• Philly's music writers are as mean-spririted as their sports fans. ADA Distribution's annual conference will be held in Philly this weekend. Check out the grief their "indies only" showcase at the Trocadero is getting from a local music writer: The line-up -- Band of Horses, Yo La Tengo, The Stills, Matt Pond PA and Todd Barry -- "is reason enough to ignore the corporate ogre." (Philadelphia Weekly)

• Louis Armstrong memoribilia will be on display at the Godwin Ternbach Museum at Queens College in New York City from June 20th through August 20th. (Downbeat)

• Two new books explore the myths and music of the Laurel Canyon scene of the late '60s through the mid-'70s. (LA Weekly)

• This is news to me: Mark Ibold (ex-Pavement) is Sonic Youth's new bassist/guitarist. (Modestmicah)