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We love seeing people celebrating independent music. Following on the heels of Record Store Day here in the US, a worldwide campaign called Independents Day will be taking place on the 4th of July weekend. This event will be to help raise money for the independent music community as well as their selected charities - Source

The sheer amount of choice is befuddling, but somehow, in a strange way, it all works. And it works well. - Source

The upcoming All Points West Festival, taking place August 8 - 10 at New Jersey's Liberty State Park, just got a bit bigger with some additions to their already strong lineup. Friday's bill now contains Grizzly Bear and The Duke Spirit, and Sunday's will now also have Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Source

Ain't she something? That's the previously reported limited edition Joy Division Microsoft Zune up there, bearing Factory Records design guy Peter Saville's iconic Unknown Pleasures artwork. Though initially set to arrive in conjunction with the DVD release of the Grant Gee-directed Joy Division documentary on June 10, both DVD and Zune now go up for sale June 17. - Source

Good news for fans of James Lavelle and his ongoing work with UNKLE. The proper follow-up to War Stories is on its way, titled End Titles... Stories For Film. This album will be a collection of eclectic recordings from UNKLE, including collaborations with Josh Homme - Source

Country rockers Calexico are set to release a new album. - Source

Flight Of The Conchords won over a packed house at Los Angeles Orpheum Theatre Friday night (May 30), where they gave the first of two sold-out shows at the historic downtown venue. - Source

The ashes of the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain have been stolen from his widow Courtney Love. - Source

Anti-piracy firm MediaDefender, owned by LA-based ArtistDirect, is now being accused of unfairly attacking a legal service.  Th... - Source

A founding father of rock n' roll, Bo Diddley has passed away today at the age of 79. After months of ill health, heart failure finally took the musician's life at his home in Archer, Florida. Last August - Source