Guided By Voices Reuniting to Help Matador Turn 21

It’s been five years since Robert Pollard put Guided by Voices to rest, but this October he’s assembling a “classic lineup” to reunite for Matador Records 21st birthday celebration. Who is included in this classic lineup remains to be seen, and given the constantly revolving cast of characters that was GbV, there could be endless possibilities. The awesome news doesn’t stop there though: Joining GbV “the Classic ’93-’96 Lineup” will be Pavement, Sonic Youth and Belle & Sebastian. That’s right, GbV, Pavement, Sonic Youth, and Belle & Sebastian will all be headliners. The “supporting” acts keep getting better and better too, with Spoon, Yo La Tengo, Cat Power, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Superchunk, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Guitar Wolf, Chavez, Girls, Fucked Up, Harlem, Cold Cave, Shearwater, Kurt Vile, and Jeffrey Joe Jensen (phew!) all on the bill, with more acts being announced July 5. All of this madness will go down October 1-3 at the Palms in Las Vegas. More on the mind numbing awesomeness of Matador at 21 here.

Lollapalooza Lineup Officially Revealed

After teasing us with Wheel of Fortune-esque puzzles, Lollapalooza’s lineup has been officially announced. No real surprises at the top, but the festival will be headlined by The Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Lady Gaga, Green Day, Soundgarden, and Phoenix. It’s still unclear who is the main headliner, that is, the one that closes the festival. Also appearing are MGMT, Spoon, the National, Hot Chip, Erykah Badu, the Black Keys, Devo, the xx, Cut Copy, the New Pornographers, Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer, Dirty Projectors, Metric, Matt and Kim, Drive-By Truckers, Jamie Lidell, Frightened Rabbit, Fuck Buttons, the Walkmen, HEALTH, Wild Beasts, Wavves, Blitzen Trapper, Stars, Social Distortion, Jimmy Cliff, Deer Tick, Cypress Hill, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, Wolfmother, Mavis Staples, the Cribs, Raphael Saadiq, Minus the Bear, Rogue Wave, the Big Pink, the Dodos, Cymbals Eat Guitars, the Morning Benders, Javelin, 2ManyDJs, Peanut Butter Wolf, BBU, Empire of the Sun, B.o.B., the Antlers, Warpaint, the Soft Pack, and Harlem.

Looks like Lolla has a pretty solid lineup this year. So if you’re in the Midwest and need a giant music festival fix this summer, Lollapalooza is your best bet. The festival is August 6-8 in Grant Park, Chicago.

TUIW Guide to April

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Introducing our newest feature, TUIW Guide To, where our crack team gives you everything you need to know about…something. Whether it’s a month, a festival, or an event, TUIW will get you up to speed and get you ready to go.

Sure, May gets all the attention because it’s the start of the summer movie and music calendar, and home to TV sweeps week, but April is shaping up to be a pretty good month too. Mark you calendars and save up your pennies, here’s your guide to April 2010:

Music

Dr. Dog, Shame Shame

April 5

Doves: The Places Between: The Best of Doves [Astralwerks/Heavenly]
Dr. Dog: Shame, Shame [Anti-]
Harlem: Hippies [Matador]
Jónsi: Go [XL]
Laura Marling: I Speak Because I Can [Astralwerks]
Elliott Smith: Roman Candles [Kill Rock Stars] [remastered]

April 13

Dosh: Tommy [anticon]
Kaki King: Junior [Rounder]
MGMT: Congratulations [Columbia]
Murs & 9th Wonder: ForNever [SMC]
The Nels Cline Singers: Initiate [Cryptogramophone]

April 17 Record Store Day (Preview on its way)

April 20

The Apples in Stereo: Travellers in Time and Space [Yep Roc/Simian/Elephant 6]
Plants and Animals: La La Land [Secret City]
Roky Erickson With Okkervil River: True Love Cast Out All Evil [Anti-]
Rufus Wainwright: All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu [Decca]
Wye Oak: My Neighor/My Creator [Merge] [digital release]

April 27
Iggy and the Stooges: Raw Power: Deluxe Edition [Columbia/Legacy]
Movies

Steve Carrell and Tina Fey in Date Night

April 1
Clash of the Titans

April 9
Date Night

April 16
Kick Ass
Death at a Funeral

April 30
I Love You Phillip Morris
Nightmare on Elm Street

SXSW Announces First Wave of 2010 Artists

The 2010 SXSW Festival down in Jon’s home base of Austin, TX will take place March 17-21 at various locales throughout the city. Yesterday, the festival announced it’s initial line up of bands. Highlights of the list include Frightened Rabbit, Japandroids, Robyn Hitchcock, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Harlem, Deer Tick, Jookabox, Miniature Tigers, Fanfarlo, and We Are Scientists. For the full list, go here.