Gorilla vs. Bear — (photo)If you pre-ordered your copy of Merriweather Post Pavilion from Rough Trade, you would've received a "strictly limited, rare and exclusive mix cd, mixed by animal collective just for rough traders," consisting of 8 uniformly awesome tracks tha... more info

JamBase — The last thing we do every year is our annual Best Of list. It's not only our way of reviewing the most gratifying sounds of the past 12 months, but we inevitably always get turned on to something that slipped past our radar. By gathering favorite ... more info

New York Times — The Times’s chief pop music critic chooses releases by TV on the Radio, Portishead, Toumani Diabaté and Erykah Badu as some of his favorite albums and singles for the year. more info

JamBase — 40th ANNIVERSARY JAZZ FEST ANNOUNCED! Wynton Marsalis, Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews Band, James Taylor, Sugarland Joe Cocker, Ben Harper, Tony Bennett, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kings of Leon Neville Brothers, Wilco, Bonnie Raitt, Allen Toussaint, The O... more info

Pitchfork — What size Motown 50th anniversary compilation would you like: small, medium, or large? Because there are three comps coming out in the next couple months to commemorate the occasion, and other than slightly distinctive organizing principles, the main... more info

Pop Matters — 1. Erykah Badu - "Honey" 2. No Age - "Eraser" Eraser - No Age 3. Caribou - "Zoe" (2008 fan video using MS paint) 4. White Williams Vs. TV... more info

Pitchfork — Well, this was unexpected. Perhaps coming to terms with the fact that increasingly few people give a shit about the Grammys, the Recording Academy tonight announced its list of nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, and those nominees were...sho... more info

Pitchfork — Well, this was unexpected. Perhaps coming to terms with the fact that increasingly few people give a shit about the Grammys, the Recording Academy tonight announced its list of nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, and those nominees were...sho... more info

My Old Kentucky — Will Johnson is a simple man with simple pleasures (24 hours of A Christmas Story - hello!). He's quiet and polite. You can tell he's always thinking. When I met Will Johnson this year, I liked him immediately. He was relaxed and kind, easy to ta... more info

Pop Matters — 1. Sigur Rós - "Gobbledigook" 2. Erykah Badu - "Honey" 3. Los Campesinos - "Death to Los Campesinos" 4. McCarthy Trenching -... more info