Perfect Porridge — Athens based psych-shoegaze-indie-pop band Twin Tigers sent me an advance copy of their Grey Waves LP, and I’m really enjoying it. It’s not whiny shoegaze stuff. This is gritty, dirty indie stuff ala My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur, Jr. and that on... more info

Chorus.fm — *Soul Control* (http://www.myspace.com/soulcontrolhc) posted their cover of *Dinosaur Jr.*'s "Feel the Pain" on myspace (http://www.myspace.com/soulcontrolhc). more info

MTV.com News — MTV News' James Montgomery picks his top 25 records of the year.By James Montgomery Bigger Than The Sound's Best Albums of 2009 Photo: MTV News Well, we made it. 2009 is practically in the books, and now it's time to look back on the rathe... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 01-16 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom01-17 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg01-19 Ithaca, NY - Castaways01-20 Kingston, Ontario - The Ale House01-21 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix *01-22 Ottawa, Ontario - Capitol Music Hall *01-23 Montreal, Quebec... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: The Slits, The Sundelles, + Sisters @ Highline Ballroom 7pm $15 [tix]Amid all the hoopla surrounding the reunions of bands like Pavement, My Bloody Valentine, Pixies, The Vaselines, Mission of Burma, etc., etc., some of reunions have been los... more info

NME - The Daily Download — If you like your guitars bristling with feedback and your drums jackhammer-inclined, you'll probably love this effort from Norse "supergroup" The Megaphonic Thrift. Comprised of members of various Norwegian bands (Casiokids, Stereo 21 and The Low Fre... more info

Guardian Music — The veteran guitar wizard has formed a new group whose sound he describes as 'catchy power-pop, crushing rock and wounded ballads'. So another grunge band then ...Dinosaur Jr's J Mascis has launched a new band, the gently named Sweet Apple. The group... more info

Chorus.fm — *Princess Dinosaur* (http://www.myspace.com/princessdinosaur) (Nic Newsham & Nick Vombrack) posted new demos on their myspace (http://www.myspace.com/princessdinosaur). Submitted by loganmmm more info

Undercover, Australia — The new Motion City Soundtrack album, produced by Blink-182`s Mark Hoppus, will be called `My Dinosaur Life`. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Coconut and the Duke: "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?" [mp3] for a good cause other Coconut and the Duke posts at Largehearted Boy The Delfields: "Madeline" [mp3] from Twilight Town EP The Delfields:... more info