Pitchfork — Barcelona is, we understand, a nice place, and you probably shouldn't need any excuse to visit, but now you've got one anyway: This year's edition of the Primavera Sound Festival will go down May 28-30 at Barcelona's Parc Del Fòrum, and Pitchfork is... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, ExclusiveSpinner.com: It sounds like a generational battle of the sexes. But lo-fi pop group Vivian Girls insist that they're just having fun with a recent cover of the Beach Boys 'Girl Don't Tell Me.' "We really liked that song,"... more info

Stereogum — Yes, Blooming Onion-Gate ended up being one of our most discussed posts in 2008, but before that mess, we were busy debuting their songs and trying to tell the world (sorry) that with their update on classic C86 (plus early Slumberland) and Spectore... more info

Stereogum — Fucked Up's first official video edits together footage from their Blitz covering, Chemistry Of Common Life promoting 12-hour marathon. The footage, shot by Brendan FitzGerald of VBS.tv, was edited together by Bajir Cannon. We probably could have do... more info

My Old Kentucky — The rapid ascension of Brooklyn's Vivian Girls was an interesting thing to witness in 2008.  In that short time they quickly earned the respect of critics and their peers, but have had an up-and-down relationship with some fans.  They've already... more info

5 Acts — Kip:Crystal Stilts - Crystal Stilts EPCrystal Stilts - Alight Of NightZaza - Cameo EPVivian Girls - Vivian GirlsGirls - "Hellhole Ratrace"Comet Gain - Love Without Lies 7"Pants Yell - Allison StattoncaUSE co-MOTION - It's Time!The Manhattan Love Sui... more info

My Old Kentucky — Today is the all cover song end-of-year edition of My Old Kentucky Blog on SIRUS XMU! Tune in at 12pm EST (10 mins ago...sorry!) and again at Midnight EST!Annie - Two Of Hearts (Stacy Q cover)Lykke Li - Knocked Up (Kings Of Leon cover)Pepi Ginsberg ... more info

Stereogum — It's almost January, which means we've seen plenty of Year End Lists. A few offered ridiculous #1s (and numbers in between), but they all have at least one thing going for them: They're slightly different, even if at times it seems like every music... more info

The Lipster — Our festive countdown of songs what are aces continues today with Grace Jones, Vivian Girls and Ladyhawke scrapping it out for a spot in the top 20... more info

Stereogum — 100 songs clearly cover a number of bases. It's fun seeing bands like Sic Alps on here, though it's difficult to gauge what having the 90th best track of the year means. The songs in the upper decks (75-100) come off like miscellany -- an understand... more info