MTV.com News — We give you a peek at what's due to go down at this year's SXSW in Austin, Texas.By James Montgomery Photo: sxsw.com South by Southwest is sort of like running a marathon, except you're drunk most of the time, and there's nothing but BBQ an... more info

Chorus.fm — Here are the bands on your television this coming week. Check your local listings for showtimes. 3/17 - Dropkick Murphys on Craig Ferguson [CBS] 3/17 - The Ting Tings on Jimmy Fallon [NBC] 3/18 - Modest Mouse on David Letterman [CBS] 3/18 - Vampire W... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Black Bubblegum You should see his Vampire Weekend tattoo! The Black And Blue Bowl (aka Superbowl of Hardcore) is back at Studio B in 2009, with a lineup heavy on reunited and classic hardcore bands and headlined by the... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — Talking Heads seem to be in the air these days. Whether in their obvious influence in bands like Vampire Weekend, or David Byrne’s continuing influence as both musician and thinker, their legacy continues to resonate even more powerfully with... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Free MP3 of the Day, New Music Artist: Miike Snow Songs: 'Animal'Album: 'Animal' [iTunes]Sounds Like: Vampire Weekend, Passion PitDownload: 'Animal' (MP3)[Get Winamp] [Download Help] Next MP3 more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook The full title of this release offers some tantalizing hints at the contents long before you hear a plinkin' note: The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele (released February 3 on Paw Tracks). As one might expe... more info

The Mix Tape Podcast — Episode 42 of The Mix Tape Podcast is now available for download!Junior Boys open things up this week with more from their increasingly mesmerising third LP Begone Dull Care. Then comes a minimal remix from Estate of Bam Bam Brother by Madrid, that s... more info

Abeano — ‘Something Good Can Work’ is the first single proper from Two Door Cinema Club. A three piece from Bangor, Northern Ireland, they manage to meld the best bits of Postal Service and some Vampire Weekend influenced guitar into one of the first... more info

Stereogum — Swedish producers Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, aka Bloodshy & Avant, have joined forces with Fires of Rome/Downtown's in-house producer Andrew Wyatt to form the band Miike Snow. Their self-titled debut's not out until 6/9 (Downtown), in th... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Clash of the Cover SongsThe Rules for Battle: Each week, we pit versions of the same song by two different artists in a head-to-head death match for musical supremacy. (Sometimes it will be the original recording vs. a cover version; oth... more info