Stereogum — Africa Express is Damon Albarn’s project that brings together Western musical luminaries (Brian Eno, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner, Albarn himself) with Malian musicians. Last year, they released the Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes ... more info

Stereogum — I first learned about the music scene roulette known as the Rock Lottery when some industrious creative types in Columbus started throwing their own annual holiday spinoff, the Rock Potluck, about a decade ago. But Rock Lottery, which returns to Broo... more info

Core News — “Yeah yeah yeah! A rare and exclusive guest appearance from a modern music great – singer, fashionista, icon, Karen O. O talks to Mary Anne about love and crushes. O is the woman who powered the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to fame with her dark tales of New ... more info

NME — The Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman played the first of two nights at Bush Hall more info

NME — 'Life After Death From Above 1979' will be released on October 7 more info

NME — The singer says she saw The Strokes as competition when both bands were starting out in New York more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Way before TV On the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vivian Girls, Grizzly Bear, DIIV, Parquet Courts, A Place to Bury Strangers and the So So Glos... before the Lordz of Brooklyn, Type O Negative, Life of Agony and Biohazard... more info

Stereogum — Head Wound City was a mid-2000s supergroup comprised of Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner, the Blood Brothers’ Jordan Blilie and Cody Votolato, and the Locust’s Justin Pearson and Gabe Serbian. The group released one EP back in 2005 and played only ... more info

NME — The singer played tracks from her 'Crush Songs' debut solo LP more info

Stereogum — Spike Jonze is arguably the greatest music video director of all time, but he’s mostly retired from the art form. But he just made a quick exception for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs leader Karen O, who just released her debut solo album Crush Songs, an albu... more info