411 Mania — Thoughts on the best debut album in years, Animal Collective remix Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Animal Collective boxset, exciting news for Spiritualized fans, Chamberlin quits the pumpkins and more. more info

Ryan's Smashing Life — On The Ebay Auction Block: A Chance to Buy Early Rare Recordings Most A.C. fans have never before!FOR SALE: Early Animal CollectiveAnimal Crack Box - a forthcoming collection of early (pre-fame) Animal Collective will soon be released in a very limi... more info

Welcome to Dance Club — pic:raphosThe Animal Collective's album has been a real highlight of this year, but they're incredibly DJ-unfriendly. So the fact that I can now drop their best tune in a set, and retain it's essence, is great news. Good work Hatchmatik, this was p... more info

The Mix Tape Podcast — Warm, organic, stripped of gimmick and existing in the plane where Animal Collective meets LCD Soundsystem, the pathos of Bromst is epitomized on “Snookered”: Building through its first half, the repeated chorus full of lament and longing... more info

MTV.com News — Lou Reed also rumored to be playing the Chicago festival.By Gil Kaufman The Killers' Brandon Flowers Photo: John Shearer/ WireImage The longer Lollapalooza organizers wait to unveil the lineup for this year's festival, the more people will... more info

The Mix Tape Podcast — And so returns our sunday round-up of the past week's best music news and audio ramblings...Gorillaz set to debut documentary Bananaz in New York’s Apple Store SoHo…Despite outlasting HMV and other retailers, all Virgin Megastores to clo... more info

The Mix Tape Podcast — Episode 45 of The Mix Tape Podcast is now available for download!Do you download our weekly podcast? Did you know that everyone who subscribes gets to hear these songs before they get posted here? Why not subscribe today...This week we have more from... more info

Idolator — A number of things — being in NYC during SXSW week, the request from a friend that I write about some "college bands" during my short tenure here, my complete disenchantment with bands that the kids love (like the previously mentioned Vampire Week... more info

Persona Sauna — In my inbox this late night/early morning for your curious ears. Not so much a remix, but rather a little added rap rock.Animal Collective - Taste (Remix feat. 607) [yousendit] more info

JamBase — White Rabbits To Release It's Frightening On tbd records Out May 19 Sophomore LP Produced By Britt Daniel / Tracklisting Revealed White Rabbits After spending the better part of two years on the road (including festival stops at Lollapallooza, ... more info