Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, reports: Many are expressing surprise that GUNS N' ROSES' "Chinese Democracy" sold only [261,000] in its first week as a Best Buy exclusive. more info

Paste Magazine — Members: (L-R) Ben Knox Miller, Jeff Prystowsky and Jocie Adams (not pictured, Cyrus Scofield) Album: Oh My God, Charlie Darwin For Fans Of: Nick Drake, Joe Henry, Gary Jules Tinker and Evers. Reese and Robinson. Trammel and 
Whitaker. All ... more info

Buzzgrinder — Child pedophiles, are you bummed that you can't be around children during this holiday season? Is that 500 foot rule getting in the way of you being really close to kid's faces while creepy music plays inside your warped head? Well no need to fret, L... more info

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Sky News — Mortgage approvals fell to a record low of 32,000 in October, according to latest figures from the Bank of England. more info

ContactMusic — Low ratings are as traditional on Thanksgiving evening as turkey and cranberry sauce, and this year was no exception. CBS -- alone -- managed to come up with respectable ... more info

Big Stereo — We are back!! Come check us out. It will most likely be a rotating party, we are planning a mssive San Francisco New Year’s warehouse party so keep reading. Also, if you haven’t seen Tenderlions yet you are in for a real treat. more info

I Guess I'm Floating — The neat thing about most bands is how they come to be, that is, what kind of crazy obstacles, shifts, and changes a band (usually) endures before growing comfortable within their own skin. Calico Horse, a band featured a few Thursdays ago via their... more info

Paste Magazine — Picking a “best of” list reminds me of all of the philosophical barbs one runs into when judging music. Instead of expounding upon what makes up my definition of a "top album," I’ll keep things simple. Of all the records released in 2008, the f... more info

Guardian Music — Florence & the Machine - Dog DaysGet used to Florence – she'll be the first face on all of those Tips for2009 list that magazines and websites put out this time of year in a shameless way to grab readers (be sure to catch ours in a couple of w... more info