Pitchfork — Broken Bells, the duo of Danger Mouse and Shins frontman James Mercer, have scored quite a coup for their forthcoming video for "The Ghost Inside". Entertainment Weekly reports that actress Christina Hendricks, who plays Joan Holloway on "Mad Men" a... more info

Pitchfork — Denim institution Levi's has launched a series of free downloads called Levi's Pioneer Sessions. This one's got a simple concept: Current artists covering older songs. The first download in the series is up now, and it's Nas doing his take on Sli... more info

The Playlist — Some more soundtrack news today that has nothing to do with "Sex And The City 2."Indie heavyweights James Mercer (The Shins, Broken Bells) and Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse) have lent their considerably talented hands to the soundtrack of documentary "18... more info

Pitchfork — Shins/Broken Bells leader James Mercer and Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock both contribute original music to 180° South, a documentary about adventurers in Patagonia from director Chris Malloy. Brock's Ugly Casanova side project contributes nine... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — With the "trial run" episode out of the way and lots of feedback examined, the second episode of I Guess I'm Podcasting is ready to occupy your ears for the next hour or so.This week's episode maintains the same format as last week (i.e. a little co... more info

Guardian Music — We kick off this week with folktronica stars Tunng. They met Alexis Petridis to discuss touring with Tinariwen and how it feels to be slapped with the "strum'n'bass" tag. In Singles Club, Alex Needham joins Rosie Swash and Alexis to discuss whether M... more info

KEXP Seattle — That right there is a new music video for The Monsters of Folk’s song, “Dear God,” which was just released. You won’t see the monsters themselves, though. Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis let director and Michel Gondry protege... more info

Pitchfork — In the past couple months, Broken Bells, the new band that features Danger Mouse and Shins frontman James Mercer, played their first shows ever, one-offs in L.A., New York, Paris, and London, as well as a few SXSW gigs. Now, the Mercer/Danger Connect... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — There's been a lot of buzz around the festival about Broken Bells, the new project of the Shins' frontman James Mercer and artist-producer Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton). Now, reaction to the debut disc has been mixed (we thought... more info

MTV.com News — Gorillaz' Plastic Beach debuts at #2.By Gil Kaufman Ludacris Photo: Getty Images Ludacris' Battle of the Sexes will lead a parade of new faces in the Billboard 200 top 10 next week, easily leading the chart thanks to sales of 137,000. Th... more info