L.A. Times - Entertainment — AFI Oscar-winning director Mike Nichols has been selected by the American Film Institute Board of Trustees to receive the 38th annual AFI Life Achievement Awar... more info

Director Mike Nichols has been chosen to receive the 38th American Film Institute's life-achievement award. more info

Chorus.fm — A limited edition pair of 7" from *AFI* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/afi) featuring their single "Medicate" as well as two exclusive b-sides are now available here (http://www.recordstore.co.uk/productdetail.jsp?productPK=unittes%20t-ORYU3wFjoLARKU2o... more info

411 Mania — Band's latest single gets the video treatment... more info

MTV.com News — Paramore's Brand New Eyes debuts just behind Babs and beats Mimi's latest on the Billboard Albums chart.By Gil Kaufman Paramore's Hayley Williams Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images Paramore shouldn't feel too bad that they were just bare... more info

Kings of A&R — Barbra Streisand ‘Love is The Answer’ (180,415) Paramore ‘Brand New Eyes’ (175,112) Mariah Carey ‘Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel’ (167,912) Breaking Benjamin ‘Dear Agony’ (134,489) Alice In Chains ‘Black Gives Way To Blue’ (126,146... more info

Altsounds — AFI has just released a re-edited, higher quality, version of the visually intriguing video for "Medicate." The Paul Minor directed video which was shot in black, white and a hint of gold captures the first predominantly performance video from the... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Daft Punk, Method Man • Pearl Jam Rule Austin City Limits • Thom Yorke Debuts Solo Band in L.A. • Eminem Talks Relapse 2 on Shade45 • Melissa Etheridge Returns to Raw Rock • U2 Join Johansson, More at Friday Benefit • AFI... more info

Rolling Stone — On an appropriately cold and rainy Friday night in the Minneapolis warehouse district, the Despair Faction, AFI’s fan militia, was working itself up, chanting the intro to Black Sails in the Sunset (”Through/Our bleeding!/We/Are one!”) and thro... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Medicate" by AFI from the album "Crash Love." more info