It's difficult not to get cynical about the influx of nostalgia/money-driven reunion tours and reunion records, but if anyone's doing it gracefully and still feels vital and relevant in the process, it's My Bloody Valentine. When I was knee-high to a grasshopper, I was lucky enough to catch MBV on their 1992 Loveless tour with (the also successfully reunited) Dinosaur Jr. -- judging from this multi-camera clip of them doing a lovely, smearing "To Here Knows When" before a frenetic backdrop at last month's Fuji Rock Festival, they haven't missed a step. Or aged. - Source

So my friend Jeremy tipped me off to this band Talbot Tagora who sits atop (literally #1) Abe Vigoda's MySpace friends. And since most of their other top "friends" are bands The Tripwire is fans of, we decided to delve deeper. - Source

Independent online music store eMusic is now stepping into the talent-scouting business.  The craft of A&R - or artists and... - Source

Following the lead of the similarly psychedelic "Three Women" clip, the Julian House-directed video for "Neon Beanbag" initially looks like the song's title suggests before moving into a muted collagist landscape of faded '50s (and beyond) pop imagery and ubiquitous thought/action bubbles that also act as tear drops, beanbags, and straight-up graphic design. It's the opener from Chemical Chords, Stereolab's new previously mentioned first proper album in four years, from which we've also seen them do a live "Valley Hi!." - Source

Enjoy last night's take on 'True Love Waits' (as an intro to 'Everything...') below. - Source

Be sure to catch the fantastic duo at:

Saturday, November 1st, 2008 The Wiltern - Los Angeles
Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Bimbo's 365 Club - San Francisco
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 House Of Blues - Anaheim

For ticket info, head here. - Source

The former Smith sure is keeping busy!Learn all about his latest endeavor here.The quartet's premiere collaboration will hit shops by Christmas.Brand new press shot (featuring JM) accompanies this post. - Source

Enjoy their recent take on 'Love Is Noise' below.  - Source

Rousing sets by The Black Keys, !!! and Broken Social Scene were the main attractions at Sunset Junction Street Fair, held in the Silver Lake neighbourhood of Los Angeles this weekend (August 23 and 24). - Source

A day after Digital Music News reported that RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) top execs earned about $1.5 million a year, VentureBeat reported that RIAA shut down Muxtape (online music mixtapes).  You may remember one of those executives from her days chasing down illegal file sharers, one pesky villain at a time.
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