Persona Sauna — It's that time of year. The BBC Sound of 2010 Longlist has officially been revealed! Misanthropes can feel a bit more at ease when browsing the Internet today thanks to BBC skipping ahead from all those "Best of '09" lists and heading straight to th... more info

Guardian Music — Confused by the Beeb's list of next year's pop contenders? Then tell us who you think will be making a big noise in 2010If other music journalists are anything like me, they dread being asked: "So, who is going to be big next year?" Sometimes you kno... more info

NME — 'Tastemakers' vote for acts that will be big next year more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Drums - new band picture The Drums went from playing a lot of shows a few month ago, to disappearing for a while. That hiatus ends next year when they return to headline Bowery Ballroom on January 13th. Tickets... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Recently, on a crisp November morning I woke up later than I should have, way past noon, and bought some new shoes. A triumph of the human spirit! I can just see myself now on stages all across Europe spinning and twirling with my tambourine wearing... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Get this week's NME to read more about Jonathan's (second from right) choices A record by a hero… Bjork - Homogenic "I just think it’s a perfect album from beginning to end. It’s the album that let me know that its OK to do whatever you want... more info

Altsounds — It has been a whirlwind past few months for The Drums; after playing their first ever UK show to a packed-out crowd at London's Flowerpot venue just 2 months ago, The Drums returned to the UK in October for a mini-tour which saw them play In The Cit... more info

NME - Radar — As our time was coming to a close, the band had a live 'acoustic' radio session booked with a local LA station WOXY. They went to a studio to record three tracks first thing Friday morning. They didn't like doing actual acoustic performances, so they... more info

NME - Radar — Day two was even more like a movie. They were booked to play an outside show at USSB -University College Santa Barbara- at 12-noon. It wasn't part of a festival or anything. Just a random show, on a break, as people went to and throw lessons, we did... more info

NME - Radar — I went to California on Wednesday to join The Drums as they went about three busy days in the winter sun, on their way to becoming the most talked about new band on the planet. Jacob (guitar, tamborine) and Adam (guitar) picked me up with thier mana... more info