My Old Kentucky — The Killers will play The Murat on May 1st, 2009. I'll be prepping in Louisville for the Kentucky Derby, but maybe you want to go. They also just released their new video for Spaceman where it is clear Brandon Flowers has lost his damn mind. No ac... more info

Stereogum — Director Ray Tintori, who produced psychedelic other-worldly landscapes for MGMT, got an even bigger budget for the Killers' new clip and he spent it all on costumes. They are crazy costumes, though. At the center of the Bowie-esque tale of alien ab... more info

Nialler9 — Belgium's Aeroplane have been killing their remixes of late. Like a funky taxidermist stuffing the originals with sick grooves. Or something.... Their Friendly Fires and MGMT remixes are repeaters and now you can add their Italo Sebastien Tellier rem... more info

KEXP Seattle — Matt & Kim - Grand There has never been a better time to release a dance pop album. With bands like MGMT and Vampire Weekend dominating the scene, Matt & Kim’s new album Grand, to be released today, January 20, on Fader Label, will have no problem... more info

Stereogum — Or, in words your parents will understand: Lily Allen did a cover of the Clash's "Straight To Hell" with the original's co-writer Mick Jones, no less. Originally released in 1982 as the third single from Combat Rock, "Straight To Hell" returned to t... more info

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