Topix — The Grammys take place on February 13th and will air on CBS at 8:00 p.m. ET. Rock veterans and up and comers are nominated, everyone from Arcade Fire 's The Suburbs , which is up for Album of the Year, to artists including Neil Young , Robert Plant a... more info

Totally Fuzzy — W said... * HOTLEGS (10cc) Thinks: School Stinks (1970) The original 1970 first LP release from Hotlegs (10cc, minus Graham Gouldman). Featuring the same album cover Alice Cooper would co-opt 2 years later for School's Out. Includes the minor hit, "N... more info

411 Mania — Take a look back at 411 Music's best (and worst) reviewed albums of 2010 in metal, rock, pop, indie, rap and more, as we recognize the big ones like B.o.B's debut, Arcade Fire's Suburbs, Eminem, Kanye, Robyn, Norma Jean and others… more info

Guardian Music — Interest in Joe Rose's music grows after Radio 4 show, with Plain Song becoming internet-assisted mini hitWhen Nick Park, creator of Wallace and Gromit, chose a song by the son of his oldest friends for Desert Island Discs, some said he was using his... more info

Nialler9 — 30. Shit Robot – From the Cradle to the Rave 29. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs 28. Vampire Weekend -Contra 27. The Redneck Manifesto – Friendship 26. Frightened Rabbit – The Winter Of Mixed Drinks 25. Sam Amidon – I See A Sign 24. Broken Social... more info

Totally Fuzzy — YankeeBoy said... Holiday Blahs Adrian Lloyd - Got A Little Woman Flop - I Told A Lie Bobby Womack - All Along The Watchtower The Cowsills - In Need of a Friend The Royal Jokers - You Tickle Me Baby The Split Ends - Rich With Nothing Buddy Covelle - ... more info

Scotsman.com — Arcade Fire's record The Suburbs has been hailed album of the year in a prestigious poll of music critics. more info

Scotsman.com — 1 Arcade Fire - The Suburbs 2 The National - High Violet more info

Core News — “Two of the bands destined to top the critics’ lists of 2010′s best albums – The Arcade Fire and The National – take over the 6 Mix. Arcade Fire multi instrumentalist Richard Reed-Parry and brothers Aaron & Bryce Dessner who play guitar and... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — There was a lot of music to digest in 2010. Lots. We saw a lot of new bands release hidden gems on bandcamp, along with new releases from seasoned veterans like Arcade Fire, The National, and Kanye West. Overall, I think this was a great year in musi... more info