My Old Kentucky — The NY Press recently released it's list for the 20 Best Bands currently residing in NYC. No one here is saying these guys are the authority, but it is a fun topic of discussion. Who was left off? Who doesn't deserve to be on? How wack or right i... more info

Clickmusic — 'Are You Ready Yet?' to be the first taster of the band's second album, due out in March. more info

Pop Matters — Treating the dismay and dissatisfaction of her characters as a quiet inconvenience, the real tragedy of these stories is their tone of grim and expedient inevitability. more info

Paste Magazine — Are you curious to see if Stephin Merritt's voice resonates in a small room with no amplification? Do you live within driving distance of Decatur, Ga.? Then enter to win a chance for you and a guest to sit in on a recording session with the Magnet... more info

Idolator — As Matos mentioned earlier this month, the Seattle radio station KEXP decided to mark its annual membership drive by counting down its listeners' 903 favorite albums—and they'd better realize that however much Radiohead is currently in their playli... more info

Culture Bully — Twin Cities: — The Swing State Voter Awareness Tour will be hitting the Twin Cities with Beastie Boys, Ben Harper and Tenacious D - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - Nov. 1. — While in town for a show at the State Theatre, Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic ... more info

Twin Cities: — The Swing State Voter Awareness Tour will be hitting the Twin Cities with Beastie Boys, Ben Harper and Tenacious D - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - Nov. 1. — While in town for a show at the State Theatre, Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic ... more info

Pop Matters — Vessels' debut is positively brimming with ideas, some more innovative than others, but all executed with the flair and assurance of an outfit who have imitation far from mind. more info

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