411 Mania — Get ready for Octahedron with "Since We've Been Wrong"... more info

Perfect Porridge — The Mars Volta’s new album, Octohedron, launches June 23, and to promote the album, they’ve launched a microsite that features a hidden link to stream the single “Since We’ve Been Wrong.” Don’t have time to poke around for it? Click the ... more info

JamBase — Mars Volta members keep it in the family: Zechs Marquise see release of debut album via Rodriguez Lopez Productions and announce tour Days after playing the Bonnaroo festival in The Mars Volta alongside his brother Omar Rodriguez-Lopez,... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Mars Volta are known for their insane prog rock. They can make some of the craziest music that you would call weirdly accesible. They have been at it for a while, a lot longer than you may realize. With the release of their new album Octahedron (... more info

MVSW — Zechs Marquise ~ “Chase Scene”(mp3) “Sirenum Scopuli”(mp3) Check this out. Zechs Marquise is a four person psych prog rock group out of El Paso Texas. Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez is also a member of the Mars Volta (with his brother Omar). In Zec... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Mars Volta (http://www.intotheoctahedron.com/)* have launched a new interactive site (http://www.intotheoctahedron.com/) to dispense goodies from their forthcoming album Octahedron. more info

I Guess I'm Floating — There are few bands that can match the conceptual compositions of The Mars Volta; coupled with their intense, improvised live sets they almost emulate a new-age form of Pink Floyd. I can still recall the first time I ever heard "Televators" - it was... more info

Guardian Music — Storm Thorgerson talks us through the weird and wonderful images he created for Pink Floyd, Led Zep and the Mars Volta more info

JamBase — OUTSIDE LANDS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL ARTISTS TO THE LINEUP INCLUDE LUCINDA WILLIAMS, CONOR OBERST & THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND THE AVETT BROTHERS, BAT FOR LASHES, TEA LEAF GREEN, BIG LIGHT AMONG MANY OTHERS Outside Lands 2008 by M... more info

Music Mule — What? Once Bitten presents Crystal Antlers, Three Trapped Tigers and Inconsolables in Hoxton on Bank Holiday Monday. I’ve just seen LA progsters Crystal Antlers for the second time when they blew myself and all away at a packed out Great Escape gig... more info