The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Here is the 11 Best Albums of 2009: 12-22 (Part 4):12. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest13. Deer Tick - Born On Flag Day14. The Black Crowes - Before The Frost...Until the Freeze15. The Dead Weather - Horehound16. White Rabbits - It's Frightening17. T... more info

Guardian Music — Instead of trying to criminalise its customers, the music industry should be looking at innovative ways to make filesharing workOf the many shortcomings of the digital economy bill, one of the most egregious is the treatment of music lovers who downl... more info

AllHipHop — Blur front man Damon Albarn has revealed the guest appearances for the Gorillaz upcoming album, which is titled Plastic Beach. Albarn told the UK's The Guardian that the album will feature guest appearances from a variety of acts, including Snoop Dog... more info

Undercover, Australia — One of the greatest albums of 2009 wasn`t even released. It was the Dangermouse/Sparklehorse/David Lynch collaboration `Dark Night of the Soul` currently unavailable due to a legal dispute but readily found on Bit-Torrent sites. more info

Stereogum — As mentioned, Norwegian rocker Ida Maria recently re-released her catchy Fortress Round My Heart opener "Oh My God" with additional vocals courtesy of Iggy Pop, aka the new Tony Bennett. (In the last few months Pop's placed his baritone on songs b... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in a position to do the same again. What were the best albums of the past ten... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Timerblake, Ramones • U2 Live From Outer Space: New Issue • Austin City Limits ‘09: Ultimate Schedule Guide • McCartney’s Citi Field Stand Due as CD/DVD • Phish Tease Fans With Halloween Options • Pearl Jam’s Backspac... more info

411 Mania — Meet Broken Bells... more info

Silent Uproar — According to Pitchfork, James Mercer and Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) have formed a band, tentatively called Broken Bells. There's not a lot of details yet, but an album is due in 2010 from Columbia. [brokenbells.com] more info

Rolling Stone — When Danger Mouse and the Shins’ James Mercer met backstage at Denmark’s Roskilde festival five years ago, the unlikely duo quickly discovered a mutual fandom. “As soon as I heard the Shins, I wanted to do something with James, no matter what,â... more info