Pop Candy — I was just perusing this list of excellent album covers from '09 and noticed that some of the best art happens to overlap with my favorite releases: the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dinosaur Jr., Animal Collective. more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: Hockey + Sigmund Droid @ Mercury Lounge 8pm $8My choices for this week were really tough to come by. All summer long we have been pretty much inundated by fantastic live shows and for whatever reason this week is pretty weak and fairly expens... more info

Perfect Porridge — We first told you about Netherfriends in late July as part of the Chompilation project. The Chicago trio has a refreshing air about them, and fans of Animal Collective, F-Buttons and Flaming Lips should readily scoop up their new album, Calling You... more info

NME — Win tickets to see Animal Collective live and Temper Trap albums more info

VH1 News — Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tool, Animal Collective, Santigold, Arctic Monkeys and others provided bouncy beats, psychedelic grooves and turgid metal on Lollapalooza's dynamic day two. more info

MTV.com News — Animal Collective, Santigold, Lykke Li, Arctic Monkeys provide bouncy beats and psychedelic grooves on Saturday.By Gil Kaufman Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O performs at Lollapalooza 2009 on Saturday night Photo: MTV News CHICAGO — First came ... more info

Stereogum — Palms is the glitchy (and very arty) avant-pop duo of German documentary filmmaker/vocalist Nadja Korinth and multi-instrumentalist New Yorker Ryan Schaefer. They released their debut It's Midnight In Honolulu via Brooklyn Here Comes The Indian produ... more info

Stereogum — Au's current official lineup remains Luke Wyland and Dana Valatka, but each excursion sounds like the work of much larger cast. See, for instance, "Ida Walked Away," an escalating bit of falsetto-fronted art-pop from the Portland band's forthcoming V... more info

Pasta Primavera — People always ask – who’s going to be the next big band to emerge?  Well here’s my pick – The Big Pink.  Hailing from the UK this band packs a powerful punch.  Hazy guitars blast into screaming guitars growl into hazy electronics swe... more info

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