All About Jazz — The National Guitar Workshop has developed a new social community for alumni, faculty and friends of the program. Members can sign up for a newsletter containing information about other community members and articles from NGW's outstanding faculty... more info

People.com — The National Transportation Safety Board says the wheels were nearly bare on his and DJ AM's doomed flight more info

All About Jazz — The National Endowment for the Arts has named legendary recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder one of their 2009 NEA Jazz Masters. The award ceremony took place Friday, October 17th at Jazz at Lincoln Center and also honored George Benson, Jimmy Cobb, Le... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — IGIF and Insound have teamed up in affiliation with Insound 20 to give away the bad-ass National poster to the right to one lucky IGIF reader.Insound says:Insound teamed up with Jason Munn of the Small Stakes to create a series of 20 designs for 20 b... more info

Paste Magazine — Compelling new music balances flawed film The National is an intensely necessary band right now. Pop has, in fact, begun to eat itself, with far too many artists to retain in our all-too-brief memory loops. The National seeks to retrain us in the ... more info

My Old Kentucky — The NY Press recently released it's list for the 20 Best Bands currently residing in NYC. No one here is saying these guys are the authority, but it is a fun topic of discussion. Who was left off? Who doesn't deserve to be on? How wack or right i... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by Keith KlenowskiSmiles abounded as the Breeders, the National, special guest Natalie Portman, and loads of fans took to Cincinnati's Fountain Square last night for "Vote Early Rock Late", that rally in support of increasingly hopeful-lo... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by Keith KlenowskiSmiles abounded as the Breeders, the National, special guest Natalie Portman, and loads of fans took to Cincinnati's Fountain Square last night for "Vote Early Rock Late", that rally in support of increasingly hopeful-looking... more info

My Old Kentucky — Fun Fun Fun Fest has finalized its lineup and schedule!MOKB is thrilled to be part of this year's fest which will be held Novemember 8th & 9th, Austin, TX in Waterloo Park. FFFF features CYHSY, The National, Atmosphere, Clipse, St. Vincent, Islands,... more info

Altsounds — In a move that’s both innovative and intimate, Capitol Records quintet *Saosin* joined with global youth brand Hurley to record demos for their upcoming album in Hurley’s Costa Mesa, California studio that began in mid-September Ã... more info