Guardian Music — Tim Jonze sticks his neck out to declare the era of indie rock not overI'm trying to put a finger on the most surprising thing about the Guardian's Best Albums of 2011 list, published last month. Was it the virtual absence of any indie rock bands? Or... more info

Stereogum — MTV reports that President Obama has “a wish list” of campaign supporters for his upcoming 2012 run for re-election and points to a document obtained by The Tennessean. The list includes, among others, Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend, Jay-Z, The Roo... more info

Guardian Music — The US president wants certain bands to support his campaign – including Jonas Brothers, Arcade Fire and Ricky MartinAccording to a report in a Tennessee newspaper, Barack Obama has sent donors a long wish list of celebrity supporters. Among the 19... more info

Gigwise — Along with other famous names... more info

Chorus.fm — Watch *Arcade Fire* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/arcadefire)'s full set from Austin City Limits here (http://www.spin.com/articles/spend-hour-arcade-fires-full-austin-city-limits-set). Submitted by Indoor Living more info

Stereogum — Over the weekend, PBS aired Arcade Fire’s Austin City Limits episode, where the band played a balanced set including Funeral faves like “Rebellion (Lies)” and “Haiti” as well as the usual The Suburbs fare. Watch the entire episode below. Wa... more info

Chorus.fm — Hit the replies to watch *Arcade Fire* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/arcadefire) performing "We Used To Wait" live on Austin City Limits. more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire has basically done it all over the last year — including, you know, winning that big AOTY Grammy and headlining Coachella — so it seems natural that they’re returning to familiar turf for an episode of PBS’ Austin City Limits. Che... more info

Pop Candy — Austin City Limits has had a pretty spectacular season so far. more info

Music For Ants — Former Eagle Seagull-frontman Eli Mardock will be releasing his solo debut this year, and it’s one of my most anticipated albums of 2012. I was a big fan of Eagle Seagull’s self-titled album from 2005, which at the time, earned the band plenty of... more info