DrivenFarOff — Motion City Soundtrack‘s new video for “A Lifeless Ordinary” can be see over on Spin.com. The song comes from the bands latest album, . Justin Pierre cites a trio of influences: “I wanted it to have the coolness and stupidness of Weezer, the ... more info

Gigwise — Band to play 'The Soft Bulletin'... more info

NME — Wayne Coyne and co will perform their 1999 album in Oklahoma City more info

NME — Vivian Girls and Cymbals Eat Guitars also set to feature on the upcoming compilation more info

Guardian Music — The 'new, improved' Simon Cowell is still light years away from understanding great musicIt's funny and awful watching how the sneaky Simon Cowell has tweaked himself this year, physically and conceptually. He's sliding through certain changes that a... more info

Guardian Music — Wizards and warlocks, vikings and unicorns, your time is now. The first all-fantasy RR takes in all this and moreGoblins, elves, trolls and ogres. All have made appearances in Readers Recommend over the years. But only now do they get their own theme... more info

Stereogum — Austin City Limits hosted some of the nicest weather in years alongside an impressive line up with main headliners The Strokes, Muse and the Eagles. Some tough scheduling choices though needed to be made like choosing Sonic Youth or Vampire Weekend, ... more info

NME — See the frontman getting artistic on NME.COM more info

Detroit Free Press — The Detroit-born, Petoskey-bred singer-songwriter has been a darling in indie circles for nearly a decade, crafting art-rock that can be as enigmatic as the musician himself. This Royal Oak show is the first U.S. date on a tour supporting his new alb... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin "Watching Deer Tick at One Eyed Jacks in the French quarter..." - Wayne Coyne, one day after ACL "Burbank, CA - What would Halloween be without THE FLAMING LIPS? Certainly nothing as magical and incendiary as... more info