Guardian Music — You've seen our top 40 albums of the year. But what did Guardian critics' individual lists look like?Alex Macpherson Albums1. Ciara - Basic Instinct2. The-Dream - Love King3. K. Michelle - What's the 911?4. Sade - Soldier Of Love5. Erykah Badu - New ... more info

melophobe — I already brought you Mike D’s remix of the lovely Lykke Li’s “Get Some,” and now Beck has morphed and twisted her sexy single off her upcoming sophomore album into a rhythmically stilted and monstrous verison. There are no hints of its for... more info

My Old Kentucky — Lykke Li’s latest single “Get Some” has all-stars coming out of the woodwork to remix it. Last week, Beastie Boy Mike D took a stab at it, and this week the mighty Beck recreates the song in his image. Two very different takes on the same ... more info

Guardian Music — Sweden's Lykke Li appears on the Twilight soundtrack, sang with Kanye West and is the toast of the music blogs. So why the long face, asks Rebecca NicholsonA few nights before our interview, I watch the Swedish singer Lykke Li stomp and strut across ... more info

Persona Sauna — There's something very alluring about Jessica Says' new single "World Without Men." I'm getting a Kylie Minogue / Lykke Li vibe, and I like it. more info

Stereogum — Last week we heard Mike D’s remix of Lykke Li’s aggressive “Get Some.” It sounded a lot like his Matt & Kim remix. Beck’s remix suits Lykke Li a lot more. You could imagine her pounding out the beat on this remix during one of her shows. Vo... more info

melophobe — My parents used to let me watch MTV when I was baby for all the flashing colors - yeah, I’m a youngster - and if they knew that Beastie Boys was then blowing up the screen with ladies in leather, Spanish Fly in the punch and geeks getting seven min... more info

Stereogum — According to NME, Adam Yauch is writing and directing a short film about the making of the Beastie Boys’ “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!).” It’s called Fight For Your Right Revisited, and it’ll premiere at Sundance’s Short Fi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Lykke Li @ Le Poisson Rouge (more by kolored) Right before Lykke Li performed at Le Poisson Rouge last Wednesday (12/1), I spent a few minutes talking with her on camera about her new album, Wounded Rhymes.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by kolored, review by Bill Pearis Dressed in a black skintight outfit with a flowy shawl/cape thing draped over her shoulders, Lykke Li looked kind of like a superhero. (Maybe Batgirl, but definitely more Christopher Nolan than Joel Schumacher... more info