Detroit Free Press — Deerhunter: With Times New Viking and Disappears, 8 p.m. The Crofoot Ballroom, 1 S. Saginaw, Pontiac. 248-858-9333. $12. Girl Talk: With the Death Set and CX Kidtronix, 8 p.m. The Eagle Theater, 15 S. Saginaw, Pontiac. 248-758-9770. $20. more info

Wired - Listening Post — Microsoft has found a new champion for the Windows operating system: the deconstructionist and sample-based music maker Girl Talk, who appears in Microsoft's "I'm a PC" commercial below. As Buzzfeed puts it, "Microsoft finally found someone cool to a... more info

Buzzgrinder — :: I went back home for the weekend, so I missed a crazy Girl Talk and The Death Set show at Headliners. You Ain't No Picasso, on the other hand, didn't. :: Tera Melos finally found a drummer. :: I wish I had $75 to waste spend on this. My birthday... more info

Stereogum — Apple's long-running Mac vs. PC ad campaign may be elitist, but as Videogum points out, "at least they addressed the superiority of their product over the competition, emphasizing the fact that PCs get viruses and break all the time." This new "I... more info

Detroit Free Press — You might have already guessed it if you're a connoisseur of Girl Talk's exuberant, chop-shop mash-up albums -- his latest, "Feed the Animals," was released online in June and is about to become available on CD -- but the party-loving DJ, w... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Michael Stipe in Santiago, Chile - Nov 4, 2008 (Loret??n) Girl Talk announces a new president in Milwaukee - Nov 4, 2008 (leslie!!) Where were you when Obama was announced the winner last night? After spending some time in Rockefeller... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Michael Stipe in Santiago, Chile - Nov 4, 2008 (Loretín) Girl Talk announces a new president in Milwaukee - Nov 4, 2008 (leslie!!) Where were you when Obama was announced the winner last night? After spending some time in Rockefeller... more info

Culture Bully — Wow, Gregg Gillis sure can throw one hell of a party. With just a laptop and a copious amount of streamers, confetti, and toilet paper, the man known professionally as Girl Talk completely invigorated a sold out First Avenue, and turned a relatively ... more info

The Lemur Blog — Results of week 43-44:Who is better, Kanye West or 50 Cent?Kanye West is by far the most adequate performer of the art of rap in this context 30 (88%)WTF'sup, man? Izz Tha 5-to-the-0 $ent fo shizz, dawg! 4 (11%)It feels relieving that the readers of ... more info

Pitchfork — Like a Down Under, rock version of Rock the Bells, St Jerome's Laneway Festival will travel to various cities around Australia once again next year. The 2009 installment of the festival goes down smack dab in the middle of the Australian summer, kick... more info