Remember every list is like a snowflake. So far this year folks have been focused on the bigger picture, offering their thoughts on the best albums of the decade. Amazon's Editors, though, clearly...

The psychedelic Pittsburgh analog experimentalists contribute a thick layer of dandelion gum to Love 2's pastoral, carefree "Sing Sang Sung." Black Moth Super Rainbow's teeming fuzz keeps the song pleasant, but does bring a bit of darkness to the...

When Amrit was busy cataloging Weezer's recent appearances earlier today in order to put their Halloween performance at Hammerstein Ballroom in context, we didn't have footage of Rivers Cuomo in...

While searching for a clip of Weezer's stop by Letterman last night, I came across a vid of their first ever stop by Dave's place. They played "Say It Ain't So" and I sighed. Whatever you think of...

With "Empire State Of Mind" Jay-Z's cast himself as the Jeter generation's Billy Joel. His NYC's all about pills ("MDMA got you feeling like a champion, the city never sleeps, better slip you an...

When the All Tomorrow's Parties festival first launched, the idea of canonizing an iconic album with a track-for-track live performance was still a novel concept. A decade later the album-recreation bit has become another salable gimmick for non-ATP...

The Cali courts have granted guardianship over 17-year-old Cobain to Kurt's mom and sister, both for Bean's personal and financial well-being after an extended period of conduct by Courtney which met the legal standard for pretty much bonkers. More at...

It's always the season of giving over at the Deerhunter blog, and today Bradford makes a gift of an experimental Deerhunter's CD-R from 2005, featuring only Cox and Moses and recording during the band's "tape phase." Download it.

At the end of September we told you Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton) and James Mercer (aka that guy from the Shins) were working on a new project, tentatively titled Broken Bells. A Sony/Columbia newsletter went out earlier today with a bunch 0s and 1s...

We told you Beck and friends (Jamie Lidell, Wilco, Feist, etc.) were covering Skip Spence's 1969 solo album Oar for Hansen's Record Club: They've made it to song five, "Weighted Down (The Prison Song)," the first to feature Feist on lead. Take a...