NME - The Daily Download — So The Daily Download is taking a little break until January 5, but before we go we wanted to load up your iPods with new tunes as a little early Christmas present. See you in 2010! ---First up, Xmas goes Krautrock as '70s pioneers Can take on 'Sile... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Toronto's groove freedom fighters Let's Go To War release their new single “Life We Live” on January 25th with an album to follow in the Spring. Both are released on Last Gang Records, the home of Crystal Castles, MSTRK... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Webster Hall - New Years Eve 2008 into 2009 "When most Americans think of New Years Eve, the Big Apple may be one of the first things that come to mind. Millions of Americans all around the country tune in... more info

Live Daily — Drummer Gerhardt "Jerry" Fuchs died early Sunday (11/8) morning after falling four stories down an elevator shaft in an industrial building in Brooklyn, according to The New York Times.Fuchs, 34, who had attended a benefit party on the building's sev... more info

CNN Showbiz — Thirty-four-year-old Gerhardt "Jerry" Fuchs, a beloved fixture of both the New York and Athens, Georgia, rock scenes who played with LCD Soundsystem, !!! (pronounced Chk Chk Chk), Turing Machine, MSTRKRFT, and The Juan MacLean, died Saturday night af... more info

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Detroit Free Press — Escape the Fate: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 5. The Eagle Theater, $13.50. Earthtones: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5. The Ark, $15, $35. Free Energy: 8 p.m. Nov. 5. Majestic Cafe, $18. MSTRKRFT: 8 p.m. Nov. 5. The Crofoot Ballroom, $20. State Radio: 8 p.m. Nov. 5. Blind Pig, ... more info

Live Daily — San Francisco's 3rd annual Treasure Island Music Festival again featured a bounty of artists. The thoughtfully designed two-day schedule offered fans a clear choice of either electronic-based, DJ-oriented talent, or rock and roll of a more traditiona... more info

MTV.com News — 'I want people to understand that I'm not filling his spot or his shoes,' Z-Trip says of new spot at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.By Gil Kaufman DJ Z-Trip Photo: Rob Loud/ Getty Images World-famous crowd-pleaser DJ Z-Trip will be t... more info

Stereogum — While we were rocking the Catskills, enjoying what Wayne Coyne said was "the greatest collection of underground music ever assembled," dozens of other great indie bands (and a few hip-hop luminaries) put on a much larger mountain festival in Morri... more info