The Newsroom — Musician and illustrator Jeffrey Lewis constructs a time lapse, large scale illustration, while his performance is rotoscoped into a comic book cartoon, all his own. "To Be Objectified" is from the album " 'Em Are I'" by Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard, more info

Guardian Music — 9 December: Our musical Christmas countdown continues as Conor from Villagers talks us through his Spotify playlistDomino artist Villagers has pulled out all the stops for his advent calendar entry with a detailed run through every song on his playli... more info

Guardian Music — Johnny Flynn followed his childhood sweetheart to New York, then came back and fired up the English antifolk scene. He tells Andrew Purcell about a transatlantic affair – in love and in musicJohnny Flynn is looking very English this afternoon. He's... more info

Guardian Music — The anarchist group are back and more relevant than ever. The band's chief agitator tells John Robb why he draws inspiration from soft porn, philosophy and Alice in WonderlandLast heard of fighting the establishment in the early eighties, anarchist g... more info

Guardian Music — Crass might have split up in 1984, but their politics have come back into currency again, says Rosie SwashIf you were a teenage romantic in the 80s, you might have been the kind of little dreamer who bought Loving magazine. Filled with swooning love ... more info

NME - Festivals — Champagne, CSI and an underwater disco - here are the 10 things we learnt at Standon Calling... The Magic Numbers should have gone sock wrestling. We caught up with Magic Numbers backstage and asked them whether they've got more demanding when requ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Bad Cover Versions is an mp3 blog devoted to bad cover versions of songs. The New York Times examines the popularity of "nanny novels," prominently featuring Marcy Dermansky's new book Bad Marie. Blast profiles singer-songwriter/cartoonist Jeffrey Le... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Bundles Like Dan Deacon, a band called the Bundles are playing the Cake Shop anniversary celebrations on Wednesday, May 12. The Bundles are fronted by the anti-folk dream-team of Jeffrey Lewis and Kimya Dawson, and include Anders Griffen, Jack... more info

DrownedInSound — Three sets, one by Jeffrey Lewis, one from Daniel, and one from a band who introduced themselves twice but who were almost completely unmemorable. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Mania lists 20 awesome songs for sci-fi fans. Lollapalooza has finalized its 2010 lineup for the August music festival in Chicago. Spinner profiles singer-songwriter-cartoonist Jeffrey Lewis. Anti-folk musician Jeffrey Lewis grew up as a comic book f... more info