Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to watch a short film previewing tracks from *White Lies* (http://www.myspace.com/whitelies) forthcoming album, Ritual. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Asobi Seksu at the BV-CMJ Day Party (more by Amanda Hatfield) Asobi Seksu have two NYC shows in their sights, Highline Ballroom on January 27th (tickets) supporting White Lies and February 17th at Mercury Lounge (ticket info forthcoming). The latter.... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Chicago band Van Ghost was a bit of a surprise in this year's line-up for the Mountian Jam in Hunter, NY. They performed two short sets, playing their own stuff and a couple of choice covers. Singer Jennifer Hartswick, a Tery Anastasio Band regular... more info

Guardian Music — Touted as the future of rock, the Vaccines are playing pub backrooms and ignoring the hype. Will they survive when reality bites?Six weeks or so ago the Vaccines played their first London gig. The 300-strong audience included Alex Kapranos of Franz ... more info

Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to see *White Lies* (http://www.myspace.com/whitelies) perform a session for On Track with SEAT (http://www.youtube.com/show/ontrackwithseat?s=1). The band record two new songs from their forthcoming album, Ritual, as well as a co... more info

NME — 'Ritual' gets its first public airing at York Hall more info

NME — Mystery Jets, Mona, Les Savy Fav also among acts playing more info

Persona Sauna — A fun little homage to E.T on this very Sunday. more info

Stereogum — This week’s clips from Arcade Fire, Rokysopp, Simian Mobile Disco, No Joy, and White Lies show off what’s possible when your videos don’t have to fit particular television formats and time limits. The suburban dystopias in Rokysopp’s and Arca... more info

Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to see the official video for *White Lies (http://www.myspace.com/whitelies)* new single, "Bigger Than Us". more info