411 Mania — Check out "Red Right Ankle" live... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris Gersbeck, words by Rachel Kowal Playing before The Decemberists is no easy task, but Merge duo Wye Oak was up for the challenge. "Good evening. We're a couple of kids from Baltimore, Maryland... hot dog!" declared vocalist/guitarist..... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Decemberists (http://thedecemberists.com)* have captured the top spot on the Billboard 200 by selling 93K copies of The King Is Dead. (http://pitchfork.com/news/41351-the-decemberists-have-the-number-one-album/) more info

Culture Bully — The Decemberists top this week's countdown of the top selling albums at Grimey's New & Preloved Music in Nashville. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dominick Mastrangelo "It was pure geek chic last night at the Beacon Theatre, where The Decemberists played the first of a three-night engagement. This indie folk-rock quintet from Portland, Ore., look like extras from "Revenge of the Nerds... more info

Mjsbigblog — With 55.94% of the chart reporting, it looks like there will be no record breaking lows this week. Thank goodness. The Decemberists are set to debut at number one with about 65-70K (Friday predictions. Currently at 35,481). Next up is the latest in ... more info

411 Mania — The Decemberists may not have made the best album of the year so far. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — the Decemberists @ Summerstage in 2007 today in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB * Leni Stern @ Barbes * Cumbiagra @ Barbes * Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen @ Littlefield * Martha Wainwright @ Rockwood Music Hall * The... more info

411 Mania — The King Is Dead to top 70,000 sales… more info

Guardian Music — Bob Dylan's take on heartbreak is rooted in physical pain – but Paul Simon's need for spiritual solace pulls him on throughThere have been many attempts in rock'n'roll to distil the experience of heartbreak – not the wider misery exactly, the wa... more info