Stereogum — This is it guys, your last chance to cast the single most important ballot of 2008. Polls close in two hours! That is so soon, but it's enough time to knock Third Eye Blind off its perch as Best Album. After the dust settles and the results ar... more info

Pitchfork — 'Tis the season for giving and hall-decking and so forth, and in the spirit of both, Oregon's Glass Casters Union is back with another round of indie rock-themed charity ornaments. Last year, the GCU offered up decorations designed by the likes of Wo... more info

XLR8R — Bradford Cox, frontman of Deerhunter and Atlas Sound, on Stereolab and doom-wop. Who was your favorite artist of 2008? Jana Hunter makes some very haunting doom-wop. I've been listening to her stuff a lot lately. I also really like the Crystal ... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I hope everyone had a chill Thursday, gave thanks for low gas prices and dirty corporate thieves getting what they deserve, and went home with leftovers that'll last through the week.I was thinking about heading to NYC for an Arms solo show at the Ca... more info

Nialler9 — Apologies for the lateness in this here podcast. We've spilled over into December but that's OK as I'm about to kick the Irish end of year albums and songs poll off this week so the next podcast will be chosen by you. For now though, we have a select... more info

Big Stereo — Most popular downloads for the month of November! 1. Golden Filter - “Moonlight Fantasy” (demo) 2. Deerhunter - “Octect” (Simian Mobile Disco edit) 3. Cut Copy - “Far Away” (Damn Arms remix) 4. Mighty Dub Katz - “Keep On Truckinâ�... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Deerhunter and Times New Viking are in Dallas tomorrow night, but the highlight of the lineup for me is L.A.'s Nite Jewel. I've written about her otherworldly, lo-fi avant-synth-pop before, but it's worth noting that her new Italians Do It Better 12"... more info

DrownedInSound — Two great bands, two tours, two months... two DiS shows! We're super excited to announce that we've bagged dates in the North next year with both Deerhunter and Wild Beasts more info

AngryApe — And there is also news of their next single more info

KEXP Seattle — written by Ben Funkhouser photos by Jake Goltiani So yeah, Deerhunter, right, supposedly a good band, from Georgia. I had actually never heard this band before that night. I was pretty much there to see Times New Viking, an Ohio band who bridge noi... more info