!tashed — Over the past few weeks, Phoenix’s friends have teamed up with them to remix a couple of their tracks from their album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. It seems every artist loves Phoenix’s music as much as we do, citing them as great inspiration. Th... more info

Stereogum — Depending on your indie-oriented-site-that-ranks-bands-on-ten-point-scales of choice, it seems Animal Collective are second only to Radiohead as the aughts' most relevant band. And with the bevy of activity the Collective has lined up, they seem t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — I kid. I kid. But Pitchfork did just post news about this mysterious new "Fall Be Kind" Animal Collective record that Amazon is selling (release date: December 8, 2009). PREVIOUSLY: Pitchfork announces the top 20 albums of the decade... more info

Pasta Primavera — Victoria Bergsman’s (ex-The Concretes) other band Taken By Trees has just released a new video for the soft-hearted cover of Animal Collective’s “My Girls” (renamed “My Boys” for a personal touch).  Most of her new album East Of Eden h... more info

Rolling Stone — Jennifer Hudson will look back at personal holiday memories in her Chicago hometown in a prime-time ABC special called Jennifer Hudson: I’ll Be Home for Christmas this December, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Onetime Bad Boy rapper Shyne was ... more info

AngryApe — Their rare album will be available again more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste is a fan. MTV's John Norris is a fan. Kanye West is a fan. Even Animal Collective's Avey Tare's sister Abby is a fan (she drew Chromatic Flights' Favorite Cat EP album artwork). Kyle Wyss, from the 'celeb-acclaimed' Blind... more info

Stereogum — mtvU is the college-dorm targeted branch of Viacom's pop-cultural giving tree. While most of its boughs are wilting when it comes to recognizing relevant music, this university-centric twig at least maintains some semblance of staying evergreen, i... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — There's no doubt that Vampire Weekend will continue to be a commercial success, but will they be a "one-hit-wonder" with the indie kids? Will there be a "wicked backlash"? Can they "do it again" in 2010? Will Carles still be "relevant enough" to b... more info

MTV.com News — Voting begins today for awards honoring the biggest acts in the college music scene.By James Montgomery Drake performs at the 2009 BET Awards Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Hotly tipped Canadian MCs? Check. Hard-charging Southern-rock ro... more info