Paste Magazine — [Above: Jared Swilley of the Black Lips plays in Halloween-appropriate band The Spooks.] More good bands than Bonnaroo . The release of a long-awaited record . A 3-D extravaganza. A horde of crazed Danes . A theremin. A cassette so limited it ... more info

Buzzgrinder — Yo yo yo. We're exicted about this contest, since one of you jerks will win this, and I wont't, and that will give me more an excuse to not like you. I kid. I kid. This is an 18" x 24" Hello Dave Print by Robert Gould and signed by Jay Reatard ... more info

Stereogum — From Stereolab remixes to Halloween treats, there's been much afoot in camp Deerhunter this week. The band plays their Microcastle record release party tonight at Variety Playhouse with Pylon, Jay Reatard, and Times New Viking. If you go, you might ... 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

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Black Bubblegum, photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Mission Of Burma headlined the Rhapsody/Becks/IBM/McDonalds/Taco Bell party at Music Hall Of Williamsburg along with The King Khan & BBQ Show, The Dutchess & The Duke, and Jay Reatard (pics here)... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Photos by Kyle Dean Reinford "I could give you a million adjectives to describe it, but just 'disappointed' would probably be the most important one," he says over the phone from his home in Memphis during a brief break in... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight the shows pick up steam with a ton in the area.  Here in Baltimore the Ottobar has a stellar line up with All The Saints, Eureka Birds, The Snowmen, and Northernmost, while Sonar has Casiotone For The Painfully Alone and No Kids.  Down ... more info

Stereogum — The "Rhapsody Rocks NYC" party at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg offered not only a strange, intriguing mix of performers, but also an oddball order of performances: The much discussed Jay Reatard went first, instead of Hardly Art's hardly mentioned... more info

Paste Magazine — After its  accidental leak  and  legal iTunes debut in August, Deerhunter's Microcastle, perhaps the most anticipated album by an Atlanta artist this year, finally hit stores in physical form on Tuesday (Oct. 28) via Kranky  statesid... more info

Pitchfork — GZA, Jay Reatard, Islands, Retribution Gospel Choir, Holy Fuck, Sebastien Grainger, Monotonix, Basia Bulat, Laura Barrett, Woodhands, Young Widows, Ron Sexsmith, Josh Ritter, and recently reunited locals the Inbreds head up the bomb-ass lineup for th... more info