Guardian Music — • The Strokes take top spot in NME list with Is This It• Libertines debut Up The Bracket is best British entryNew York rockers The Strokes have topped a list of the best albums of the decade, beating British indie stars – and tablo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Strokes frontman gone solo Julian Casablancas, not to be confused with Interpol frontman gone solo Julian Plenti, kicks off a five-show residency at Los Angeles' Downtown Palace Theatre tonight (11/6). He also has shows scheduled in San Francisco, Se... more info

Dlisted — Johnny Depp is currently in talks to star opposite St. Angie in The Tourist. Variety (via Coming Soon) is saying that Sam Worthington was supposed to pucker up to Angie Jo on screen, but he has dropped out over "creative differences." Basically, Sam ... more info

Perez Hilton — Amazeballs! Johnny Depp is reportedly in talks to star in The Tourist with….. - wait for it - …… Angelina Jolie!!!! Umm, we say yes! Slated to start production in February, Depp would play an American tourist drawn to Santa Angelina who would p... more info

My Old Kentucky — The Twilight Sad often draw comparisons to greats like My Bloody Valentine, Joy Division, Interpol and The Cure. Other reviews naturally lump them in with fellow Scottsmen like Arab Strap and Josef K. All can be true in various ways, but no matter... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — The story of Anvil is that persistance can be stronger than talent. When the Editors came out...they were blasted as an Interpol knock-off. And on the their sophomore albums...Interpol received critical praise while Editors didn't even receive a ca... more info

Spinner.com — Editors are preparing to unleash their third album 'In This Light and On this Evening' -- a radical departure for the band, who have swapped the doom-laden atmosphere of Joy Division and Interpol for a bleak 80s synth sheen.The first single is 'Papil... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — There's no doubt that Vampire Weekend will continue to be a commercial success, but will they be a "one-hit-wonder" with the indie kids? Will there be a "wicked backlash"? Can they "do it again" in 2010? Will Carles still be "relevant enough" to b... more info

Stereogum — Paul Banks has been having plenti of fun masquerading around under the name Julian, releasing a debut LP at just around the same time (again) as that other smart-dressing NYC contemporary with the same first name. For his part InterPaul's been pro... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — 50. Love Is All - "Make Out, Fall Out, Make Up"; Sweden had itself a big time decade, mostly thanks to the pop tunes coming out of the country, and Love Is All definitely falls into that category. Of course their tunes also featured a bit more of a r... more info