Guardian Music — The trip-hop trio pick out 22 tracks from artists performing in the I'll Be Your Mirror festival, which they are curating this yearAhead of the Portishead-curated I'll Be Your Mirror festival at Alexandra Palace London the trip-hop trio share a mixta... more info

Perez Hilton — WARNING: WE SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT THERE IS NO GOOD AHEAD FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T READ THE BOOKS OR WHO HATES BEING SPOILED. PLEASE DO NOT WATCH THE ABOVE CLIP OR READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALL... more info

ContactMusic — Lenny Kravitz is thrilled to be part of The Hunger Games film franchise after becoming hooked on author Suzanne Collins' bestselling action books. The rocker has been cast as stylist Cinna in the much-anticipated Gary Ross movie - and he reveals he h... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Beirut, Sharon Van Etten, and Yellow Ostrich play a sold out (except to badges) Northside Festival show in McCarren Park tonight. The Books, Junip, and Doveman play a free show in Prospect Park. Both shows are rain or shine,... more info

Impose Magazine — Knowing the dorkiness that goes hand-in-hand with anything related to his main project The Books, we're going to assume that Nick Zammuto's new band was not referring to cocaine when they called their first song "Yay". In fact, we're goin... more info

The Vinyl Villain — One thing I rarely do is review current LPs.  That way, I rarely feature newish songs that bands/singers are hoping folk will go out and buy, digitally or in physical form on vinyl/CD, to help them earn an honest crust.  I'd rather wait a couple of... more info

Quiet Color — by alex p. (pics by cam & ben for qc) Connecting with a song, artist, or city can be uniquely rewarding. Connecting with all three at once is special. The Perth Festival makes that possible through the Beck’s Music Box, alluringly assembled on the ... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Carey Hart, Celebrity Justice Carey Hart 's company is suing the Hard Rock Hotel , claiming he was robbed blind by the hotel over his investment in the Wasted Space Lounge. Hart's company, S&H Projects... more info

KEXP Seattle — Just like 2008 & 2009, I caught up with some of my favorite local bands and artists to find out what 2010 records had the most spins throughout their year. Thanks to everyone who contributed and I look forward to a new year of awesome local music! Fe... more info

Guardian Music — Welcome to our pick of audio highlights from 2010, presented by Pascal Wyse. Hopefully there is something for everyone here: poetry from Simon Armitage, World Cup fury from Football Weekly, music from Orbital, a man with a lampshade for a head and a ... more info