Yahoo! Music — Reuters - With a huge sense of irony, Beck kicked off his triumphant homecoming show Saturday at the Hollywood Bowl with his 1993 slacker anthem "Loser." A decade and half after gaining notice with that breakthrough hit, he has the clout to handpick ... more info

Idolator — A note to Phoenix New Times Music Editor Martin Cizmar and Clubs Editor Benjamin Leatherman: if you're going to cover a show with comped tickets, it's generally considered poor form to show up late and miss the opener. Even if traffic is terrible a... more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - With a huge sense of irony, Beck kicked off his triumphant homecoming show Saturday at the Hollywood Bowl with his 1993 slacker anthem "Loser." A decade and half after gaining notice with that breakthrough hit, he has the clout to handpick ... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Sue Kwon Santogold, Lil Wayne and Paramore are among the campus favorites nominated this year for mtvU Woodie Awards. The trio will battle it out against Tokyo Police Club and MGMT for the award of Woodie of the Year, given to the artist that ... more info

The Lemur Blog — As I'm sure none of you has missed noticing, MGMT has one of the most spectacular, fantasy-triggering and goofy images of 2008. Which, this far, has been obvious even to an almost literally physical level (check out the interactive video available fo... more info

The Music Slut — And they are...Woodie Of The YearLil WayneParamoreTokyo Police ClubMGMTSantogoldThe Breaking WoodieAll Time LowWe The KingsThere For TomorrowLykke LiTygaLeft Field WoodieNo AgeChromeoYelleShe & HimCool KidsBest Video WoodieGnarls Barkley: Who's Gonna... more info

Idolator — Now that the MTV Video Music Awards have been put to bed, it's time for the channel's college-aged sibling, mtvU, to announce the nominations for its Woodie Awards, which have along with their deliberately snicker-inducing name an award to honor arti... more info

The Music Slut — Katy Perry - Electric FeelThe Cali based chanteuse tackles MGMT.I prefer The Kooks' take on 'Kids'.MP3: Katy Perry - Electric Feel more info

Rock Sellout — I'm not sure I'd ever have seen this one coming. The up-and-coming Queen of Popâ„¢ has decided to take on the Brooklyn dancepunks and their new single 'Electric Feel'. While the cover isn't earth-shattering - and certainly not as cringe-inducing ... more info

The Lemur Blog — Indeed it is. Here you go. Not as good as I thought it would be when I heard the lo-fi live rip. But I guess live is a completely other side of the coin when it comes to Soulwax. But still we're talking another long and severely awaited slaying well-... more info