Stereogum — On the eve of a trip to Australia, Dean and Randy from No Age threw a matinee house party at scene institution the Smell, inviting six bands and a sold-out crowd to come over for some blissed out punk and noise and pancakes. Figuring this lineup w... more info

Stereogum — There's no shortage of Blake Schwarzenbach respect around here, so when we found out the man's new band with Aaron Cometbus and Daniela Sea (of L Word fame) were playing a few shows in L.A. we tried to atone for missing that one show out East by send... more info

Pitchfork — Toyota Yaris and Urban Outfitters may be running the Free Yr Radio campaign due to a good-hearted commitment to underground radio, or they may just be doing it to look cool. OK, whatever, maybe they just want to look cool. But when those two giganti... more info

Pitchfork — The L.A. spazz-punk invasion is not over. No Age buddies Abe Vigoda got a whole lot done last year: They dropped debut album Skeleton, they toured hard, and they made the all-important Diplo connection. And they're still barreling forward. On Februar... more info

MTV.com News — Britney? RPattz? Charlize? Find out what our favorite news segments of the year really are.By Garth Bardsley Charlize Theron Photo: MTV News Spend any time on this site and you'll see that certain names keep popping up: Britney, Robert Pat... more info

Rolling Stone — You’ve read Rolling Stone’s lists of the top albums and singles of the year — but how did the folks who work at RS rank their personal favorites? Here’s editor Kevin O’Donnell’s year-end lists: Albums of the Year No Age - Nouns Ra Ra Riot... more info

DrownedInSound — As part of our year-end round-up we've asked some musicians to tell us what their favourite five albums of 2008 are. Not just any ol' music makers, mind. We've spoken to the creators of some of our albums of this year, as well as some fresh-faced fol... more info

JamBase — NOISE POP 2009 FESTIVAL NEW ARTIST CONFIRMATIONS & BADGES ON SALE NOW Stephen Malkmus, St. Vincent, Josh Ritter, Ra Ra Riot, French Kicks Martha Wainwright, Morning Benders, Submarines Stephen Malkmus Noise Pop has announced additional headlin... more info

XLR8R — S.F.'s Noise Pop Festival continues adding to its previously announced artist lineup. For its 17th year, the indie music festival has already confirmed No Age, the New Pornographers' frontman A.C. Newman, and Antony and the Johnsons, among ... more info

Stereogum — Not all of Stereogum's favorite sounds conform to what folks expect us to cover. In this space, resident Bananafish fetishist Brandon Stosuy focuses on bands, albums, singles, and villages in Sweden that may otherwise pass by unnoticed. This installm... more info