The Vinyl Villain — OK.....time to own up.A fair bit of the factual information that has accompanied this series doesn't sit permanently in my brain. I've relied very heavily on a wonderful fan site called Passions Just Like Mine, something that can truly be described ... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight in Baltimore the Ottobar has a killer line up with Gang Gang Dance and Hex Message while Natural History Museum has Smarts, FFFever, Dope Body, and Rap Dragons.  Down in DC Tinted Windows and US Royalty tear up the Black Cat while Los Camp... more info

5 Acts — If you haven't gotten tickets for tonight's show at 9:30 Club with Los Campesinos!, better get them now 'cause they're going quick! I'm looking for this one to sell out. It's an early show, starting off with Girls and The Smith Westerns. Doors open a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: The Smith Westerns - Be My Girl (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Portugal the Man - People Say (MP3) The Smith Westerns Last night (8/3) I went to the semi-secret Los Campesinos!/Girls show at Union Pool and both bands... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: The Smith Westerns - Be My Girl (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Portugal the Man - People Say (MP3) Last night I went to the semi-secret Los Campesinos!/Girls show at Union Pool and both bands were great. This was a warm-up gig... more info

8/1 — We are not scared of being blunt about what the references are in our music. For instance, if you look at our name, The Raveonettes, it's a complete direct reference to The Ronettes and Buddy Holly's Rave On! So, in that sense, we're pretty clear abo... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Because I've spent all of 2009 being in love with Morrissey every Friday, I've been neglecting his first band round these parts.Today's humble offerings were triggered off by the sight of one of my early bits of vinyl by The Smiths being spotted in ... more info

JamBase — 7 WORLDS COLLIDE'S THE SUN CAME OUT TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 29 VIA SONY MUSIC BAND FEATURES MEMBERS OF RADIOHEAD, WILCO, CROWDED HOUSE, THE SMITHS, TUNSTALL & MORE The first 7 Worlds Collide album (you can hear samples at myspace.com/7world... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Two years ago, we told you all about Freebass, the new three-bassist supergroup led by combative former New Order/Joy Division member Peter Hook. The group, which also features former Smiths low-end master Andy Rourke and current Primal Scream/former... more info

Rolling Stone — Eight years after the first 7 Worlds Collide project, Crowded House’s Neil Finn is bringing back his all-star band — which includes the Smiths’ Johnny Marr, Radiohead’s Phil Selway and Ed O’Brien and new additions Wilco — for a new doubl... more info