Stereogum — FADER's going big this month: the lifestyle brand mag's annual NOW issue is guest-edited by Animal Collective and features a trio of promising interviews: Noah Lennox (dreamboat!) chatting with Black Dice's Eric Copeland, Geologist talking with the S... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — NPR and Stereogum both posted results of listener/reader polls. At Stereogum the contest is known as the Gummy Awards (an annual event). NPR titles it, "All Songs Considered Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2009". Both lists rank "Best... more info

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Stereogum — Welcome to the fourth annual Gummy Awards! The following results are based on thousands of Stereogum and Videogum readers' votes for the best of 2009's music, film, television, and Web videos. Because it's almost 2010, you guys also decided on ... more info

Rolling Stone — The new video for Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness,” the rapper’s Man on the Moon: The End of Day collaboration with rockers MGMT and Ratatat, premiered today. All that big talent, but the biggest name involved in the clip is actually actor J... more info

Undercover, Australia — Joshua Dibb a.k.a. Deacon of Animal Collective has been invited to play at the Festival In The Desert in Mali, but needs your help. more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Joshua Dibb, who is known as Animal Collective’s Deakin/Deacon to most of you, got invited to play at the Festival in the Desert in Mali in 2010. They festival is going to help Deacon with all the accomodations once he is in Mali, but they can’t ... more info

Guardian Music — It is only a matter of time before these US alt-rockers will be acclaimed for their slow, atmospheric lo-fi lullabiesHometown: Baltimore, Maryland.The lineup: Victoria Legrand (vocals, organ) and Alex Scally (guitar, keyboards), with live percussion ... more info

Rock Sellout —   What have I been listening to lately? Besides Lady Gaga's “Bad Romance” over and over again, I can't stop coming back to Animal Collective's new EP, “Fall Be Kind.” I've never been a big AnCo listener, not for any specific reason other t... more info

Live Daily — Greeted with a Grammy nod practically upon their arrival on US shores, French alt-rockers Phoenix [ tickets ] will continue their North American headlining trek over the next two weeks.After launching the outing earlier this week in New York City, th... more info