Guardian Music — British Sea Power, On tourA band somewhat out of time, British Sea Power. Thinkers and doers, the Brighton-based six-piece seem to hail from a time of bicycling, adventuring and youthful resourcefulness. Certainly, they have done their best to enlive... more info

ContactMusic — SESAME STREET writer TONY GEISS has died. He was 86 years old.The Hollywood producer, who wrote scripts and lyrics for the long-running children's show, passed away on 21 January (11) in Valhalla, New York after suffering complications from a neck in... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Tony Geiss, a writer and lyricist who helped give life to the animated characters on "Sesame Street," died January 21 in Valhalla, N.Y., aged 86. more info

Altsounds — Recently relocated Athens-based indie label *The Mylene Sheath* has just announced the lineup for their second annual *SXSW Showcase,* taking place *March 18th at Valhalla in Austin, TX* (710 Red River Street) and featuring performances by the lik... more info

Impose Magazine — The lo-fi subtlety of The Decline of…, British Sea Power’s first offering of Echo & the Bunnymen songs rewritten by the Pixies, quickly gave way to a pursuit of stadium grandiosity. But in their occasional dalliance with bluster, their personalit... more info

Guardian Music — Tim Jonze meets Brighton-based eccentrics British Sea Power, who are marking a decade in pop with an album that looks to the futureIt probably wasn't what the Observer's intern had in mind when she got to the office that morning: being dispatched t... more info

Guardian Music — Barfly, LondonBritish Sea Power at the Barfly? Surely some mistake. The home of indie grot is the last place you would expect to find a band renowned for playing everywhere but actual music venues – taking the show on to Camden's rainy pavements wo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: British Sea Power - "Who's In Control?" (MP3) The new LP by British Sea Power, Valhalla Dancefloor, is out now via Rough Trade. Download "Who's In Control?" from that record above. After a string of dates in the UK,... more info

Scotsman.com — Despite, or possibly owing to, the erudition worn on their sleeves, there's a feeling this seasoned band are still floundering to find their own musical direction more info

LargeHeartedBoy — A relatively meager music release week is bolstered by the new British Sea Power album, Valhalla Dancehall. Other releases I have heard and can strongly recommend include Wire's Red Barked Tree, Abigail Washburn's City of Refuge, Tape Deck Mountain's... more info