Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to hear a new song, "All These Trees" that *Passion Pit* (http://absolutepunk.net/passionpit) did for American Express. No, the song will not be on the new album and this isn't the direction the band is taking. more info

melophobe — Though two of these tracks are instrumental, fresh material from Andrew Bird, The Antlers, or Passion Pit is extremely welcome. Especially Passion Pit, since there hasn’t been much word about another album coming out from them any time soon. Just n... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jazzlover said... Ebba Jahn - Rising Tones Cross (1985) John Zorn’s Electric Masada In Nancy Jazz Pulsation (October, 14 2003) http://jazzarchives.blogspot.com Jizzrelics said... Rava / D'Andrea / Vitous / Humair - QUATRE (1989 GALA records) http:... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Andrew St. Clair yes, that's Matisyahu & Tokyo Police Club... Tokyo Police Club and We Barbarians played an invite-only show at the Wired Store on 12/15, much like Ra Ra Riot did a week earlier. It was the... more info

melophobe — Rob da Bank over at BBC Radio 1 had a hell of a 2-hour show on Saturday. I don’t think I stopped moving the entire time, and my ass actually started to tingle from chair dancing. Not only did he kick it off with some amazing house songs, he feature... more info

Weird Kids Up Front — The Naked and Famous “Young Blood” Polydor _ Teenage nostalgia is a difficult emotion to capture.  But the Naked and Famous have succeeded at doing just that.  The synth-heavy track is reminiscent of the MGMT and Passion Pit brand of electropop... more info

Press Play — Of all the bands and singles I've heard this month, I think The Naked and Famous are the band I'm most psyched about.  Their songs Punching in a Dream and Young Blood are amazing.  They have this dreamy, surreal vibe to them.  Although they have a... more info

The Culture Of Me — Three good-looking young men with a huge pedigree of music between them (lead Cale Parks is from Aloha, White Williams and his own solo work, just to mention a bit), a year in active duty that has already seen them open up a tour for Passion Pit and ... more info

NME - The Daily Download — So the finalists in the BBC Sound Of 2011 poll have been revealed, pursued by the usual online cynicism. At present a shortlist of fifteen of the "most promising" acts of next year, the annual compilation attracts the same amount of stick / discussio... more info

melophobe — I’ve never desired that a band release a live album. There is simply too much that would be missing from the live experience to accurately capture the feeling of hearing a band blaring through the PA, no matter how perfect the balance between the b... more info