Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Josh Darr Yeasayer celebrated the end of another year by releasing a 'pay what you want' live album via their website, and by playing live shows on both 12/30 and 12/31 at Metro in Chicago with HEALTH. A... more info

Totally Fuzzy — W said... * HOTLEGS (10cc) Thinks: School Stinks (1970) The original 1970 first LP release from Hotlegs (10cc, minus Graham Gouldman). Featuring the same album cover Alice Cooper would co-opt 2 years later for School's Out. Includes the minor hit, "N... more info

The Culture Of Me — Dr Rosen Rosen, king of the holiday mixtape and producer of some of our favorite remixes of the last 365 has unveiled a new package just for the end of the year, compiling his favorite edits into one big present. Featuring tracks by Natalia Kills bla... more info

Impose Magazine — Here you will find a year in review that will decidedly not be gushing over Crystal Castles, the Bieb, The National, Arcade Fires, whatever is so damn special about Yeasayer, or falling over myself with superlatives about why Beach House was the safe... more info

melophobe — I got an extra little Christmas gift in my inbox on Saturday from Yeasayer, saying that I could pay whatever I wanted for a live album they put out that day! Didn’t I feel special! Yes, I know it was a mass email, but in the spirit of giving and re... more info

Nialler9 — 30. Shit Robot – From the Cradle to the Rave 29. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs 28. Vampire Weekend -Contra 27. The Redneck Manifesto – Friendship 26. Frightened Rabbit – The Winter Of Mixed Drinks 25. Sam Amidon – I See A Sign 24. Broken Social... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Christmas 2010 is seeing even more free goodies from indie rockers. Yeasayer have joined the party and released a live album titled Live at Ancienne Belgique. It’s taken from their October 28th performance at the Ancienne Belgique venue in Brussels... more info

Stereogum — Williamsburg is a Camel cigarette, the new Bedford Ave. Duane Reade has a wine bar inside of it, the yuppies are part of the firmament. Along with the latest wave of high-end gentrification in this neighborhood comes the inevitable migration of its r... more info

Guardian Music — You've seen our top 40 albums of the year. But what did Guardian critics' individual lists look like?Alex Macpherson Albums1. Ciara - Basic Instinct2. The-Dream - Love King3. K. Michelle - What's the 911?4. Sade - Soldier Of Love5. Erykah Badu - New ... more info

Guardian Music — Here's the top 40 of the year, as voted for by the Guardian's rock and pop writers1 Janelle Monáe The ArchAndroid2 Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy3 Hot Chip One Life Stand4 Arcade Fire The Suburbs5 These New Puritans Hidden6 Caribou Swi... more info