Gorilla vs. Bear — As if arbitrarily ranking one's favorite albums of the year isn't an absurd enough task, we leave you for the weekend with our favorite songs of 2008. Check David's list at the bottom of the post...50. Karl Blau - Mockingbird Diet49. CFCF - "Invitati... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Deerhunter, Times New Viking, and Nite Jewel played at Emo's down in Austin last night, and our exceedingly awesome new photographer Pooneh Ghana was in the building. She captured these great images of Bradford Cox and crew, including one of Whitney ... more info

Rolling Stone — This week’s featured artist on the RollingStone.com Breaking blog are the Annuals, a North Carolina sextet who blend sweeping epic rock with psychedelia and sharp hooks. Click below for more on the band, including two exclusive live performances. ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Sweeny said... Lucky Seven at Partly Porpoise Pinch, Deerhunter, Lee Perry, Richmond Fontaine, Ted Leo, the Pretty Things and the Books http://partlyporpoise.blogspot.com Scholar said... Hip hop... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

KEXP Seattle — Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you s... more info

Pitchfork — 'Tis the season for giving and hall-decking and so forth, and in the spirit of both, Oregon's Glass Casters Union is back with another round of indie rock-themed charity ornaments. Last year, the GCU offered up decorations designed by the l... more info

Stereogum — This is it guys, your last chance to cast the single most important ballot of 2008. Polls close in two hours! That is so soon, but it's enough time to knock Third Eye Blind off its perch as Best Album. After the dust settles and the results ar... more info

Pitchfork — 'Tis the season for giving and hall-decking and so forth, and in the spirit of both, Oregon's Glass Casters Union is back with another round of indie rock-themed charity ornaments. Last year, the GCU offered up decorations designed by the likes of Wo... more info

XLR8R — Bradford Cox, frontman of Deerhunter and Atlas Sound, on Stereolab and doom-wop. Who was your favorite artist of 2008? Jana Hunter makes some very haunting doom-wop. I've been listening to her stuff a lot lately. I also really like the Crystal ... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I hope everyone had a chill Thursday, gave thanks for low gas prices and dirty corporate thieves getting what they deserve, and went home with leftovers that'll last through the week.I was thinking about heading to NYC for an Arms solo show at the Ca... more info