Bridging The Atlantic — Aside from the obvious quartet of MGMT, Bon Iver, Vampire Weekend and TV on the Radio, here are 10 albums (in no particular order) that knocked my socks off in 2008:1. Born Ruffians - Red Yellow and BlueBorn Ruffians - Badonkadonkey2. Why? - Alopecia... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy!Spinner.com: Beck, TV on the Radio, and Lily Allen will cover rock classics from artists such as Bob Dylan and David Bowie for the War Child International charity produced album, 'Heroes,' out Febraury 24 via Astralw... more info

JamBase — War Child: Heroes Cover Album War Child has announced the full list of artists and songs for their new album Heroes. Set for release on Parlophone on February 16, the album's concept was to get some of the biggest legends in music history to selec... more info

Pitchfork — Last September, Pitchfork reported that Astralwerks would be releasing Heroes, a benefit compilation for War Child, a charity that helps kids stranded in war zones across the world. Heroes has a pretty simple and great concept: Music legends pick the... more info

Totally Fuzzy — mOnkton said... BLK JKS - Johannesburg's answer to TV on the Radio? http://www.monktonvsplankton.co.uk Thanks Fuzzy! wharfinger said... * Sawako - Hum * Built To Spill - Keep It Like A Secret *... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

MTV.com News — Kanye West, T.I., Katy Perry and other big names see holiday sales boosts.By James Montgomery Taylor Swift's Fearless Photo: Big Machine Records Taylor Swift is going to have a pretty excellent New Year's Eve (even though she'll be sharing... more info

Rolling Stone — You’ve read Rolling Stone’s lists of the top albums and singles of the year — but how did the folks who work at RS rank their personal favorites? Here’s how editor Caryn Ganz ranked the year’s best: Albums Madonna, Hard Candy TV on the Rad... more info

Culture Bully — The Five Best Musical Things of The Year by Chin Chin #1) Tye Tribbett and G.A. #2) 88 Boadrum Boredoms Gang Gang Dance #3) The Flashing, The Fancing #4) Ween. Live! #5) TV on the Radio on TV Chin Chin: (Official) (MySpace) (“Chin Chin”) Chin Chi... more info

XLR8R — The NYC photographer filled his year with black metal and Devin the Dude. Who was the best artist of 2008? For me it's a tie between Devin the Dude and TV on the Radio, both of whom continue to release classic albums. Who was the worst music art... more info

Mercury News, California — TV on the Radio's 'Dear Science' leads the list. more info