Brooklyn Vegan — After a decade in which private lives basically became public domain-- think confessional emo, YouTube, reality TV, and social networking updates-- you would think that we'd have become inured to the private pain of semi-autobiographical songwriting.... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Being a blog that is largely of the retro variety, I'm not all that fussed about publishing a rundown of what I reckon to have been the best songs/albums of the year/decade. Yes, I do admit to making a few suggestions last month of stuff that you mi... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — With this weekend's Northeastern winter storm dubbed "fierce" and "blizzard-like" by media all over the country, I figured now would be a good time for a little winter-themed mix. Rather than focusing on the positive side to winter (does. not. compu... more info

8/1 — 1 - Brett Anderson – Wilderness2 - Patrick Wolf – Bachelor3 - PJ Harvey & John Parish A Woman a Man Walked By4 - Bat For Lashes - Two Suns5 - Antony And The Johnsons - The Crying Light6 - Wild Beasts - Two Dancers7 - Richard Hawley - Tr... more info

NME - The Daily Download — So The Daily Download is taking a little break until January 5, but before we go we wanted to load up your iPods with new tunes as a little early Christmas present. See you in 2010! ---First up, Xmas goes Krautrock as '70s pioneers Can take on 'Sile... more info

Rollo & Grady — Paste – The 25 Best Albums of 2009 25. Thomas Function – In the Valley of Sickness 24. Various Artists – Dark Was the Night 23. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz! 22. Sufjan Stevens – The BQE 21. Wilco – Wilco (The A... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — With attention to flow rather than order of preference, my absolute favourite songs of 2009.1. Happy Up Here - Röyksopp2. 1901 - Phoenix3. Osaka Loop Line - Discovery4. Lovesick Teenagers - Bear in Heaven5. Blood Pt 2 - Buck 65 Remix ft Sufjan Ste... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Antlers @ Music Hall of Williamsburg in Oct (more by Tim Griffin) Life of Agony @ Starland Ballroom in November (more by Tim Griffin) tonight in NYC * song of Bowie @ Living Room * Wild Yaks, Nightmare Air,... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: The Slits, The Sundelles, + Sisters @ Highline Ballroom 7pm $15 [tix]Amid all the hoopla surrounding the reunions of bands like Pavement, My Bloody Valentine, Pixies, The Vaselines, Mission of Burma, etc., etc., some of reunions have been los... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Often, you have to put yourself first, no matter how tough that notion seems; no matter how much time and effort you’ve already put into someone, the person who’s reduced your very being to its absolute core.... more info