NME — Franz Ferdinand, The Wombats, Mystery Jets, Tricky and Black Lips are among the first acts confirmed to play Shockwaves NME Awards shows for 2009. more info

Paste Magazine — [Above: Jared Swilley of the Black Lips plays in Halloween-appropriate band The Spooks.] More good bands than Bonnaroo . The release of a long-awaited record . A 3-D extravaganza. A horde of crazed Danes . A theremin. A cassette so limited it ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Black Lips @ Antics Warehouse (more by Leia Jospe) today in NYC * DANCE * Toumani Diabate @ NYU * The Felice Brothers & Deer Tick @ Spiegeltent * Matisyahu, Flobots & Mishku @ The Wellmont Theatre * Killdozer, Awesome... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Photos by Leia Jospe More photos from the Friday night Antics party below...... more info

Pitchfork — Diplo will release a compilation called Decent Work for Decent Pay: Collected Works: Volume One worldwide on January 26 via Big Dada/Ninja Tune. True to Diplo's eclectic and collaborative form, the disc is loaded with original tracks and remixes he h... more info

Paste Magazine — “The last time we played these songs, I couldn’t grow facial hair,” bassist Jared Swilley joked as PBR cans flew over the heads of the packed house at the Earl , where he and his Black Lips bandmates reconvened as The Renegades for a somewha... more info

Paste Magazine — It's rare for the The Earl 's calendar page to sport no description whatsoever for a particular night's event. But the listing for tonight's show doesn't explain anything because by, all rights, the headlining band doesn't exist. That's right: ... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — No, it's not your speakers. That buzzing, lo-fi romp resonating from the speakers is meant to sound that way. Vivian Girls are a recent find for me, labelmates of Jay Reatard, Black Lips, King Khan and other In the Red bands I don't know but deserve ... more info

Altsounds — *Lovvers’* slightly eerie new video for the song ‘Human Hair’ is now online at: YouTube - Lovvers - Human Hair You should already know this, but to remind you, Lovvers’ 12 minute belter of an album *Â... more info

Altsounds — *Lovvers’* slightly eerie new video for the song ‘Human Hair’ is now online at: YouTube - Lovvers - Human Hair You should already know this, but to remind you, Lovvers’ 12 minute belter of an album *Â... more info