NME — Franz Ferdinand teamed up with La Roux to cover Blondie's 'Call Me' at the Shockwaves NME Awards tonight (February 25). more info

Idolator — ARTIST: Yeah Yeah Yeahs TITLE: It's Blitz! RELEASE DATE: April 14, 2009 WEB DEBUT: Feb. 23, 2009 ONE-LISTEN VERDICT: If your first sight of Karen O was her pouring beer all over her hipster-trash outfit in a frantic, sweaty Brownie's, you might have ... more info

8/1 — MP3: Blondie - Call MeMP3: Franz Ferdinand - Call Me (Blondie Cover] more info

Persona Sauna — If you aren't familiar with it already, War Child: Heroes is charity album that has also chosen to create a compilation of covers, but it gives it an American Idol-esque flavor by asking the original artists to choose who should attempt to remake the... more info

Stereogum — This next YYYs LP was bound to be one of the year's most anticipated, regardless. Because the trio are true rock stars in a time where the "rock star" is a relic, because they are serious players, because Show Your Bones proved they were, at least... more info

My Old Kentucky — Avian X recently had her Dark Circles track improved/remixed by Philly's Designer Drugs. DD recently played a set at Talbott Street. I've got a soft spot in my ears/big gay heart for candy girl/dance/electro pop...sorry.Avian X is new electro-pop p... more info

Totally Fuzzy — hannibal said...Frank Gambale - Raison D'etreHancock, Carter, Williams - Third PlaneYes - TalkTool - SalivalThe Natacha Atlas & Marc Eagleton Project - Foretold In The Language Of DreamsKeith Jarrett - The Köln ConcertFrom jazz to metal, from clas... more info

Pitchfork — Lux Interior, the awesomely ghoulish frontman for sleazed-up New York rockabilly OGs the Cramps, died today in Glendale, California, as the Daily Swarm reports and an official statement confirms. He suffered from a heart condition. UPDATE: Though va... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jazzlover said... Magma - 1001° Centigrades (1971) http://jazzarchives.blogspot.com Mr Moodswings said... Electronica/Indie/Classical: EZ3KIEL "NAPHTALINE" Folk/Pop: HAWKSLEY WORKMAN "TREEFUL OF STARLING" Progressive Rock: EAST OF EDEN "MERCATOR ... more info

Stereogum — Junior Boys' third album Begone Dull Care, the Canadian synth duo's followup to 2006's So This Is Goodbye, is out this Spring. We're told the title's a reference to a short film by Norman McLaren, who also influence the music contained on the reco... more info