BBC News - UK — The Kooks join Duffy, Beck and Rufus Wainwright for a new charity album. more info

Pitchfork — Shut down your laptops and get to a record store, because streamable Seattle radio fixture KEXP released its annual compilation of in-studio performances this week. Or keep those laptops open and surf to Insound.com, the only place KEXP has made the ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Live at KEXP Volume Four hits stores today! This compilation features exclusive performances from Vampire Weekend, Rufus Wainwright, !!!, The National, Yeasayer, The Helio Sequence, Pela, Elbow, Les Savy Fav, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, The Hold St... more info

Stereogum — Out Magazine asked the questions "What makes an album great? And perhaps even more critical for this list, what makes a great album gay?" and then got some help. As they note: To create our list of the 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums of All Time, we p... more info