Guardian Music — This Canadian indie crew have given one of the most notorious examples of pop sophistication a rough and ragged makeoverHometown: Toronto.The lineup: Jason Couse, Wes Marskell, Dave Hurlow and Michael le Riche.The background: We got taken to task by ... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Steely Dan singer/keyboardist Donald Fagen (1948) English model Abigail Clancy (1986) Actress Sarah Shahi (1980) Crash Test Dummies singer Brad Roberts (1964) Actress Janet ... more info

Popdose — It takes an admirable level of chutzpah to cover a band with an aesthetic as singularly knotty as Steely Dan’s, but that’s just what Toronto’s the Darcys have done with their upcoming tribute to the Dan’s classic Aja album, scheduled for a Ja... more info

Totally Fuzzy — For today's Live Performance we have some very special and critically acclaimed guests. Walter Becker and Donald Fagen teamed up once again in 2000, to release the first Steely Dan studio album in 19 some-odd years. That has to be some kind of ... more info

Guardian Music — If you like the hypnagogic soft rock of Ariel Pink and glo-fi slow jams of Washed Out, this will be right up your alleyHometown: Philadelphia.The lineup: Benjamin Louisiana (more instrumental/less vocal) and Thomas Crystal (more vocal/less instrument... more info

Guardian Music — Joe Goddard and Raphael Rundell take us back to the 90s – and its not the likes of Oasis they evoke, but the era's house musicHometown: London.The lineup: Joe Goddard and Raphael Rundell.The background: The 2 Bears comprise one fifth of Hot Chip, i... more info

Impose Magazine — We're very excited to share the first public track from the upcoming Rangers LP, out on Not Not Fun. Jets indeed streak through the whole collection on Pan Am Stories, which in sum is a kind of masterpiece ode to the spookiness inherent in 70s so... more info

Guardian Music — Time to get acquainted with these purveyors of sonic opulenceHometown: London.The lineup: Thom Hosken (percussion), Tim Sheinman (vocals), David Isaacs (keyboards), Alister Wedderburn (guitar).The background: For every new band wanting to sound garag... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Fleet Foxes @ Newport Folk Fest 2009 (more by Jim Brueckner) today in NYC * DUMBO Arts Fest * Max Weinberg @ Iridium * Particle @ Brooklyn Bowl * Deke Dickerson @ Rodeo Bar * Steely Dan @ Beacon Theater... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Hold Steady @ McCarren Pool, 2008 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) today in NYC * Brooklyn Book Fest * Eugene Mirman Comedy Fest * Roland Auzet @ The Stone * Avan Lava @ Cameo Gallery * Steely Dan @... more info