Detroit Free Press — The Web site of Ann Arbor quartet Starling Electric proclaims the group "Proud Purveyors of Pomp and Pop!" but this barely begins to describe the wondrous kaleidoscope of influences that infuse the band's music. The Beatles and Beach Boys are fe... more info

Idolator — Yesterday, I came across a recent interview with Amanda Petrusich, the author of the new It Still Moves, in which she basically nails the conundrum facing music writing today. Take it away, Amanda and questioner: RD: Being largely a writer for print... more info

Panda Toes — Though blog readers generally avoid artists such as George Harrison in favor of others like Yelle, I'm sure you're all familiar with the former's "Got My Mind Set on You." I mean, surely y'all have heard of the Beatles? You know, the band that has in... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — 4 stars out of 5As Oasis unveil their seventh studio album on MySpace, The Times' chief rock critic Pete Paphides goes through Dig Out Your Soul, track-by-track, and comes to the conclusion that this could be their best album since the siblingsâ€â... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Stage attacks, snide comments directed at contemporaries and wild comparisons to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Yes, it can mean only one thing: Oasis are releasing a new studio album.Entitled Dig Out Your Soul, the Brit pop survivors’ ea... more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - Paul McCartney is returning to his Fireman alias after a decade away from the musical collaboration with producer Youth. more info

Idolator — Alan McGee is certainly known for his ridiculous proclamations—it's sort of his business—and his Guardian blog post today is no particular exception, considering he sort of compares the new Oasis album to the Beatles' Revolver. Still, that's the... more info

Pitchfork — As if the forthcoming Los Campesinos!/No Age/Times New Viking triple-threat tour wasn't gonna shred enough faces on its own, things just keep getting gnarlier. The three bands have teamed up for a "super limited edition" 7" to celebrate the Shred Yr... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Posted by: Alan McGeeTurning 48 yesterday, I realised the only Creation band that I still get excited about is Oasis. And who wouldn't? The band contains two world-class songwriters, and two great ones, and their new release Dig Out Your Soul is trul... more info

Guardian Music — Alan McGee: The new Oasis album, Dig Out Your Soul, is the sound of one of Britain's greatest bands at play. With it, they have completed the perfect rock'n'roll trilogy that began with Definitely Maybe. And in terms of classic songwriting, they are ... more info