Paste Magazine — Last year brought us terrific debut albums from Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Fleet Foxes, Santogold, Bon Iver, Lykke Li, Ra Ra Riot and more. So, who’s on deck for 2009? Here are 10 artists on my radar in the new year, excluding the artists we've given v... more info

StrictlySocial — Some amongst the drum & bass community seem to think that High Contrast is selling out a bit by doing a slew of remixes recently for big name pop artists. We disagree. This man is a true talent. High Contrast has done it again. This rub of MGMTâ€... more info

Stereogum — The BBC picked Empire Of The Sun to be a 2009 Breakout Act. The Australian duo were already hitting their marks when they released the "Walking On A Dream" video in '08 with "Sleepy Jackson's Luke Steele and PNAU's Nick Littlemore" affixed, but it's... more info

Pasta Primavera — This week is turning out to fairly unpleasant at work.  I now sit amongst a growing foul stench being emitted from the wet carpet at the back of my workplace.  An overflowing toilet was the culprit.  So the wait begins for the carpet clea... more info

NME — The Boxer Rebellion's new album is currently outselling the likes of Kings Of Leon, MGMT and Coldplay on the US version of iTunes, even though it is a self-release. more info

NME — The Boxer Rebellion's new album is currently outselling the likes of Kings Of Leon, MGMT and Coldplay on the US version of iTunes, even though it is a self-release. more info

Bridging The Atlantic — Aside from the obvious quartet of MGMT, Bon Iver, Vampire Weekend and TV on the Radio, here are 10 albums (in no particular order) that knocked my socks off in 2008:1. Born Ruffians - Red Yellow and BlueBorn Ruffians - Badonkadonkey2. Why? - Alopecia... more info

MTV.com News — Slow New Year's sales week with few new album releases finds little changed in the top 200.By Gil Kaufman Taylor Swift Photo: Candice Lawler Even during the traditionally slow New Year's sales week, Taylor Swift reigned supreme. The coun... more info

Nialler9 — It’s been a really annoying few days on the blog with phishing and spamming IP addresses rampant on my server. I’m preparing a nice big meaty post for this week but in the meantime, here is a playlist of songs I’ve been listening to over the la... more info

Nialler9 — It’s been a really annoying few days on the blog with phishing and spamming IP addresses rampant on my server. I’m preparing a nice big meaty post for this week but in the meantime, here is a playlist of songs I’ve been listening to over the la... more info