Pitchfork — Vinyl records-- I hear they're really coming back! And this little tidbit certainly won't hurt the ongoing wax revival: Animal Collective have announced that they'll issue their highly anticipated banger Merriweather Post Pavilion on 180 gram gatefol... more info

Stereogum — Everyone's sorry! Enough already, we know. A byproduct of leak culture is the inevitable fallout from policing intellectual property rights. This can be interesting. But as suggested by both Avey Tare and State.ie in this new interview, the Web Sher... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — So I probably should've mentioned this last week, but our weekly GvsB SiriusXM radio show is now on Thursdays at noon + midnight EST, instead of Mondays. We weren't canceled, but thanks for all of your concern. The amazing Hipster Runoff radio progr... more info

Stereogum — The National's Aaron and Bryce Dessner curated this one, and its contributor list reads like the contents of your iPod, including Arcade Fire, Beirut, Beach House, Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear, Andrew Bird, Antony, MMJ, Feist, Ben Gibbard, Spoon, Sufjan, ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene —   In Ear Park available at Amazon One of my favorite “side project” bands, Department of Eagles will be going on an East Coast tour in January. Department of Eagles has members from Grizzly Bear and their music corresponds nicely to Grizzly Be... more info

Pitchfork — This bird's gonna fly! Department of Eagles, the longstanding project of Grizzly Bear's Daniel Rossen and old college pal Fred Nicolaus, will get out there for a few Stateside dates in the U.S. next month after finishing up a brief European tour alre... more info

Pitchfork — Grizzly Bear photo by Ahmed KlinkIt was a week ago today that we posted a story about some trouble in the animal kingdom. It seems Grizzly Bear posted "Brothersport", a track from Animal Collective's forthcoming Merriweather Post Pavilion, well in ad... more info

Pitchfork — Grizzly Bear photo by Ahmed KlinkIt was a week ago today that we posted a story about some trouble in the animal kingdom. It seems Grizzly Bear posted "Brothersport", a track from Animal Collective's forthcoming Merriweather Post Pavilion, well ... more info

DrownedInSound — Today, December 1st, is World Aids Day and 4AD have announced the release of Dark Was The Night a special compilation due in February 2009 featuring the finest of modern music including The National, Feist, Grizzly Bear, Andrew Bird and many, many mo... more info

Pitchfork — The eagerly anticipated compilation Dark Was the Night, curated by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of the National to benefit the Red Hot Organization, has now completed its all-star lineup, and man, is it impressive. As previously reported, Dark Was the Nig... more info