Topix — There's a huge, pulsing vein on the side of Hamilton Leithauser's neck. Anytime the Walkmen frontman howls, which he did pretty frequently last night at Terminal 5 while headlining one of CMJ's biggest shows, that vein throbs uncontrollably. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pictureplane at MoMA PS1 in 2011 (more by Erez Avissar) Braids in Austin in 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) Mac DeMarco at NXNE Bruise Cruise in June (more by David Andrako) today in NYC * Paul Banks, The Walkmen, Daughter... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The 2012 National Book Award finalists have been named. Congratulations to Largehearted Boy Book Notes contributor Eliot Schrefer and his young adult novel Endangered. The Walkmen are streaming two new songs on Soundcloud. Goodreads finds that Obama ... more info

Prefix — When The Walkmen first crowded in around All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen’s desk, I wasn’t sure if ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/watch-the-walkmen-play-a-tiny-set-at-a-tiny-desk/70255/ more info

Brooklyn Vegan — KEXP is always good for some intimate & live-broadcasted CMJ performances, and this year is no different, except for the venue:CMJ Union | 27 Union Square West | New York, NY CMJ presents its own venue and social hub... more info

Guardian Music — Music links from the last seven days, featuring Death Grips, Bat for Lashes and Justin BieberGuardianmusic.tumblr.com is the place where our writers post songs, videos, pictures and other music-related odds and ends they come across during their web ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Walkmen at Osheaga 2012 (more by Domnick Mastrangelo) The Walkmen have new tracks on the way in the "Dance With Your Partner" / "Vermeer '65" 7", a limited release available on November 6 and is up for preorder now.... more info

Consequence of Sound — Unreleasd cuts taken from the sessions for Heaven. more info

Prefix — Today, The Walkmen announced  a limited edition 7" album that will featured two previously unreleased tracks, "Dance With Your Partner," ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/listen-to-two-unreleased-songs-by-the-walkmen-7-de/7... more info

Guardian Music — Twenty years ago, Sony launched a format that promised CD clarity and cassette convenience – but the world just wasn't interested. Why not?Twenty years ago this month, Sony unveiled the technology they hoped would transform our relationship with mu... more info