Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: The Smith Westerns - Be My Girl (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Sondre Lerche - Good Luck (MP3) After what seems like an entire summer's worth of epic weekends, this one is looking pretty quiet, music-wise. No surprise, as... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — 'Live Forever' has been voted the 'Best Song Of All Time' by the listeners of XFM. The station joined forces with radio stations from around the world including KROQ (in LA) and Triple J (Sydney) to compile the chart.'Don't Look Back In Anger' came t... more info

The Quietus — Guitarist "too busy" for reunion more info

NME — 'Is that likely to change? Who knows?' says Cribs man more info

Live Daily — Alt-rock purveyors Weezer [ tickets ] have launched their own online radio channel, taking a position on the A.P.E. Radio roster alongside Christina Aguilera [ tickets ] and the Eagles [ tickets ], who launched their own channels in late July. The... more info

8/1 — MP3: The Pretenders - Everyday Is Like Sunday [Morrissey cover] MP3: The National - Pretty In Pink [Pyschodelic Furs cover] MP3: The Cure - Love Will Tears Us Apart [Joy Division cover] MP3: Johnny Cash - One [U2 cover] MP3: Chromatics - Animal Nitr... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Over in the Daily Mail today I have a go at Oasis, the popular beat combo which has just split up. (Or so Noel Gallagher says, and since he’s the only one in the band who can write songs, that’ll be it till he changes his mind for the l... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: Bottle Up and Go @ The Studio at Webster Hall 8pm FREEYou should have seen them at After the Jump on Saturday, but for the few that missed their energetic set make sure you head to The Studio for this free show. Oh and if you did see them Sat... more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, London SW9There's a simple test for determining cultural phenomena in this country. It goes like this: has a high-ranking politician made a glib reference to it? If so, consider phenomenon status stamped and sealed. Last week it was ... more info

NME — Instigate Debate line-ups announced for the two sites more info