Pitchfork — So. Here we come again to another rousing round of Taco Bell's Feed the Beat, the contest that lets you, as they put it, "hear some great tunes and help pick this year's best indie bands." Things are a little different this time out, with 100 bands r... more info

Chorus.fm — Pitchfork has posted their lengthy, informative interview (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/node/144730) with Gregg Gillis aka *Girl Talk* (http://www.myspace.com/girltalkmusic). more info

Pop Candy — When Girl Talk's Feed the Animals was released this summer, it caused quite a frenzy: For one thing, the album was offered as a "pay what you want" download. (You can still get it via Illegal Art's website, or you... more info

Stereogum — Saul made lifetime fans at Lollapalooza this year. I was one of them. The man's words speak for themselves -- forcefully, and across various mediums -- but none convey the power and showmanship he put in their service that day. Joined by his daughte... more info

My Old Kentucky — Passion Pit's debut, the Chunk of Change EP, is being released today by Frenchkiss Records, but you should listen to all of it's electro-pop goodness here first and then go buy it.The band is the brainchild of Michael Angelakos and fans of MGMT and a... more info

Stereogum — The great Andy Baio of waxy.org has painstakingly compiled metadata on Girl Talk's latest sample party, using Wiki and Amazon's Mechanical Turk, to create downloadable spreadsheets for your trendspotting pleasure. Go play. more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Neal/Getty Dolly Parton extends her Backwoods Tour, Jack’s Mannequin bring The Glass Passenger on an autumn run and Gregg Gillis (a.k.a. Girl Talk) continues to Feed the Animals. Follow the jump for the complete set of tour dates. Dolly Pa... more info

A Walking Disast3r — This weekend's Monolith Festival will include it's share of corporate ectasy that has become a staple at all major music festivals across the country. Dell has partnered up with the Monolith Music Festival to give festival go'ers a unique and exciti... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — From RAC/Andrew Maury's blog:Back in February of this year, Ra Ra Riot came through Syracuse to play a show, stay at my place, and hang out. Being a Syracuse band and friends of mine from playing some shows together a few years ago, they come back â... more info