The Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls' third annual Rock n Roll Auction will take place December 3 at the Zipper Factory in New York City. Proceeds from the auction will go to the scholarship fund of the Brooklyn-based summer day camp and community organization that gives young ladies a chance to learn an instrument a little cooler than the recorde...

Lykke Li wrapped up her North American tour with a sold-out show at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles last night (November 3). Also on the bill for the NME Presents show were Friendly Fires, Grand Ole Party and The Mae Shi.

Ahead-of-the-curve London label Moshi Moshi will celebrate its 10th birthday with a hometown party featuring sets by bands from its decade-long history. Hot Chip, Tilly and the Wall, the Mae Shi, Kate Nash, Florence and the Machine, Slow Club, and Drums of Death will be among those making appearances. The celebration takes place tomorrow (Octobe...

So. Here we come again to another rousing round of Taco Bell's Feed the Beat, the contest that lets you, as they put it, "hear some great tunes and help pick this year's best indie bands." Things are a little different this time out, with 100 bands receiving the $500 in free Fourthmeal-- you know, the stuff you chomp down when you're stoned betw...

I think it's fair to say, at this point, indie rockers have chosen their candidate for next month's presidential election: that one. The Senator from Illinois has already earned the support of, well, a lot of the music makers and dreamers of dreams, and with November 4 looming in the minds of just about everyone, even more artists are banding to...