MTV.com News — Best Video nominees Matt and Kim will also perform at the show, which airs December 4 at 10 p.m.By James Montgomery Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images The forecast for the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards: gloomy ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 10-22 New York, NY - The Fillmore at Irving Plazza10-23 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe 10-24 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club10-25 Huntington, WV - Vclub10-27 Virginia Beach, VA - The Jewish Mother10-28 Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre10-29 Asheville, NC - Ora... more info

XLR8R — Taking its lead from the 2003 documentary film of the same name, Afro-Punk is a community based around outsider music, film, art, and skateboarding. Their annual festival, which premiered in 2005 in Brooklyn, is ground-zero for the "multi-cultural" m... more info

Perfect Porridge — Check out this new No Bird music video for the second single off of their new full length, “Devil Trombones.” The group teamed up with the 14 year-old Malone Mischke who specializes in the unique concept of stop-motion animation using chalkboard ... more info

Guardian Music — Julian Lennon and James Scott Cook have recorded a digital single in memory of the girl who inspired Lucy in the Sky with DiamondsJulian Lennon has released a tribute to Lucy Vodden, a woman best known for inspiring the Beatles song Lucy in the Sky w... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 10-21 New York City - Fillmore Irving Plaza10-22 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues 10-23 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House 10-25 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre 10-26 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick 10-27 Chicago, IL - Double Door 10-30 Philadelphia, PA - Thea... more info

Culture Bully — While his other albums all have worthwhile tracks, Williams has never sounded so focused; his self-titled album isn’t a spoken-word masterpiece—it’s just a masterpiece. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin "The other day I attended the Afro-Punk Festival at the BAM skate park. I had the pleasures of seeing Janelle Monae and Saul Williams. There were also cats skating [and biking] around and doing tricks. All... more info

The Culture Of Me — Last month, on the Atlanta, GA stop on the esteemed NIN/Jane's Addiction tour going on right now, Trent Reznor and the boys called on the indie poet laureate Saul Williams to help with vocal duties during "Survivalism", from the Nine... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Janelle Monae @ MHOW in April (more by Tim Griffin) This summer Afro-Punk, BAMcinematek and Toyota will present the 5th annual Afro-Punk Festival, taking place July 3rd - July 8th, 2009 in the heart of Brooklyn, NY. The festival is... more info