My Old Kentucky — Our friends at Daytrotter are putting on a pretty great little event/tour/happening for some of you based in the Midwest. The first ever Daytrotter Barnstormer is set to kick off in two weeks.Six different Daytrotter alumni bands will be playing sel... more info

The CatBirdSeat — Photo by YST Pardon my French, but HOLY SHIT! My dear ol’ friends, Missouri’s favorite sons, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, went and did an amazing thing: they wrote and recorded a stadium anthem for their own hometown minor-league tea... more info

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Radio Exile — In our rush to crown the next LIFE CHANGING Grizzly on the Radio(head) Fleethunter Projectors band we often overlook some of the best bands around us. We tend to over look the unassuming nice kids from down the block making perfect pop music for the... more info

5 Acts — 100. Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Dawn Of The Dead099. Anthem In - Moving On098. Calexico - Two Silver Trees097. The LK - Stop Being Perfect096. Neon Neon - I Lust U095. Longwave - Sirens In The Deep Sea094. Jade McNelis - Comedian093. Gentleman Aucti... more info

5 Acts — 100. Does It Offend You, You? - Dawn Of The Dead099. Anthem In - Moving On098. Calexico - Two Silver Trees097. The LK - Stop Being Perfect096. Neon Neon - I Lust U095. Longwave - Sirens In The Deep Sea094. Jade McNelis - Comedian093. Gentleman Auctio... more info

Pitchfork — Sure, a Wii would be pretty sweet, but with everything that's been going on, wouldn't you rather have peace on earth this Christmas? The folks at Hard to Find a Friend aren't making any lofty promises as to goodwill towards men and all that, but darn... more info

Paste Magazine — Joining indie-pop brethren Architecture in Helsinki and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (not to mention Of Montreal), Sweden's Loney Dear has signed to Polyvinyl Records to release its upcoming LP, Dear John, due Jan. 27. more info

Buzzgrinder — :: A delicious read: It's Not Selling Out Anymore — This Week in Music Licensing :: Fall of Troy posted some tour dates. :: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin has a new track. :: Bedlight For Blue Eyes broke up. I'm sure you're all devas... more info

Pitchfork — Many a moon ago we brought the lowdown on Australian arts zine The Lifted Brow's "Fake Bookshelf" issue, a rather ambitious endeavor that involved getting a bunch of indie rock and literary types to create songs, stories, and comics based on gon... more info