Rolling Stone — Photo: Getty Beyoncé vs. Tom Petty, “If I Were a (Free Fallin’) Boy” [Mashup] Can we somehow get Beyonce to shoot a video for this in a shopping mall? Or maybe one with Johnny Depp as a disenfranchised rocker? We sort of wish this was the orig... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — As if arbitrarily ranking one's favorite albums of the year isn't an absurd enough task, we leave you for the weekend with our favorite songs of 2008. Check David's list at the bottom of the post...50. Karl Blau - Mockingbird Diet49. CFCF - "Invitati... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — So I probably should've mentioned this last week, but our weekly GvsB SiriusXM radio show is now on Thursdays at noon + midnight EST, instead of Mondays. We weren't canceled, but thanks for all of your concern. The amazing Hipster Runoff radio progr... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Here are my favorite albums of 2008. Leave your favorites in the comments if you'd like, we'd love to see them. Make sure to check David's list at the bottom of the post. Thanks for reading the blog this year, guys.***************************20. Dipl... more info

The Lemur Blog — Results of week 47-48:What album debutant is your favourite? Alphabeat 3 (2%)Black Kids 5 (4%)Duffy 0 (0%)Kleerup 1 (0%)Lady GaGa 3 (2%)Lazee 0 (0%)Lightspeed Champion 1 (0%)Empire Of The Sun 9 (7%)Fleet Foxes 14 (11%)Foals 9 (7%)Friendly Fires 3 (2%... more info

Pop Matters — 1. Lykke Li - “Breaking It Up” 2. Goldfrapp - “A&E” 3. Lykke Li - “I’m Good, I’m Gone” 4.... more info

Paste Magazine — 1. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (Beggars/XL/4AD)2. Santogold and Diplo - Top Ranking (Mad Decent) 3. Girl Talk - Feed The Animals (Illegal Art) 4. Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer (Roadrunner) 5. She & Him - Volume One (Merge) 6. Sigur ... more info

The Lemur Blog — Results of week 46-47:Which Australian/NZ Modular artist is the best?Cut Copy 25 (34%)Ladyhawke 10 (13%)Muscles 5 (6%)The Avalanches 3 (4%)The Presets 22 (30%)Van She 8 (10%)Total votes: 73It was a close run-up between Cut Copy and The Presets, which... more info

Get Weird — Toronto emcee/singer Drake who is on Lil Wayne’s Young Money label leaked this remix of the Lykke Li song onto the internets via his blog OCTOBER’S VERY OWN to give people a feel for an upcoming mixtape ‘So Far Gone’ that... more info

Radio Exile — Check out this list of the great moustaches of rock [YahooMusic] Stream Chinese Democracy at the GNR Myspace page [Myspace] Lykke Li teams up with Q-Tip at the MTVU Woodies [Music Slut] Sample the Cat Power Black Session recorded on France’s Inter ... more info