Guardian Music — Plus! The mega list of lists – AKA all the other stuff we didn't have room for2010's best guest appearancesBon Iver on Kanye's Lost In The World It might be quicker to compile a list of people who didn't feature on Kanye's epic My Beautiful Dark Tw... more info

Guardian Music — It had the makings of an ego-driven mess. But Kanye tempered his ambition to paint a compelling portrait of a troubled artistKanye West has been called many things, but you could never accuse him of being a man of mystery. Ever since the phrase "I'mm... more info

Guardian Music — The Observer's pop critic reviews a year in which teen pop triumphed over rockFor those listening out for high notes in a withering music industry, the arrival of Take That's Progress album provided some succour. The reunion between Robbie Williams a... more info

Guardian Music — The Enterprise, London NW3James Blake is folded awkwardly over a couple of keyboards in the upstairs room of a pub, eyes squeezed shut, lips pressed against the microphone, his feet negotiating a tangle of effects pedals. He sings most of a song call... more info

Guardian Music — (Jagjaguwar)At first glance, Relayted seems like a joke, a latterday album-length equivalent of the knowing cover versions with which indie bands used to pad out Peel Sessions: an album by a group of US alt-rock luminaries – Justin Vernon of Bon Iv... more info

Culture Bully — Bon Iver's Justin Vernon expresses his take on media exploitation. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Har Mar Superstar & Gayngs @ The Box in NYC In the midst of a lawsuit releated to the loss of their tour bus in Texas,, Minneapolis soft rock supergroup Gayngs flew back to NYC in late October (the same... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — In the mood for some new music from Aimee Mann, Sia, Bon Iver and Of Montreal? Consider heading over to Spaceland in Silver Lake on Friday. There’s one hitch: It won’t be Mann, Sia, Bon Iver and Of Montreal on... more info

Detroit Free Press — 1 Ke$ha, "We R Who We R" 2 Far East Movement (feat. Cataracs & Dev), "Like a G6" 3 Willow, "Whip My Hair" 4 Rihanna, "Only Girl (In the World)" 5 Nelly, "Just a Dream" 6 Taylor Swift, "Sparks Fly" 7 Trey Songz (feat. Nicki Minaj), "Bottoms Up" ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr. Jones said... Welcome to the weekend - today 30 Days Out slips out of our big sister's bedroom with a laid-back late 1960s classic from her record collection: "Realization" by Johnny Rivers. Come by and kick back with us as we give this one a spi... more info