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Far from the runaway-mine-car frenzy that defined some of their early work, the husband-and-wife duo of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel opt for slower tempos, multi-instrumental arrangements, and overdubbed harmonies on their fifth full-length. - Source

The Kooks have announced that they will play outdoor acoustic 'Sidewalk Sets' in Los Angeles next week. - Source

Earlier this week we reported that Arcade Fire was rumored to be working on the soundtrack for the next Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) film. In a recent blog post on the band's website, frontman Win Butler stated that there are "no soundtracks go," and are not working on a full-blown - Source

Those are just a few of the colorful comments sent in by Pitchfork readers regarding Radiohead's May 11 gig at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia. They're not talking about the quality of the band's performance, mind. Most of them, in fact, never got to see it. - Source

Apparently Fatboy Slim is still "f-ing in heaven." Yesterday we were tipped off by The Sun that the DJ was ditching the moniker and taking the Fifth Amendment on the whole issue - Source

Narrow Stairs is expected to sell 140,000 copies this week.That total should be more than enough to secure the top spot.For a further analysis of the US charts, head to Billboard. - Source

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie and Elbow's Guy Garvey are joining forces to help out new artists. - Source

Our favorite New Zealand goofballs Flight Of The Conchords recently released their full-length album on Sub Pop records. They have now posted the video for the track "Ladies Of The World," taking Bret and Jermaine back to the '70s for some serious roller skating action - Source

Oh Sigur Ros, you are so mysterious! As we breathlessly await details of your next masterpiece, you have posted a couple of brief video clips of you working on said album to this widget thingymabobber. - Source

Enjoy last week's take on 'The Fire Is Waiting' below. A new LP is expected by mid-summer. - Source