Stereogum — Earlier this week we took a magnifying glass to Pitchfork's Top 100 Songs Of 2009. Most of those songs appeared on albums, which leads us to the site's Top 50 Albums Of 2009. For starters, metal creeps in via Baroness and Sunn O))), but not Mastod... more info

Guardian Music — (Southern Lord)"The emperor has no clothes," comes the cry from those who fail, quite reasonably, to be seduced by Sunn O)))'s doomy, droney studies in not playing the guitar much. However, if this album is a reply to those who say Seattle's kings of... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 12-14 London, England - Koko01-19 Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia01-20 Stockholm, Sweden - Fylkingen 01-21 Oslo, Norway - Storsalen 01-22 Oslo, Norway - Klubben 01-24 Copenhagen, Denmark Vega *01-25 Bielefeld, Denmark Forum *01-26 Amsterdam, Ne... more info

Stereogum — Welcome to the fourth annual Gummy Awards! The following results are based on thousands of Stereogum and Videogum readers' votes for the best of 2009's music, film, television, and Web videos. Because it's almost 2010, you guys also decided on ... more info

8/1 — 50. Max Richter – Waltz With Bashir OST49. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt II48. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid47. Bruce Springsteen – Working On a Dream46. The Black Crowes – Before the Frost…45. Cate... more info

8/1 — 50 Kurt Vile – Childish Prodigy49 Jay-Z – The Blueprint 348 Raphael Saadiq – The Way I See It47 Alasdair Roberts – Spoils46 Broadcast & The Focus Group - …Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age45 Richmond Fontaine ... more info

Rock Sellout — UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US Directed by Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell  who "moved to Norway and lived with the musicians for several years, building relationships that allowed them to create a surprisingly intimate portrait of this violent, but ultimate... more info

Rock Sellout — As you can probably tell the new Pelican record "What We Have All Come To Need" is one our most anticipated records coming out and what better way to tease us more then to stream the entire record. I'm a couple tracks in so far and I'm already calli... more info

Guardian Music — The ultimate in rock nostalgia - why bands are now gigging their old albumsRock nostalgists are having a heady time of it. It is now possible to go to three gigs a week without hearing anything new, thanks to the number of bands playing "classic alb... more info

Altsounds — Aside being on tour with massive acts like *ISIS* and *Dälek, Mamiffer* is currently half-way through the recording of a new full-length album. The record is being engineered by *Randall Dunn (Earth, Sunn 0))), Kayo Dot, Wolves in the Throne R... more info