This weekend we were beating the heat with cold beverages and a BBQ pit in honor of Memorial Day. Our friends on the West Coast however were experiencing some of the best music and comedy that there is at this year's Sasquatch Music Festival - Source

Feist and Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard are reportedly teaming up to record a song together for the forthcoming 'Red Hot' charity album, which benefits AIDS research. - Source

We've got another exclusive MP3 download for you from one of our absolute favorite musicians, Rob Dickinson. We've been chatting up the upcoming reissue of his debut solo album, Fresh Wine For The Horses, which comes out as a double-disc on June 10. The main disc does indeed the new song - Source

We heard that Sigur Ros was planning on releasing their fifth album this summer, and from what we have heard so far, it sounds like it is going to be great. On June 24 the band will relea... - Source

Sir Paul McCartney has been presented with an honorary doctorate from the USA's prestigious Yale University. - Source

If I were you...I'd keep my eyes peeled here.A proper announcement is expected sometime this week. - Source

Elbow's Guy Garvey, Kate Nash and The Pigeon Detectives' have come out in support of emo and all forms of music after the genre was scapegoated in the pages of the tabloids. - Source

Enjoy their performance of 'Batcat' at Queen Elizabeth Hall below.  - Source

Both LPs will be out by the end of the year. Peter Moren shares the following words with NME regarding one of the records (which will be entirely instrumental): *"It's very melodic and unpretentious and laid back. We each have our own theme song. Mine has my grandfather telling a story in a local dialect, and John's has a haidresser from his village telling a story. It's probably going to be called Seaside Rock, to tie together the themes of water & sea."* . - Source

I wrote about Amie Street back in 2006 and have always been a fan. It’s a music service where the fans determine the price of each song. The more times each song is downloaded, the more expensive they get. Prices are capped at $0.99. - Source