Altsounds — The Airborne Toxic Event took it upon themselves to send out a letter to their reviewer from Pitchfork to tell them exactly what they thought of them and their associated review of their album. This is what they had to say: Dear Ian, Thanks for ... more info

Yahoo! Music - Ten finalists have been named by Oklahoma's Official Rock Song Advisory Panel in a contest to elect the Official Rock 'N' Roll Song of Oklahoma. Among the contenders are bluesman J.J. Cale, new wavers the Call, surf heroes the Ventures... more info

DrownedInSound — The Flaming Lips have made the final shortlist for Oklahoma's official state rock song more info

Stereogum — Yoshimi/Land Rover's "Do You Realize?" is up against nine other nominees including All-American Rejects, JJ Cale, Elvis Presley, and the Ventures, and other folks who are either from Oklahoma or whose work has some sort of Oklahoman affiliation. The... more info

Yahoo! Music — Yahoo! Music - Ten finalists have been named by Oklahoma's Official Rock Song Advisory Panel in a contest to elect the Official Rock 'N' Roll Song of Oklahoma. Among the contenders are bluesman J.J. Cale, new wavers the Call, surf heroes ... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketSpinner.com: If you've always wanted the Flaming Lips' 'Do You Realize??' to be the official rock song of Oklahoma, now's your chance [You Ain't No Picasso]Liz Phair has been writing music for the CW's updated '90210.' Wa... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kirstie Shanley Oklahoma already has an official state song ("Oklahoma", from the musical, natch), a state folk song, and a state country-and-western tune. What they don't have just yet is an official state rock'n'roll song. And that is wher... more info

Pop Candy — Oklahoma is searching for a state song. The only qualification is that it has to rock. The Oklahoma Rock Song Advisory Panel has declared 10 finalists for its official state rock 'n' roll song. They include Flaming Lips' Do You... more info