XLR8R — For the next four weeks, XLR8R will chat with four indie engineers who invite us into their studios to discuss production philosophies, gear, and how to set your music free. Our last installment features Snowghost Studios in Whitefish, Montana, where... more info

Stereogum — Crayola's already discovered the childlike wonder of Animal Collective, so it's not surprising they chose the sounds of the hypercolorful, banana-iPod toting hipster cheerleader Dan Deacon for their latest campaign. (Also, the product is The Glow St... more info

Stereogum — In January, The Lifted Brow, a biannual "50% fiction and 50% everything else" Melbourne-based magazine, is putting out an issue that includes two CDs with exclusive music from Spiral Stairs, the Magnetic Fields' Claudia Gonson, Frightened Rabbit, an... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest has quickly established itself as one of the most diverse and laid back festivals around, and they kind of stepped their lineup game up a bit this year, as legends/luminaries from the worlds of hardcore, hip-hop, indie, and ... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kyle GustafsonBaltimore bass/drums/voice trio Double Dagger have signed to Thrill Jockey. The Chicago label is currently distributing two of the band's 7"s, Sophisticated Urban Living and Bored Meeting.Right now, Double Dagger are holed up r... more info

Said the Gramophone — Buraka Som Sistema - "General". Each of us have busy days, today. I have to wake up, clouds greying through the window, and get out of bed, and write this post, and work, and have a coffee, and call my grandparents, and research lodging & eating in P... more info

Pitchfork — Many a moon ago we brought the lowdown on Australian arts zine The Lifted Brow's "Fake Bookshelf" issue, a rather ambitious endeavor that involved getting a bunch of indie rock and literary types to create songs, stories, and comics based on gonzo bo... more info

Pitchfork — Many a moon ago we brought the lowdown on Australian arts zine The Lifted Brow's "Fake Bookshelf" issue, a rather ambitious endeavor that involved getting a bunch of indie rock and literary types to create songs, stories, and comics based on gon... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dirty Projectors @ SSSeaport (more by Lucas Flores Piran) There are a few things I didn't post last week because of CMJ. This is one of them. Tickets are (still) on sale for a December 11th Dan Deacon / Dirty... more info

My Old Kentucky — Fun Fun Fun Fest has finalized its lineup and schedule!MOKB is thrilled to be part of this year's fest which will be held Novemember 8th & 9th, Austin, TX in Waterloo Park. FFFF features CYHSY, The National, Atmosphere, Clipse, St. Vincent, Islands,... more info