Stereogum — After watching them cover MGMT, Beach House, and Phoenix, it’s no surprise the kids of PS22 do a better, more lively live version of “Round And Round” than Ariel Pink. more info

Powerpopulist — We thank these bloggers most sincerely for making the following available.The Smithereens - Behind the Wall of Sleep - Star Maker MachineThe New Pornographers - Letter from an Occupant - Music for Kids Who Can't Read Good78 Saab - Karma Package Deal ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "The PS22 Chorus is an elementary school chorus from Public School 22 in Graniteville, Staten Island (New York). It is composed of 60-70 fifth-graders, and is directed by Gregg Breinberg. Students are assigned to the chorus after an annual auditionin... more info

Guardian Music — Mike Skinner has prompted a run on cans of Heinz's finest to promote his new album, writes Chris SalmonAs we've mentioned before, Daytrotter.com is an essential bookmark for any music fan, with an exclusive four-track session offered free daily. The ... more info

Pop Bytes — † FROM DJ PAUL V. I hope you're not sick of Far East Movement's Like A G6 yet? Actually, I kind of am. But it's still one of those songs that gets everybody poppin' in the club - and it's about as seriously infectious as an earworm with t... more info

Abeano — Somewhere in Oxford, five boys are plotting to take down pop music by combining psychedelic synthesisers with a collective IQ that’s three times the size of the Glee’s. Named Fixers, they arrived on this planet just over year ago in a whirl ... more info

Guardian Music — Twenty-two-year-old singer-songwriter from Essex voted this year's most promising artist by music industry tastemakersPop act Jessie J has topped the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll for new talent. On a shortlist including James Blake, the Vaccines and Clar... more info

Chorus.fm — *MGMT (http://www.purevolume.com/mgmt)*'s (http://absolutepunk.net/tumbledown)Daytrotter session can be heard here (http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/mgmt-concert/20054582-112010.html). more info

Pop Candy — Good morning, all! Last night I finally watched Toy Story 3. And you know what? It's a pretty good movie. (There's a lot more suspense than I ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — MIA at Brooklyn Bowl (more by Chris Gersbeck) M.I.A. released ("leaked") a new mixtape at 7pm EST on New Year's Eve. It features b-sides and rarities and is called Vicki Leekx. The nineteen song mix (which is actually a single... more info