Live Daily — Yorkshire's band of punk brothers The Cribs [ tickets ] unveiled their new collection of songs and their newest member--Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths--on Monday (11/9) at the first of two US stops. Long on energy yet short on the melodic nuance... more info

The Playlist — Near the end of his life, Heath Ledger seemed to be transitioning away from acting and inching closer to directing.He dropped out of a few acting gigs (most notably, Terrence Malick's "Tree of Life" — he was replaced by Brad Pitt) and then he ... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — When Modest Mouse wanted to try their hand at increasing animal cruelty awareness, via a posthumously directed Heath Ledger music video, they utilized "King Rat" as a twisted take on whale hunting. Although they creatively (and violently) got their ... more info

411 Mania — 2003 was a good year for music, and this week, the 411Music Critics talk about their top five favorite tracks from that year. They discuss everything from Muse's "Hysteria" to Metallica's “St. Anger”, Britney Spears's “Toxi... more info

Chorus.fm — *Modest Mouse* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/modestmouse)'s new video for "Whale Song" can be seen in the replies. Submitted by neo506 more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Pixies, Chickenfoot • Taylor Swift Announces New Fearless Dates • Clip of Nirvana at ‘92 Reading Hits the Web • Brock Talks New Modest Mouse Video • Manic Street Preachers Return to NYC • Brian Wilson to Complete Gershwin... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Built To Spill gets no respect. Without BTS...there would be no Modest Mouse. Without Modest Mouse...there would be no 764-HERO...or I mean there would no Against Me! They were the unsung Pink Floyd of grunge. The King Crimson of Seattle. The ugl... more info

Rolling Stone — When Rolling Stone caught up with Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock around the time the band released their Heath Ledger-directed video for “King Rat,” the singer-guitarist promised they were cooking up something equally eye-popping for the next clip ... more info

Stereogum — When we were deep in No One's First And You're Next mode, I called "Whale Song" the most interesting material from the collection. It's also a track that reminded a bunch of you of one of our decade's best, The Moon & Antarctica. Fittingly, the ... more info

Guardian Music — The reunited American indie-rockers are to headline next year's ATP festival in Minehead. And you may even get the chance to watch them bowl!The reunited Pavement will headline and curate next year's All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Minehead. Their... more info