We gave you a preliminary rundown of this fall’s ATP NY, but the folks at ATP have thrown Tortoise, Bardo Pond, and Sleepy Sun onto the bill and guest curator Jim Jarmusch added folks to his Sunday showcase. In addition to Jarmusch’s previously mentioned cast of Brian Jonestown Massacre, Raekwon, Girls, Fucked Up, Wooden Shji...

Based on past experience, New York's All Tomorrow's Parties has become the festival you buy tickets for lineup-unseen. But for those who need to know, ATP just expanded the lineup of bands for this year's Weekend At Kutsher's: Saturday will include heavyweights Sonic Youth and the Breeders, as well as ATP favs Explosions In The Sky, Fuck Buttons...

When dishing up our two cents on Vampire Weekend's Billboard-topping Contra we noted:It would have been interesting if Ezra had worked some of his knowledge/love of punk and hardcore (a la his Fucked Up moment) into the mix. The song notes provided by the band/label as background mention "Holiday" was inspired by "third wave-ska bands like Opera...

FU recanted the dis track (cranking = "crying and wanking at the same time") saying "Cranking to Sonic Youth / 'Goo' in your hand, your favorite band / You love Thurston, you love Kim / You love art and you are thin" is "more of an homage to [SY's] fans." "P.U.."

Christmas classic is covered by members of the punk and hardcore community. Next week, Hatebreed doing 'All I Want For Christmas is You'. Maybe.Fucked Up, Andrew W.K., Bob Mould, David Cross, Ezra Koenig, GZA, Kevin Drew, Kyp Malone, Tegan and Sara and Yo La Tengo have teamed up to record ...