Idolator — Now that the MTV Video Music Awards have been put to bed, it's time for the channel's college-aged sibling, mtvU, to announce the nominations for its Woodie Awards, which have along with their deliberately snicker-inducing name an award to honor arti... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Today's Pitchfork's Guest List featured High Places, who shed some light on some of their favorite songs, movies, bands, etc, so I decided to pursue a few of those recommendations hoping to find something "blog-worthy" and "undiscovered" [Ed. the un... more info

Pitchfork — Unless you're a show promoter, a club owner, or some kinda Bruce Almighty type, the power you wield over your local entertainment schedule is probably fairly (and, occasionally, frustratingly) low. That is, of course, unless you happen to live in Sco... more info

Idolator — This segment of the news cycle has seen even more big-name artists announcing albums that will hit store shelves sometime before the end of 2008. And this time, they're artists who people actually care about! After the jump, the scoop on upcoming rel... more info

Pitchfork — Noise rockers are good for a lot of things, making noise and upsetting your cats chief among 'em. According to Lightning Bolt's Brian Chippendale and Brian Miller of Foot Village and Deathbombarc, however, one thing noise rockers aren't so good at is... more info

DrownedInSound — The Tennent's Mutual have announced details and dates of their inaugural live music programme, with music from some of Scotland's leading artists. more info

Stereogum — Zach Hills brings a lot to Marnie Stern's This Is It... . On his own recent solo album The Astrological Straits, he in turn benefits from the help of his friends, including Stern (and Les Claypool, the Deftones' Chino Moreno, No Age, the Flying Lut... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — No Age's Randy Randall recently directed a short film, called The Foreigners, documenting the Altamont Apparel skate team's trip to Paris. Here's a teaser clip for Randall's film -- featuring Nouns standout "Ripped Knees" -- which offers proof that N... more info

Silent Uproar — Filter is reporting No Age will head out on a month-long headlining tour. The stint kicks off in Brooklyn on November 10th. more info