Pitchfork — Above: T-shirt designs by Jay Reatard and MGMT Hey, you know when you're in a band and a venerable soft-porn magazine asks you to design a T-shirt? What? It happens.It's been happening for a couple of years now, actually. Since 2007, Playbo... more info

Pitchfork — Imagine you have a friend who writes a blog all about cream puffs. People call him/her Puffy at the bar and then you have to explain to the uninitiated how the nickname isn't based on Sean Combs. And then that friend has a terrible day when none of h... more info

Pitchfork — The indie-store-friendly Record Store Day promotions are stacking up, with exclusives from Sonic Youth, Beck, Jay Reatard, and Pavement already in the works. And here's another one for the April 18 extravaganza: The Thermals have paired with Kill R... more info

Buzzgrinder — Drool. Matador is making life miserable for those of us without the funds to buy all of the special edition stuff that will be released for this year's Record Store Day, which takes place April 18. They've got stuff from Jay Reatard, Sonic Youth, Bec... more info

Pitchfork — The few, the proud, the independent record stores. With the rest of the economy joining the music business in a perilous free fall, indie shops are getting hit hard right now. But help is on the way in the form of the second annual Record Store Day, ... more info

Pitchfork — The few, the proud, the independent record stores. With the rest of the economy joining the music business in a perilous free fall, indie shops are getting hit hard right now. But help is on the way in the form of the second annual Record Store Day, ... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The InterfaceSpinner.com: On this final day of the year, we've got the second installment of our Interface Best Of 2008. Vol. 2 includes our favorites from Passion Pit, Jay Reatard, the Night Marchers, Jamie Lidell, Alkaline Trio with... more info

Nialler9 — Go forth to discover and listen to Nialler9’s 50 best tunes of the year.. 50. Deastro - Light powered 49. Kanye West - Heartless 48. Geiom - Reminissin’ (Skream remix) 47. The Vinny Club - Duke (Throw the Damn Towel) 46. Beck - Gamma Ray 45. Th... more info

Nialler9 — Go forth to discover and listen to Nialler9’s 50 best tunes of the year.. 50. Deastro - Light powered 49. Kanye West - Heartless 48. Geiom - Reminissin’ (Skream remix) 47. The Vinny Club - Duke (Throw the Damn Towel) 46. Beck - Gamma Ray 45. Th... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Video of the DaySpinner.com: Artist: Jay Reatard Video: 'See/Saw' Highlight: Jay and Co. partake in some unbashed outdoor shenanigans. Buy 'See/Saw' on iTunes. Next Video... Read more more info