The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — It's amazing how much busier I am during the holidays than I am during the regular part of the year. Here's a quick list of what's to come.Here are The 11 Most Anticipated Albums of 2009 (Jan-Mar):1. Spoon - Transference (Jan. 19)2. Vampire Weeken... more info
We All Want Someone To Shout For — I have been putting off my review for Vampire Weekend’s Contra for over two weeks. I was lucky enough to get the much sought out promo for Vampire Weekend’s highly anticipated 2nd album Contra. Not many of these promo’s went out, so I was very ... more info
Guardian Music — (XL)There are few things as intriguing as a contradiction in pop, especially when it resolves itself tunefully. Vampire Weekend are a mass of them. They named themselves after a Super-8 film some members shot at university, a shlock-horror moniker th... more info
Musicaddictz - Addicted To Music — 100 Best Albums of The Decade01. Kid A - Radiohead02. Is This It - The Strokes03. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco04. The Blueprint - Jay-Z05. Elephant - White Stripes06. Funeral - Arcade Fire07. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem08. Modern Times - Bob Dyl... more info
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — 30. M.I.A. - "Galang"; This is the song that turned M.I.A. into an international star. The song is catchy in its repetition and shows off a variety of styles and sounds all mixed into one crazy bag. It's what started the craze and set the rise of M.I... more info
MTV.com News — 'My favorite song of the year would have to be Jay-Z's 'Run This Town,' ' Pete Wentz says.By James Montgomery
Kris Allen
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There was no shortage of musical moments in 2009 — and not all of them revolved ... more info
I Guess I'm Floating — Sometimes you never know where the next new band you hear is going to come from, but I'm glad to see Louisiana getting into the indie influx. For such a musically diverse and historic city like New Orleans, I'm surprised there aren't a few parts of ... more info