Pasta Primavera — Tonight in Baltimore don’t miss what is sure to be an intense show at the Talking Head with Fucked Up, Vincent Black Shadow, Deep Sleep, and Surroundings.  Down in DC The Virgins and Lissy Trullie roll into the Rock and Roll Hotel while our f... more info

Stereogum — Over at their website Y3 let us know it's going to be called It's Blitz. Maybe they were inspired by Ezra's "Someone's Gonna Die" cover with Fucked Up. The news is accompanied by a nice collage, so check it out. Release date TBA. more info

Pasta Primavera — The day after all the inauguration hoopla, it’s pretty calm around town, but there is one show in Baltimore you should not forget about.  The Talking Head has The Honey Brothers and Jason Dove/Vacation Face - don’t miss it.  If you’re ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Happy Obama Day! Looking for ways to celebrate tonight? Here are some musical options: Obama Inauguration Concert feat. Apollo Heights, 24-7 Spyz, and HR (of Bad Brains) at Le Poisson Rouge Animal Collective and Blues Control at Manhattan Center Gra... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Happy Obama Day! Looking for ways to celebrate tonight? Here are some musical options: Obama Inauguration Concert feat. Apollo Heights, 24-7 Spyz, and HR (of Bad Brains) at Le Poisson Rouge Animal Collective and Blues Control at Manhattan Center Gra... more info

Pop Matters — After a split 7" with Fucked Up and a featured spot on Chemistry of Common Life as well as a performance lined up for SXSW 2009, it's about time people started to notice Katie Stelmanis. more info

Culture Bully — (Official) (MySpace) Also: (Fucked Up in the Best Albums of 2008) more info

Stereogum — Fucked Up's first official video edits together footage from their Blitz covering, Chemistry Of Common Life promoting 12-hour marathon. The footage, shot by Brendan FitzGerald of VBS.tv, was edited together by Bajir Cannon. We probably could have do... more info

5 Acts — Eric of Say Hi shares his top 16 of 2008 in alphabetical order...Black Mountain - In The FutureBon Iver - For Emma, Forever AgoDeerhunter - MicrocastleDr. Dog - FateLackthereof - Your Anchor Mates Of State - Re-Arrange Us MGMT - Oracular SpectacularN... more info

Stereogum — It's almost January, which means we've seen plenty of Year End Lists. A few offered ridiculous #1s (and numbers in between), but they all have at least one thing going for them: They're slightly different, even if at times it seems like every music... more info