Perez Hilton — Jonah Hill is hosting SNL this week with musical guest, The Shins! Check out the HIGHlarious promo NBC released, (above)!!! Will he have the same kind of turn out as Lindsay did? Probably not — but the critics will probably like him more! Win som... more info

Stereogum — At least in theory, SXSW is supposed to be about discovering emerging and ascendent bands, but the fest just keeps adding big names: Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple, Norah Jones, John Mayer, T.I., Nas, the Shins, and — now — Jay-Z, arguably the bi... more info

411 Mania — Check out "Bait and Switch"... more info

Music For Ants — February was a pretty great month for music videos with the excellent DANIELS-directed Shins video, M.I.A.’s killer Bad Girls, the 3D-stereoscopic Mint Julep clip, and the much-anticipated (by me, at least) return of Andreas Nilsson to the direc... more info

Chorus.fm — Check out a video from *The Shins* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theshins) for a new track titled "Bait & Switch" from their forthcoming album Port Of Morrow here... more info

Stereogum — The Shins’ “Simple Song” video was a fun, whimsical, ambitious family narrative with a fully realized plot, but the band’s new clip for the sparkly, uptempo Port Of Morrow track “Bait And Switch” takes the opposite approach. It’s strict... more info

Stereogum — Despite his pivotal importance in Garden State, Shins frontman James Mercer has never exactly seemed like the type of musician who would catch the acting bug. But he did a nice job of it in his band’s great “Simple Song” video, and now he’s a... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Beady Eye have announced their first live date of 2012. The band have confirmed they will perform at the Fuji Rock Festival at the Naeba Ski Resort in Japan over the weekend of 27-29th July.Tickets for the festival are on sale now and can be purchase... more info

KEXP Seattle — How long has it been since you’ve heard a new album by The Shins? Too long? Long enough for you to think they broke up? Five years have elapsed since Wincing the Night Away came out on Sub Pop, and though frontman James Mercer had kept busy with ba... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Shins at Terminal 5 in 2009 (more by Natasha Ryan) The Shins are set to perform on SNL on March 10, ten days before the release of their new album, Port of Morrow, due out on March 20 via... more info