Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are still on AmEx presale and "Internet Presale" (password = HESPOON) for the Spoon/Deerhunter show at Radio City Music Hall. They go on general sale Saturday at 10am. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Rodrigo y Gabriela... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — also, we are mixing our record in TWO WEEKS with CHRIS WALLA! the new working title is “personal life” -The Thermals The Thermals @ Pitchfork Fest 2k9 (more by Joseph Xu) The Thermals have announced an April tour with Past... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 02-05 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall * 02-06 Santa Barbara, CA - Velvet Jones * 02-07 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern * 02-09 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar * 02-11 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour * 02-12 Berkeley, CA - UC Berkeley (Lowe... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — With attention to flow rather than order of preference, my absolute favourite songs of 2009.1. Happy Up Here - Röyksopp2. 1901 - Phoenix3. Osaka Loop Line - Discovery4. Lovesick Teenagers - Bear in Heaven5. Blood Pt 2 - Buck 65 Remix ft Sufjan Ste... more info

Rollo & Grady — Animal Collective Pitchfork – Top 100 Songs of 2009 100 Darkstar – “Aidy’s Girl’s a Computer” 99 Julianna Barwick – “Bode” 98 Future of the Left – “Arming Eritrea” 97 The Smith Westerns – “Be My Girl” 96 Gucci Mane [Feat... more info

Silent Uproar — According to Kill Rock Stars, The Thermals have made plans to hit a Portland, OR studio in January to begin recording their fifth full-length with Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie). There's plenty of lead time, as the album is reportedly due on Septe... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Neave: How was it playing alongside bands like the Meat Puppets and the Thermals? What artists or bands, if any, would you like to play/collaborate with in the future? Mayhaw Hoons of The Shaky Hands: To me, the Meat... more info

411 Mania — Pavement, She And Him, Local Natives, The Flaming Lips to cover Pink Floyd, NIN's gear for sale, new Thermals record, Ariel Pink and more. more info

NME — The band's fifth album will be released on September 7 2010 more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 12-11 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan 12-12 Seattle, WA - Neumo's (KEXP Yule Benefit)12-13 Seattle, WA - Vera Project more info