Stereogum — Danger Mouse and James Mercer hit-up The Road for "The High Road" video. Now they've actually taken Broken Bells to the streets: The guys performed their debut show Friday 2/19 at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. Speaking of bootlegs, someone v... more info

The Yellow Stereo — After visiting Salt Lake City in November and playing to a pretty decent sized crowd at The State Room, Fanfarlo is set to return later in the month on the 27th at the Urban Lounge. If you happened to miss them the first time (shame on you!), I woul... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Madeline Ava covers Neutral Milk Hotel's classic album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea with only her voice and a ukulele (and the occasional kazoo). You Ain't No Picasso shares a collection of Decemberists covers. At eMusic, indie rockers sha... more info

Stereogum — Surfer Blood. As far as indie rock debut LPs go, this is about as good as it's going to get in 2K10. These are dudes that will toss off a Neutral Milk Hotel cover without even bothering to unslouch on the couch, slack but properly studied, like th... more info

Guardian Music — I had been looking for a voice to capture how it felt to hear that Vic Chesnutt had died, when I realised that voice was his ownI first heard Vic Chesnutt one Saturday morning in Dublin, many years ago now. Lying in bed in early summer, gulls cawing ... more info

Chorus.fm — It's been quite a decade for us. We've seen music pass through digital, manipulative frequencies and watched others strip their sounds bare. In a decade where there was not only an industry shift, but a creative shift in rediscovery, I'm going to thr... more info

Guardian Music — Michael Stipe, Patti Smith and others pay tribute at memorial to melancholic singer-songwriter who died on Christmas dayA memorial service has been held for the American musician Vic Chesnutt, who has died aged 45. Chesnutt, described by REM's Michae... more info

Stereogum — This morning we sent out the final 'Gum Drop of 2009 and in the spirit of the season decided to pass along an updated take on a Holiday standard. Last year Neutral Milk Hotel/Music Tapes' Julian Koster released The Singing Saw At Christmastime . ... more info

411 Mania — Hear the new Final Fantasy single, the new Frightened Rabbit album, Fugazi live recordings, news on the the new Cat Power album, Steve Albini and the poor vs. the USPS, Neutral Milk Hotel videos and more. more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about reaching maturity. This time we want you to suggest songs about unthinking over-indulgenceThis week's A-list focused on the darker side of coming of age. For a while, I considered balancing that with a B-list made up almost en... more info