Guardian Music — The US president wants certain bands to support his campaign – including Jonas Brothers, Arcade Fire and Ricky MartinAccording to a report in a Tennessee newspaper, Barack Obama has sent donors a long wish list of celebrity supporters. Among the 19... more info

Guardian Music — This Birmingham band's ambitious Afro-pop suggests Wu Lyf's frontman has suddenly hijacked Vampire WeekendHometown: Birmingham.The lineup: Harrison Koisser (vocals, guitar), Sam Koisser (bass), Douglas Castle (guitar), Dominic Boyce (drums).The backg... more info

Guardian Music — New York band launch lawsuit after reading Andy Warhol Foundation had agreed to license design for Apple productsNew York rock group, the Velvet Underground, took legal actionon Wednesday to stop its famous Andy Warhol-designed banana being used on c... more info

Guardian Music — They played for the Occupy London protesters, but can this band define themselves as more than just another generic indie outfit?Hometown: London.The lineup: Luke Joyce (vocals), Jonny Garner (guitar), Kerry Lambert (bass), Simon Harding (drums).The ... more info

Kings of A&R — Buzz Track:Berelain Indie act PK who takes cues from The Killers and Vampire Weekend has become a Kings favorite. They just teamed up with PacSun and will release a new song as a featured artist.  You can check them out on December 10th at Art Bouti... more info

Perez Hilton — Really seems like they're trying to attract the indie/hipster crowd by using Polyphonic Spree and Vampire Weekend songs in these trailers, huh? Check out the newly released trailer (above) for The Lorax, which is based on the classic Dr. Seuss story/... more info

Guardian Music — Fancy tasting today's indie styles pureed into one glassful? Woman's Hour are a perfectly blended musical smoothieHometown: Kendal.The lineup: Fiona Burgess (vocals), William Burgess (guitar), Nicolas Graves (bass), Josh Hunnisett (keyboards).The bac... more info

NME - Radar — "I'm only human and I do what I can to survive," sing Woman's Hour. They follow that line with an almighty scream of "BUT I'LL GET THERE!!!!!!", which should give you a hint of what the London fourpiece are about. To my ears they're the middle groun... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dominick Mastrangelo As predicted, Rostam Batmanglij from Vampire Weekend and Das Racist's Heems were both surprise guests at Small Black's mixtape release celebration at Glassands on 11/18 with Heavenly Beat. Download your copy of Small Bl... more info

Guardian Music — The "glam folk" musician, 26, is the first-ever Brit to win Nashville's International Songwriting CompetitionOoh… get him in his fancy suit. Not to mention the 'tache. Pretty grand, eh?What on earth is his thing? He calls it "glam folk", but it cou... more info