I Guess I'm Floating — When Modest Mouse wanted to try their hand at increasing animal cruelty awareness, via a posthumously directed Heath Ledger music video, they utilized "King Rat" as a twisted take on whale hunting. Although they creatively (and violently) got their ... more info

411 Mania — 2003 was a good year for music, and this week, the 411Music Critics talk about their top five favorite tracks from that year. They discuss everything from Muse's "Hysteria" to Metallica's “St. Anger”, Britney Spears's “Toxi... more info

Chorus.fm — *Modest Mouse* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/modestmouse)'s new video for "Whale Song" can be seen in the replies. Submitted by neo506 more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Pixies, Chickenfoot • Taylor Swift Announces New Fearless Dates • Clip of Nirvana at ‘92 Reading Hits the Web • Brock Talks New Modest Mouse Video • Manic Street Preachers Return to NYC • Brian Wilson to Complete Gershwin... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Built To Spill gets no respect. Without BTS...there would be no Modest Mouse. Without Modest Mouse...there would be no 764-HERO...or I mean there would no Against Me! They were the unsung Pink Floyd of grunge. The King Crimson of Seattle. The ugl... more info

Rolling Stone — When Rolling Stone caught up with Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock around the time the band released their Heath Ledger-directed video for “King Rat,” the singer-guitarist promised they were cooking up something equally eye-popping for the next clip ... more info

Stereogum — When we were deep in No One's First And You're Next mode, I called "Whale Song" the most interesting material from the collection. It's also a track that reminded a bunch of you of one of our decade's best, The Moon & Antarctica. Fittingly, the ... more info

Guardian Music — The reunited American indie-rockers are to headline next year's ATP festival in Minehead. And you may even get the chance to watch them bowl!The reunited Pavement will headline and curate next year's All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Minehead. Their... more info

Guardian Music — Hull UniversityIf you want to turbocharge your band's prospects, recruit Johnny Marr. It worked for Modest Mouse – it was the hiring of the former Smiths guitarist that gave them a US No 1 album – and it's working for the Cribs. Ignore ... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — 30. M.I.A. - "Galang"; This is the song that turned M.I.A. into an international star. The song is catchy in its repetition and shows off a variety of styles and sounds all mixed into one crazy bag. It's what started the craze and set the rise of M.I... more info