Silent Uproar — The Morning Benders recently completed their sophomore album, Big Echo, produced by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor. It won't surface until March 2010, but the band will play upcoming shows with Grizzly Bear and Girls. [myspace.com] more info

Stereogum — These days Michael McDonald has been very Wu-Tang in his indie scene appropriation, working with Holy Ghost!, covering Grizzly Bear, owning fantastic facial hair, etc. But last night Jimmy Fallon made it easy for the honey-piped icon to get a litt... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste is a fan. MTV's John Norris is a fan. Kanye West is a fan. Even Animal Collective's Avey Tare's sister Abby is a fan (she drew Chromatic Flights' Favorite Cat EP album artwork). Kyle Wyss, from the 'celeb-acclaimed' Blind... more info

Stereogum — mtvU is the college-dorm targeted branch of Viacom's pop-cultural giving tree. While most of its boughs are wilting when it comes to recognizing relevant music, this university-centric twig at least maintains some semblance of staying evergreen, i... more info

Live Daily — In keeping with Austin City Limits Festival tradition, fans who turned up at the beginning of Day 1 entered Zilker Park in Austin, TX, to the theme of Star Wars. According to the event's website, tens of thousands turned out to take part in the 2... more info

MTV.com News — Voting begins today for awards honoring the biggest acts in the college music scene.By James Montgomery Drake performs at the 2009 BET Awards Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Hotly tipped Canadian MCs? Check. Hard-charging Southern-rock ro... more info

People.com — • After taking in the Grizzly Bear concert recently at the Williamsburg Waterfront Park, Jay-Z and Beyoncé were back in the Brooklyn neighborhood – and hipster hangout – for dinner. The two were spotted dining out at Marlow & Sons, where th... more info

Chorus.fm — A review of *Grizzly Bear* (http://www.myspace.com/grizzlybear)'s Austin City Limits aftershow can be seen here (http://absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showentry&e=229811). I spoke with Chris Taylor after the show and it seems he has started his own ... more info

Stereogum — There's no way Brooklyn's Acrylics will escape copious references to Chris Taylor, although as one of the first releases from the Grizzly Bear producer/bassist's new label with Ethan Silverman, Terrible Records, clearly they're game. What's best abou... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Someone was awesome enough to record “Slow Life” in its entirety for us! It was played last night at the Blue Note in Columbia, Missouri. The song features Victoria Legrand from Beach House, and she pretty much shares the vocals wih Ed. The vocal... more info