MTV.com News — Pavement, Faith No More, Thom Yorke, Vampire Weekend also on the bill.By James Montgomery Jay-Z Photo: Raymond Boyd/ Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images Coachella has always been seen as the least traditional of the big U.S. music festival... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Wow...Public Image Ltd, The Specials, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Echo and the Bunnymen, Grace Jones, Fever Ray, Devo, Hot Chip, Phoenix, Orbital, Spoon, Sly and the Family Stone, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sunny Day Real Estate, Yo La Tengo, Mew, Camera..... more info

Music is Art — .i open up my tender heart. heart skipped a beat ♥ the xx with every heartbeat ♥ robyn heart and soul ♥ joy division why does my heart feel so bad ♥ moby this heart will swallow us ♥ joseph arthur the last beat of my... more info

Stereogum — The first track from White Hinterland's forthcoming Kairos finds Casey Dienel dropping the brushed-drum jazz and acoustic cabaret-folk feel of Phylactery Factory and the smiley bird of Wind-Up Canary to instead follow the hushed experimental threads ... more info

Radio Exile — “Salvation” is the first video off Scanners’ upcoming album Submarine produced by Stephen Hague (New Order), which will be released in February 16, 2010 through Dim Mak. Since stated our love for bands and acts that showcase the varying usage ... more info

Live Daily — Musician/producer/DJ Bassnectar [ tickets ] will head out on the road later this winter for a nationwide support tour behind his recently released "Cozza Frenzy." The San Francisco-based musician will start out close to home with a Feb. 2 performa... more info

Guardian Music — The Knife's operatic take on Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. Yes, reallyRemember when Fever Ray, your favourite solo artist of 2009, discussed working on an opera about Charles Darwin? Well, her band the Knife teamed up with Mt Sims and Pl... more info

Addict Music — ArtVinyl today announced the winner of Best Art Vinyl 2009 with the Muse album - 'The Resistance' taking first place, Manic Street Preachers' 'Journal For Plague Lovers' coming second and Fever Ray's self titled album coming third. more info

Guardian Music — The votes have been counted and verified and we can now announce that, this year, you lot really did like a bit of Animal CollectiveAs the year draws to a close, the final word on the best music of 2009 goes to ... you! Well, it does if you cast your... more info

Nialler9 — La Roux – In For The Kill (Skream’s Let’s Get Ravey remix) Sébastien Tellier – Kilometer (Aeroplane ‘Italo 84′ Remix) Florence and the Machine – You Got The Love (The XX remix) Phoenix – Lisztomania (Classixx ... more info