Brooklyn Vegan — Arcade Fire @ Obama Staff Ball (more by Bao Nguyen) A list of celebrities, reportedly created by Obama's campaign, sent out on December 5, and acquired by the Tennessean (PDF HERE), is being passed around the internet. The list, heavily... more info

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

Chorus.fm — *Wilco* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/wilco) will release an eight-track iTunes session on January 24th. more info

Guardian Music — Sales figures suggest alternative rock is in a dismal place right now. Will it ever recover? And should we care?This year's Brit awards will be a melancholy experience for indie rock fans. The genre's big live performers will be Blur and Noel Gallagh... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Pop & Hiss interviews Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche about his craft and finding percussion in found sounds. Chamber Four lists 10 (more) video games worth playing for their writing. The original list from a year ago. The List of Online... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Drum aficionados, this is a good month to be in Los Angeles. This Saturday, Guitar Center will stage its annual "Drum Off" finals at Club Nokia, with a host of session-aces and band members performing mini rhythmic flights of fancy. Sadly, there like... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Quick chat: Wilco plays the Hollywood Palladium Jan. 24, the Wiltern Jan. 25 and the Los Angeles Theatre Jan. 27. In advance of Wilco’s mini-L.A. residency, with dates at the Palladium (Jan. 24), the Wiltern (Jan 25) and the Los... more info

411 Mania — Band releases "Whole Love"... more info

Stereogum — The great American city of Chicago has lately produced two — count ‘em, two — weirdly famous precocious preadolescent hipster-fried bloggers: Wilco heir Spencer Tweedy and fashion prodigy Tavi Gevinson. And the two of them are totally buddies! ... more info

Guardian Music — The top 40 tracks of the year, as voted for by Guardian writers1 Lana Del Rey – Video Games2 Azealia Banks – 2123 Tyler, the Creator – Yonkers4 Joe Goddard – Gabriel ft Valentina5 Frank Ocean – Swim Good6 Nicki Minaj – Super Bass7 BeyoncÃ... more info