this. I'm wondering if there's a general discussion site for bloggers. I'm particularly interested in what others have to say about the myriad of file sharing services as well as several other to... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Don said... Just stopping by to drop off some Robert Nighthawk, then going away again. Nighthawk was a slide guitarist whose disciples included Muddy Waters, B.B. King and Elmore James. Despite his importance, Nighthawk is a mostly forgotten figure. ... more info

Altsounds — Oh No Oh My describe their music as "sexy indie." That's what you might expect from an Austin-based foursome who cite Serge Gainsbourg's 'Histoire De Melody Nelson,' Spiritualized's 'Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space' and Nico's 'Chel... more info

Guardian Music — They're riding into town to reassert rock's fundamentals and they haven't even got time for a websiteHometown: London.The lineup: Justin Young (vocals, guitar), Anri Hjorvar (bass), Freddie Cowan (guitar), Pete Robertson (drums).The background: The o... more info

Guardian Music — Imagine a scruffy anorak band doing one of those old death discs like Tell Laura I Love Her to get a sense of Richie Follin's new projectHometown: California.The lineup: Richie FollinThe background: As though to prove that rock'n'roll is in the blood... more info