The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — It's amazing how much busier I am during the holidays than I am during the regular part of the year. Here's a quick list of what's to come.Here are The 11 Most Anticipated Albums of 2009 (Jan-Mar):1. Spoon - Transference (Jan. 19)2. Vampire Weeken... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — It's hard to believe the year is already over, where did the time go? It was just yesterday when I was happily kicking off 2009 spinning Merriweather Post Pavilion and eagerly anticipating all of the year's excellent albums. Now a new decade is upo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Shara Worden w/ The Decemberists @ Newport Folk Fest (more by Jim Brueckner) Shara Worden (aka My Brightest Diamond) has been keeping busy. At some point she recorded a song with David Byrne for his new CD coming out. You... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — David Byrne w/ Dirty Projectors @ Bowery Ballroom I have, after many years, finished the Here Lies Love CD project - at least this iteration of it. It will come out [February 23rd] on Nonesuch. It's a collaboration with Fatboy... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — David Byrne w/ Dirty Projectors @ MHOW I have, after many years, finished the Here Lies Love CD project - at least this iteration of it. It will come out [February 23rd] on Nonesuch. It's a collaboration with Fatboy Slim,... more info

NME - Radar — You know James Murphy, right? Focal point of LCD Soundsystem. DFA label boss. Rare groove 'n' disco-edit disciple. Crate digger. Sculptor of chilly, stark post-dance punk. The David Byrne for the DJ generation. Svengali to a roster of globe-spanning ... more info

Rolling Stone — RS readers voted Buckcherry’s Josh Todd the best replacement for Steven Tyler, but Todd tells us he doesn’t want the Aerosmith gig. “He’s been a huge inspiration for me and Buckcherry. I truly believe that no one can take his place and hopefu... more info

All About Jazz — David Byrne and Fatboy Slim To Release Here Lies Love on Todomundo / Nonesuch February 23 David Byrne and Fatboy Slim have paired up for a 22-track song cycle about the life of former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos and her childhood se... more info

NME — 'Here Lies Love' features Florence Welch, Santigold and Tori Amos more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Dirty Projectors' recent show at the Bowery was recorded by the venerable nyctaper. It wasn't just your average DPs gig, however, as both David Byrne (collaborator with the band on this year's Dark Was the Night track "Knotty Pine") and the Roots mad... more info