Its Getting Boring By The Sea — These are my favourite songs of 2010 thus far. I've probably forgotten about 100 but so be it. There are Youtube links for the ones that are not on this SPOTIFY PLAYLIST. Yes, a few are from 2009, no I don't care.In no particular order...Foals - Span... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by Tim Kiernan; Above: The xx Last year, at the first Big Ears music festival in Knoxville, Tenn., Jon Hassell headlined the opening Friday night at the Bijou Theatre, then the event's largest venue. Despite two balconies and the twin overhead... more info

Rolling Stone — When you think of classic college towns, Knoxville, Tennessee doesn’t exactly spring to mind. Unlike Athens, Georgia, or Chapel Hill, North Carolina, whose respective universities spill into the downtown streets creating a vibrant, eclectic social ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Morning Benders show @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the MIA/Sleigh Bells Hard Fest show @ Governors Island. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — My hometown heroes from Cincinnati are preparing to release their next full length LP, High Violet, on May 11th and have slowly started showcasing pieces of their latest work. The National have been around for over a decade and are constantly improv... more info

MTV.com News — 'I played it for him and he's like, 'Whoa that's crazy,' ' the Disney star said on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.'By Jocelyn Vena Demi Lovato appears on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Photo: ABC Joe Jonas apparently doesn't have a high tolerance for girlfriend a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Vampire Weekend @ Bowery Ballroom in January (more by Bao Nguyen) One. Two. Now THREE shows at Radio City Music Hall (the same number of shows Lady Gaga is playing at MSG, and one less than she played at Radio... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn Yu It's been too long since we've heard a massed army of Amish-dressed Canadians belting out towering anthems on stage. But this summer, we're in luck. Arcade Fire have been laying low for a little while now, working on a new album, ... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: joining Florence and The Machine, Vampire Weekend and Belle and SebastianLatitude is dedicated to bringing the very best from the worlds of music, theatre, comedy, literature, film, poetry, dance, art, fashion and cabaret together for one... more info

Guardian Music — (Memphis Industries)Like a best-of 2009 mixtape, New Zealand's the Ruby Suns combine delicate electronica with African sounds and tender vocals. Suffice to say, their ballpark's fielders might include Vampire Weekend and Animal Collective. Having mix... more info