Stereogum — Highlighting this year’s sleepaway in Indio is every band who made your favorite album of last year — Kanye, Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink, Best Coast, Titus Andronicus, Black Keys, Robyn, The National, Sleigh Bells, etc. Also: Animal Collective! Death... more info

Quiet Color — by pelly (photos by stuart sevastos) Australia in the summer is pretty non-stop, blurry, and a sh*t load of fun. That description would fit Southbound Festival in Busselton, Western Australia and it works for power duo Sleigh Bells. We caught up with... more info

I Like Music — Return with new single Riot Rhythm on February 14th 2011, and tour in January/February. Check out an awesome fan-made video for the single more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Symbolism? In case you somehow missed the crush of commercials on cable television, MTV has a new and possibly NSFW show called Skins based on a UK series about teens, sex, drugs, mental health and family. Skins, whose... more info

The Music Fix — New dates announced. more info

Altsounds — **The Frontier Touring Company regrets to announce the withdrawal of ****BAIO (Vampire Weekend) **from **Sleigh Bells' **January 2011 Sydney and Melbourne shows due to flight complications from the US. One of the East Coast's worst ever blizzard... more info

Altsounds — MEN have announced details of two London shows set to take place in February. The band will play The Lexington on Tuesday 8th February and will also support Sleigh Bells at Heaven on Monday 14th February as part of the NME Awards shows. The ba... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Infrason said... -Attacks - Are You -Janski Beeeats - Tous les méchants doivent mourir -Tim Cohen - Oh, Oh, Oh -Edwyn Collins - Losping Sleep -Conspiracy of Owls - Three -Vanessa Contenay-Quinones - Pluies de Paris -Coral - Another Way -Cults - Go O... more info

Quiet Color — by pelly The 16 hour flight from L.A. to Sydney can be extremely entertaining (especially if you fly on Virgin) but after watching your third movie in a row you start thinking “this trip better be worth it” – With shows booked at the Falls Fest... more info

melophobe — If you like Sleigh Bells - who holds 8th place in our best albums - chances are this mixtape will be right along your preference of genre. Derek Miller has put out a 10-track playlist of his favs via RCRD LBL, featuring artists such as Crystal Castle... more info