Gorilla vs. Bear — "Girls" are clearly in line to be the new black/wolf/f**k/crystals for 09. So far we've got Vivian Girls, U.S. Girls, "My Girls," and just Girls (not to mention Women), and now, riding the dirty wave of ultra lo-fi yet extremely melodic/endlessly hum... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Happy Obama Day! Looking for ways to celebrate tonight? Here are some musical options: Obama Inauguration Concert feat. Apollo Heights, 24-7 Spyz, and HR (of Bad Brains) at Le Poisson Rouge Animal Collective and Blues Control at Manhattan Center Gra... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Happy Obama Day! Looking for ways to celebrate tonight? Here are some musical options: Obama Inauguration Concert feat. Apollo Heights, 24-7 Spyz, and HR (of Bad Brains) at Le Poisson Rouge Animal Collective and Blues Control at Manhattan Center Gra... more info

Rolling Stone — Meet Vivian Girls, three Jersey lady rockers whose Brooklyn-based band churns out blasts of blistering surf-punk. The trio took their name from The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinnian W... more info

Pitchfork — Barcelona is, we understand, a nice place, and you probably shouldn't need any excuse to visit, but now you've got one anyway: This year's edition of the Primavera Sound Festival will go down May 28-30 at Barcelona's Parc Del Fòrum, and Pitchfork is... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, ExclusiveSpinner.com: It sounds like a generational battle of the sexes. But lo-fi pop group Vivian Girls insist that they're just having fun with a recent cover of the Beach Boys 'Girl Don't Tell Me.' "We really liked that song,"... more info

Stereogum — Yes, Blooming Onion-Gate ended up being one of our most discussed posts in 2008, but before that mess, we were busy debuting their songs and trying to tell the world (sorry) that with their update on classic C86 (plus early Slumberland) and Spectore... more info

Stereogum — Fucked Up's first official video edits together footage from their Blitz covering, Chemistry Of Common Life promoting 12-hour marathon. The footage, shot by Brendan FitzGerald of VBS.tv, was edited together by Bajir Cannon. We probably could have do... more info

My Old Kentucky — The rapid ascension of Brooklyn's Vivian Girls was an interesting thing to witness in 2008.  In that short time they quickly earned the respect of critics and their peers, but have had an up-and-down relationship with some fans.  They've already... more info

5 Acts — Kip:Crystal Stilts - Crystal Stilts EPCrystal Stilts - Alight Of NightZaza - Cameo EPVivian Girls - Vivian GirlsGirls - "Hellhole Ratrace"Comet Gain - Love Without Lies 7"Pants Yell - Allison StattoncaUSE co-MOTION - It's Time!The Manhattan Love Sui... more info