Brooklyn Vegan — Greg Dulli's Top Ten of 2009: (via) 1. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 2. Little Dragon - Machine Dreams 3. Tinariwen - Imidiwan: Companions 4. Wussy - Wussy 5. Various Artists - Gilles Peterson Presents Havana Cultura 6. Bat For... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Greg Dulli's Top Ten of 2009: (via) 1. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 2. Little Dragon - Machine Dreams 3. Tinariwen - Imidiwan: Companions 4. Wussy - Wussy 5. Various Artists - Gilles Peterson Presents Havana Cultura 6. Bat For... more info

Guardian Music — Who'll be big in 2010? The acts that feature on every list, probably. So instead, our writers have chosen the acts they would like to see succeed this year, even if the odds are stacked against them …Fool's Gold and Little CometsIf Talking Head... more info

Guardian Music — The New Yorker likes to celebrate the festive season with a dodgy musical proposition – this year, that hip-hop is deadThis time of year is all about traditions. The Germans like to eat pickles on Christmas Eve. The Rough Trade shops' top ten ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 12-17 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo 12-24 Palm Springs, CA - Ace Hotel 01-21 London, England - Yoyo01-22 London, England - Fabric01-23 London, England - Proud Galleries01-25 London, England - Pure Groove 01-26 London, England - Madam Jo Jo's01-... more info

Rollo & Grady — 10.) The Very Best – Warm Heart Of Africa (Buy) Label: Green Owl Key Tracks: Mfumu, Kamphopo, Warm Heart Of Africa (Featuring Ezra Koenig), Chalo, Nsokoto, Kada Manja, Yalira 9.) The xx – xx (Buy) Label: Young Turks Key Tracks: VCR, Crystalised... more info

Rollo & Grady — 1.) Tinariwen – Lulla 2.) MGMT – Kids 3.) N.A.S.A. – Money (Ft. David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge) 4.) People Under The Stairs – Trippin’ At The Disco 5.) King Khan & The Shrines – Land of The Freak 6.) Black Joe Lewis –... more info

Guardian Music — Revisit some of the most stunning images of the decade with the best of OMM's photography, from Noel Gallagher to Tinariwen, Dizzee Rascal to Girls Aloud more info

8/1 — 50 Kurt Vile – Childish Prodigy49 Jay-Z – The Blueprint 348 Raphael Saadiq – The Way I See It47 Alasdair Roberts – Spoils46 Broadcast & The Focus Group - …Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age45 Richmond Fontaine ... more info

8/1 — Q 50 best albums of the year | worst list of da year50 Jarvis Cocker - Further Complications 49 Bob Dylan - Together Through Life 48 Ian Brown - My Way 47 Madness - The Liberty Of Norton Folgate 46 Golden Silvers - True Romance 45 Conor Oberst And ... more info