Persona Sauna — NPR listeners came out of the woodwork to cast their votes for the year's best music thus far, and Animal Collective took the top spots in both Best Album and Best Song.Best Singles of 2009 (so far)1. "My Girls" Animal Collective2. "Two Weeks" Grizz... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 1. Paul McCartney - Great Day 2. Coconut Records - Wires 3. Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation - All The King's Horses 4. James Taylor - Carolina On My Mind [live] 5. Warren Zevon - Keep Me In Your... more info

Stereogum — Danish songwriter Jannis Joya Makrigiannis trumpets his wares under the moniker Choir Of Young Believers, figuring as its primary visionary but, as is clear after a spin through this pair of tracks, not its only player. In concert, the outfit can str... more info

Rawkblog — Andrew Bird / photo by David Greenwald I’ll be out of town for this, unfortunately, but here are my recs for yr weekend show-going: 7/10 Friday - Andrew Bird @ Greek Theatre 7/12 Sunday - Ray LaMontagne w/ Jenny Lewis & Blitzen Trapper @ Hollywood ... more info

MVSW — Andrew Bird, Ra Ra Riot, Heartless Bastards @ The Greek Theatre Sara Lov, Two Sheds, Big Organ Trio @ The Mint The Ringers, The Yelling @ The Viper Room Mix Master Mike, Nola Darling @ Viper Room (After Hours) The Sound of Philadelphia with The O’J... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Supporting his 2009 album Noble Beast, Andrew Bird ventured onto Conan last night with his golden phonographs and bandmates for a live rendition of "Oh No". I love when he starts songs out with violin loops and the guitar strapped backwards behind h... more info

Culture Bully — Andrew Bird performs "Oh No" on the June 7 episode of the Tonight Show. more info

Stereogum — Continuing with the werewolf theme of Hombre Lobo, which happens to mean werewolf, Eels bring some hirsute lycanthropy to the gorgeously shot video for "In My Dreams." E starred as a furry, howling stalker in the red-tinted clip for "Fresh Blood,"... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Felicia Graham Heartless Bastards' singer Erika Wennerstrom started a side project called Swet Tea with Alex Maas of The Black Angels. They performed the Cash/Carter calssic If I Were A Carpenter at the Austin City Limits TV Show earlier this... more info

Culture Bully — Performance footage of Andrew Bird in CBC's Q TV studio. more info