VH1 News — Death Cab for Cutie, the Dead Weather and Matt and Kim are set to perform at the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards, which air December 4 at 10 p.m. on MTV, MTV2, mtvU and Palladia. more info

MTV.com News — 'I'm not particularly interested in releasing [an album], but I'd like to do some gigs,' 'New Moon' star says.By Eric Ditzian Robert Pattinson Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic Next week in Los Angeles, the cast of "New Moon" will launch a 15-... more info

Live Daily — Plus: Brian McKnight [ tickets ], Pink Martini [ tickets ], more * * * R.E.M. [ tickets ] "Live at the Olympia" (Warner Bros.) The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act follows last year's acclaimed studio set "Accelerate" with a live offering. "Liv... more info

MTV.com News — Best Video nominees Matt and Kim will also perform at the show, which airs December 4 at 10 p.m.By James Montgomery Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images The forecast for the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards: gloomy ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Son Volt's Jay Farrar and Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard join forces at Largo. "We're a new band as of a few hours ago," Jay Farrar announced Thursday night... more info

Silent Uproar — Jay Farrar of Son Volt and Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie recently collaborated on One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur, a documentary soundtrack featuring 12 original songs "with lyrics based on the prose of Jack Kerouac's landmark 1962... more info

Chicago Tribune — Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard: Two excellent songwriters moonlighting from their day jobs in Son Volt (Farrar, right) and Death Cab for Cutie (Gibbard) join forces to indulge a serious Jack Kerouac fetish. Inspired by the Beat-era legend's novel "Big S... more info

Live Daily — Imagine if Nine Inch Nails traded dark for light, if Trent Reznor went on Prozac, found God and swapped all his anger and angst for optimism and joy. If such a remarkable transformation ever took place, it would probably sound, look and feel a lot li... more info

MTV.com News — 'Twilight' sequel compilation hits #2 on Billboard after Friday release.By Gil Kaufman Michael Buble's Crazy Love Photo: 143 Records Is it possible Michael Bublé's gleaming pearly whites are hiding a garlic grill? That would explain how t... more info

Our critic's pick of the week is Meet Me on the Equinox, Death Cab for Cutie's single on the soundtrack for The Twilight Saga: ... more info