The Mix Tape Podcast — Kanye West performs on American Idol…Peter, Björn and John give us a look inside the studio while on work on the upcoming Living Thing, as does Dan Deacon…An 8-bit remix of Jay-Z, Kanye and others appears across the internet…DEVO... more info

Chorus.fm — Of course you all know *Sufjan Stevens* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/sufjanstevens)' Illinoise, but what about *Tor* (http://www.myspace.com/tormusic)'s mixtape (featuring Outkast, Aesop Rock, and others), Illinoize? Read up... more info

Guardian Music — Whatever new website Music That Makes You Dumb says about intelligence and record tastes, so-called clever music has always suckedFollowing the massive internet success of the website Books That Make You Dumb comes Music That Makes You Dumb, which ha... more info

My Old Kentucky — With all the ice and polar bears, I guess things move a little slower in Canada. I keed! Actually Illinoize is a free remix album consisting of tracks from all of Sufjan Steven's albums. It was put together by Montreal-based producer Tor. It comb... more info

Slowcoustic — Found in the ol inbox the other day.  I mean, I am not the utmost purveyor of hip/hop mashes, but with Sufjan Stevens involved (or his music at least) you might just start out better than most remixes.  I have no problem listening as it is very... more info

Idolator — Today, the Oklahoma state legislature announced that "Do You Realize??," the 2002 hit by professional hallucinogen-abusers and occasional rock band Flaming Lips, would be the state's official rock song! This new honor sits perfectly next to their sta... more info

Pitchfork — After the success of her meticulous (and ever-so-slightly deranged) solo debut, Marry Me, one-time Sufjan Stevens and Polyphonic Spree collaborator Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) came a lot closer to never having to see the names Sufjan Stevens or the... more info

Pitchfork — Virgil Griffith is a 25-year-old grad student at Caltech, and in his spare time he makes elaborate charts comparing people's SAT scores to their tastes in music and books. And you know what that means: Caltech grad students have way too much spare t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Grizzly Bear Thursday night (2/26), Sufjan Stevens and Shara Worden joined members of The National (Clogs) and Arcade Fire (Bell Orchestre) on stage with the Brooklyn Philharmonic at BAM. Two nights later (2/28), members ... more info

Guardian Music — New York singer-songwriter DM Stith is drawing acclaim and comparisons with Antony Hegarty and Jeff Buckley for his otherworldly, orchestral sound. But it so nearly didn't happen ...I am expecting a particularly exotic bird to descend on the north Lo... more info