NME — MGMT have won their second award at the Shockwaves NME Awards tonight (February 25). more info

Pitchfork — Photos by Ben Rowland unless otherwise noted It's still very much in the planning stages right now, but Yeasayer guitarist Anand Wilder is working on a musical, which is slated to eventually become both a stage show and an album. The piece is called... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by Ben Rowland unless otherwise noted It's still very much in the planning stages right now, but Yeasayer guitarist Anand Wilder is working on a musical, which is slated to eventually become both a stage show and an album. The piece is c... more info

XFM.co.uk — The psychedelic duo hit out at France's UMP party after using one of their tracks without permission. The party's call for stricter piracy rules look flimsy as a result… more info

AngryApe — After they allegedly used one of their songs without permission more info

A Walking Disast3r — The other blog I contribute to over in Austin sends us this: This one looks like a good one, As I recall last years event featured blog darlings MGMT. We get Chairlift this year who I really want to see. The event runs from Wednesday March 18-Satur... more info

Guardian Music — Forget Carla Bruni – MGMT are the new musical sweethearts of France's top politicians. Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party has repeatedly used one of their songs, Kids, at rallies and in political advertisements. And according to the band's lawyer, th... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - LA's Obi Best have unveiled a brand new video "Green and White Stripes". It's directed by Max Goldblatt, who also helmed the video for MGMT's "Boogie Down." Obi Best is fronted by Alex Lilly, best known for... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — The Sydney duo that makes up Empire of the Sun is not to be confused with it's 1987 movie counterpart of the same name. Which oddly enough I am watching on TV as I write this post. Ben Stiller's in it..but he's not very funny so far. And so is Batman... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Free MP3 of the Day, New Music Artist: Amazing Baby Songs: 'Bayonets'Album: 'F---ing Cross EP'Sounds Like: Paper Route, MGMTDownload: 'Bayonets' (MP3)[Get Winamp] [Download Help] Next MP3 more info