Guardian Music — Like the Kylie and Jason of extreme noise terror, this boy-girl duo combine poppiness with total sensory overloadHometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Alexis Krauss (vocals) and Derek Miller (guitar, production).The background: Sleigh Bells were one of the ... more info

MTV.com News — 'It just makes me feel good, because I'm seeing all my friends and people that matter in my life,' Cudi says of 'Pursuit of Happiness' clip.By Steven Roberts Kid Cudi Photo: MTV News Kid Cudi recently wrapped filming on the first season of... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Photo by Scott Melcer From Grizzly Bear's "Ready, Able" to Animal Collective's "Summertime Clothes" to Suckers' "Easy Chairs", many of 2009's music videos have been marked by a distinct strain of absurd trippiness. But this video for "Ambling Alp"-- ... more info

Stereogum — Arizona-bred, Omaha-based Digital Leather mastermind Shawn Foree recently released Warm Brother via Fat Possum (Remember that traveling gloryhole?). You won't find this Bowie-esque cover of MGMT's "Time To Pretend" anywhere near the new record. Th... more info

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The Culture Of Me — Kid Cudi's third single from Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, a record that dropped in September and we're still not 100% feeling, "Pursuit Of Happiness" is a pretty posi-style track about the mellowness and pleasure of, er,... more info

Guardian Music — High Voltage, ManchesterA lucky few can turn their passion to profit, and though an inherent eagerness may cushion the ride, that doesn't mean it's going to be an easy one. When Richard Cheetham's efforts with his High Voltage fanzine and club night ... more info

Guardian Music — Meet the (replacement) hipsters serving up opinions for Pitchfork and StereogumReal-life old people! Aren't they just great? They've got bags of stories because they know loads about stuff that us young folks weren't around to see, like rationing, Ta... more info

Stereogum — When not collaborating with Charlotte Gainsbourg on IRM, Beck continues adding covers collections to his Record Club. His (and MGMT and Devendra Banhart's) go at Songs Of Leonard Cohen included mixed results. We have higher hopes for his take on... more info

Pop Bytes — † FROM DJ PAUL V. One of the joys in finding a great bootleg is when it uses an artist or singer you love, who doesn't get mashed all that often. It makes the pairing all the more heightened. That artist this week is Bob Marley, whose alw... more info