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

My Old Kentucky — Today is the all cover song end-of-year edition of My Old Kentucky Blog on SIRUS XMU! Tune in at 12pm EST (10 mins ago...sorry!) and again at Midnight EST!Annie - Two Of Hearts (Stacy Q cover)Lykke Li - Knocked Up (Kings Of Leon cover)Pepi Ginsberg ... more info

Stereogum — It's almost January, which means we've seen plenty of Year End Lists. A few offered ridiculous #1s (and numbers in between), but they all have at least one thing going for them: They're slightly different, even if at times it seems like every music... more info

The Lipster — Our festive countdown of songs what are aces continues today with Grace Jones, Vivian Girls and Ladyhawke scrapping it out for a spot in the top 20... more info

Stereogum — 100 songs clearly cover a number of bases. It's fun seeing bands like Sic Alps on here, though it's difficult to gauge what having the 90th best track of the year means. The songs in the upper decks (75-100) come off like miscellany -- an understand... more info

XLR8R — Toronto's finest hardcore punk outfit, Fucked Up, has just unveiled a long list of tour dates slated to begin January 16 in Ottawa. The band, presumably set to play material from its 2008 album, The Chemistry of Common Life, will be joined at v... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Jason BergmanOn December 1, Fucked Up posted to their blog, "Nothing new to report, maybe check back in a few days when something interesting may have happened?" Well, it's a few days later, and something interesting has happened: The Canadi... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Jason BergmanOn December 1, Fucked Up posted to their blog, "Nothing new to report, maybe check back in a few days when something interesting may have happened?" Well, it's a few days later, and something interesting has happened: The C... more info

XLR8R — Brooklyn’s garage rock trio, the Vivian Girls, decries style trends, loves shitgaze. What was the best music trend of 2008? Well, this is a no-brainer for us–we love lo-fi punk/shitgaze. Music like this is great because it's really... more info