Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Oren Loloi "Last, but in no way least, was Rural Alberta Advantage, who played their last NYC show of 2009. If you can believe it, the trio's percussive elements are highlighted even more live than on their smash... more info

Pasta Primavera — Holy crap this is just what I needed for today.  Last night I managed little sleep so I’m….dragging…a bit.  Passion Pit’s Shuttle seems to be the cure right now with his G-R-E-A-T remix of Phoenix’s “Love Like A Sunset”.  It’... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Passion Pit @ Central Park Summerstage (gohingplaces) "This whole summer - the past three months - have been all festivals," said Passion Pit bassist Jeff Apruzzese. "So I feel like I'm finally getting used to it and now it's over."... more info

MTV.com News — Voting begins today for awards honoring the biggest acts in the college music scene.By James Montgomery Drake performs at the 2009 BET Awards Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Hotly tipped Canadian MCs? Check. Hard-charging Southern-rock ro... more info

Rolling Stone — With fat dark clouds lurking overhead, there was a sense at the beginning of Day Three of the Austin City Limits Festival that, if it rains again, we’re all doomed. It didn’t rain. But we were all doomed. By mid-afternoon, when the clouds had cle... more info

Chorus.fm — *Passion Pit (http://absolutepunk.net/passionpit)* is running a contest (http://www.passionpitmusic.com/ticketcontest/) for fans to win a pair of tickets to an upcoming tour date; this current promotion is focused on Salt Lake City, Seattle, San Jose... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — So many great remix’s have come from Phoenix’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, that they decided to release a Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Remix Album). The album consists of remix’s from the likes of The Soft Pack, Passion Pit, YACHT, Friendly Fires, C... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — We’ve seen Passion Pit countless times over the past year and have seen a steady increase in their stage presence. One sign of this is lead singer Michael  Angelakos decision to leave the keyboards behind and take the “lead singer” role by t... more info

Stereogum — It's Thursday which must mean it is time for Phoenix remix news. But this one trumps your typical Thursday Phoenix remix news, because it is the news that hearkens an entire Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix remix album, nearly every track covered sometimes m... more info

Stereogum — As advertised, Phoenix treated Central Park's Summerstage to two sold-out nights of their danceable and occasionally epic insouciance this past weekend. The lineup was a synth-lover's delight, pairing the Frenchmen with the more sugar-rushed and heli... more info