We All Want Someone To Shout For — I have been putting off my review for Vampire Weekend’s Contra for over two weeks. I was lucky enough to get the much sought out promo for Vampire Weekend’s highly anticipated 2nd album Contra. Not many of these promo’s went out, so I was very ... more info

Guardian Music — (XL)There are few things as intriguing as a contradiction in pop, especially when it resolves itself tunefully. Vampire Weekend are a mass of them. They named themselves after a Super-8 film some members shot at university, a shlock-horror moniker th... more info

Musicaddictz - Addicted To Music — 100 Best Albums of The Decade01. Kid A - Radiohead02. Is This It - The Strokes03. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco04. The Blueprint - Jay-Z05. Elephant - White Stripes06. Funeral - Arcade Fire07. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem08. Modern Times - Bob Dyl... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — 30. M.I.A. - "Galang"; This is the song that turned M.I.A. into an international star. The song is catchy in its repetition and shows off a variety of styles and sounds all mixed into one crazy bag. It's what started the craze and set the rise of M.I... more info

MTV.com News — 'My favorite song of the year would have to be Jay-Z's 'Run This Town,' ' Pete Wentz says.By James Montgomery Kris Allen Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images There was no shortage of musical moments in 2009 — and not all of them revolved ... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Sometimes you never know where the next new band you hear is going to come from, but I'm glad to see Louisiana getting into the indie influx. For such a musically diverse and historic city like New Orleans, I'm surprised there aren't a few parts of ... more info

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My Old Kentucky — Not too long ago, our friends over at IGIF turned us on to St. Paul, Minnesota 20-year-old Colin Caulfield, who records under the moniker Young Man. Caulfield seems to draw influence from classic singer-songwriters like Paul Simon, while moving up ... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Local Natives - "Sun Hands"; At some point next year you're going to wonder how many more times you can possibly listen to the fantastic debut record from Local Natives. Gorilla Manor will be out in February, but after getting the first taste with th... more info

Live Daily — 'Tis the season to rock-out! Just ask Seattle music fans. At about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday (12/15), the sell-out crowd began streaming into the WAMU theater for 107.7 The End's "Deck the Hall Ball." The popular Pacific Northwest radio station's annu... more info