411 Mania — Hear the new Final Fantasy single, the new Frightened Rabbit album, Fugazi live recordings, news on the the new Cat Power album, Steve Albini and the poor vs. the USPS, Neutral Milk Hotel videos and more. more info
LargeHeartedBoy — Chan Marshall of Cat Power talks to the Courier-Mail about her future projects. My A Year in Reading essay is up at The Millions, sandwiched between contributions by Jonathan Lethem and Jesse Ball. DEVO is streaming a 1978 15-track live... more info
Pitchfork - Tours — 12-30 Phillip Island, Australia - Pyramid Rock Festival 12-31 Brisbane, Australia - Powerhouse01-02 Gold Coast, Australia - Coolangatta Hotel01-05 Adelaide, Australia - Governor Hindmarsh Hotel 01-06 Perth, Australia - The Astor Theatre 01-08 Wollo... more info
Guardian Music — Paul Morley introduces his alternative view of the decade that wasI don't know about you – and I'll just get this out of my system before the ghost of Christmas past comes to give me what for – but if there's one thing worse than a care... more info
Rollo & Grady — White Women
Dr Rubberfunk – Beats Working
Colossus – The Tribute (v.5)
DJ Booka Shade – Contact (Brigitte Bardot Remix)
El Guincho – Antillas
Apple Juice Kid – FreddieBoi (Miles Davis Remix)
Cat Power – Wonderwall (Elements Of Noise Re... more info
The Vinyl Villain — I normally move away quickly to the opposite corner of the record shop as fast as I can if someone points in the direction of a charity record, for almost without exception they are well-meaning but crap.But not Dark Was The Night, a 2CD release fro... more info
The Yellow Stereo — I got the opportunity to see War on Drugs guitarist and recent Matador acquisition Kurt Vile on the final date of his American tour. I turned the following in to another local blog but was horrendously late in doing so. I still find this review relev... more info