Hip-hop's hottest new thing Nicki Minaj stopped by Jimmy Kimmel last night to perform her latest single "Right Through Me." The performance, while remarkably subdued by Minaj standards, still featured the expected zany costume, hairstyle, and a bit of her trademark face-making.

Glittery synth licks and space-age melodics make Deluka's debut You Are The Night feel like a permanent trip inside a guitar-infused star machine. It's a lot of fun. They could easily soundtrack a video game or two (and maybe they have). But their sound owes its stylization to a different kind of aesthetic. It stems from both their relentless search for old, unwanted synthetic sounds and their dedication to the age-old art of stage presence. The keyboards on the record are all thrift store finds, old and worn down by years of neglect. And the band itself, clad in leather and thick accents, make sure every show is a sugar candy O.D. of rock and roll. Their album plays the exact same way, like a post trick-or-treating rush to the head, or the bodily consequences of consuming an entire bag of pixie sticks.

Kid Cudi made an appearance on Conan last night to support the release of his second full-length, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager. While it lacks the all-star backing cast of his last late-night appearance on Jimmy Fallon, this performance of "Revofev" is a good chance to check out some more of his new music live. Be sure to stick it out to the end — Cudi apparently had some extra energy to burn after the show.

It's easy to get your blood pumping by illegally racing cars and jumping from high places, but recreating that feeling as a rock and roll duo isn't always a given (especially if you like Cat Stevens and ironic hats). Enter Blood Red Shoes, who take aggressive to the next level with their ultra-propelling tunes. As per our usual deal, leave a comment after they blow your hair back and you can win cool stuff! Details below.

Chief, one of our favorite new acts from 2010 is playing a headlining show at Bowery Ballroom here in New York City. We've got two pairs of tickets to give away and you can throw your name in the hat for the low, low price of an email. As a bonus the winner gets their choice of a CD/LP copy of their debut Modern Rituals. Click on!

One of the most appealing aspects of any CMJ Music Marathon are those surprises that lie in wait, often from international acts using the festival as their testing grounds/jumping off point for eventual US supremacy. Perhaps the best example of this kind of discovery this past year came from Blood Red Shoes; a fiery, British two-piece who peddled a heap of pent up, cathartic energy during our recent Baeble on the Bowery Showcase. To the giddy delight of critics and fans alike, the band, consisting of guitarist Laura-Mary Carter and drummer Steven Ansell, have spent the last year churning a rather glorious noise in England and across much of mainland Europe with constant touring behind their appropriately titled debut Fire Like This. Their performances this past Fall however represent their first stab at the States.

That fire which BRS refer to on the cover of their album is obviously their own creative intensity, and as our latest concert video can attest, clearly singed and ignited the curiosity of almost everyone in attendance at our showcase. From the moment a blatant, attention calling drone of cymbal and guitar propelled their set into fast forward, the confines of the Bowery Electric was churning with an inquisitive buzz. Who was this band? Why had nobody ever heard of them? The result was a stunned and overwhelmed kind of gathering...a nice place to put any audience hearing a band for the first time. So, if our latest concert release is an introduction to you...well, that almost excites us even more. Consider yourself one of the first on board with a band we have immense expectations for.

Following the unfortunate postponement of a run of West Coast dates due to illness, Elizabeth and the Catapult have announced a run of East Coast dates to support their second full-length album, The Other Side of Zero. Since its October 25th release on Verve, the album has won massive critical acclaim from a variety of major news outlets including the Boston Globe and Spin. The tour won't take the group far from their Brooklyn home, but if you're around, you can catch the new tunes live at one of the dates listed after the jump.

Black Lips are known for their rambunctious, drunken shenanigans. So it's not much of a surprise that their show in Atlanta on Saturday night was ridiculous enough to be shut down by local police. But the guys debut six new songs amongst the beer can flinging, and they are all said to be "rowdy rock jams". Rad!

The Knife's "Seeds" has gotten the remix treatment from deep house producer Portable, also known as Bodycode. The remix clocks in at a whopping twelve minutes of hypnotic house beats and low-key, spacey synth lines and trippy vocals. Warning: do not listen when tired.

Today Southern rockers Dead Confederate reported on their Facebook that they would be forced to cancel their Atlanta gig tonight with Minus The Bear due to the unruly world of gear theft. The band was robbed in Atlanta and cannot play without their stuff. Come on, world!

It seems like every time Wolf Parade finish touring a record the guys take a break to work on their respective side-projects (of which there are many). So when Canada's finest announced at a Toronto gig that it would be their last show for a while, everyone probably took the news with a grain of salt. Dan Boeckner contacted our favorite Wolf Parade fansite and confirmed that the band is now taking an "indefinite hiatus", and according to Pitchfork, Sub Pop also confirms the break. So it goes.

Samuel Beam (you know him as Iron and Wine) has a record ready for 2011, called Kiss Each Other Clean. A single called "Walking Far From Home" was made available on Black Friday as a retail single (with two non-album tracks). If you didn't pick it up, or spent most of the weekend in a Turkey induced state of sedation, then read on for a treat!

David Lynch, the acclaimed director of such films as Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive is now trying his hand at confusing us even further by releasing chill-wave-ish electronic music. Lynch is no stranger to composing bits for his films and even a (pretty bad) pop rock album under the collaborative guise of BlueBob in the early aughts. But this takes it to a whole new level of "huh?"

First of all, "fun" is definitely subjective here. Second, you can probably see where this is going. sNSFW, because, well, it's GWAR. We're not talking about Sesame Street. You need an adult.

A few ingredients seem eternal when cooking up some music, like a good pulse, fresh harmonies, and the strength of an elevated chorus. Mumford and Sons sprinkle on a more than suitable amount of these things with Sigh No More, a collection of uplifting, dazzling folk-pop tunes that is anything but sigh inducing. Mumford and Sons, like the name suggests, are a very proper bunch of Englishman who all descend from an aristocratic background (or are rumored to have come from such settings). The rumor fits; they really do excel at sounding like gentlemen even when cathartically shouting about having "f*cked it up this time". Quite the contrary, the popularity of the record and the band's live show suggest they got it right.

School Of Seven Bells play up the puppet love in this new video for "I L U", directed by Toby Halbrooks and David Lowery. This relationship might have some strings attached.

Sorry guys, it's almost not worth teasing you this week. It looks like late night TV is taking a longer Thanksgiving weekend than we thought, because the reruns seem to extend well into December. There are a few notable appearances, so we'll mention them here, but it looks like your late night fix might have to re-watching Friends and Seinfeld for the billionth time. But if you like cute things, read on!

In addition to running UK-based electronic music label Hot Flush Recordings, Paul Rose produces deep, experimental dubstep/two-step garage under the moniker Scuba. It hasn't got the loud bass wobbles you might immediately think of when you think "dubstep," but his tunes have plenty to offer in the way of laid-back grooves, chilled melodies, and deep, entrancing basslines.

The long weekend probably seemed a bit longer to the variety of Torrent sites that were shut down by the US Government. But no use crying over spilled milk if that milk was ILLEGALLY DOWNLOADED. Waking up from our Turkey coma hasn't been easy, but many others found the energy to attend their local Black Friday sale shenanigans... was it enough to put Kanye's record on top of the charts? Solid probably. As we power our way into December, it's become clear 2010 was a great year, but we've got plenty of reasons to look forward to 2011 (and we've got details on one big one).

Fistful of Mercy is a super-squad comprised of Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur and Dhani Harrison (George H's son). We noted their appearance a few weeks ago on Fallon, and just in time for the holidays we've got the track they played, "Father's Son". It may not have Tom Morello, but it's still got washboard momentum and twangy goodness. Grab it below, plus a Black Friday deal on the album!

Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel make futuristic funk for the head-nodding crowd as Phantogram, the cybernetic ghost of your dance-floor. Their debut Eyelids was an early 2010 release you may have missed in the flurry of high-profile stuff from February, but don't let the year slip without this one on the shelf.

Get into the holiday spirit with The Mynabirds!

Kidding. If you're having a case of anti-Christmas rage, though, this might just be your holiday anthem.

We all have stuff be thankful for, and today is the day to do it. I won't ramble on, I think our fearless leader already said all the good bits. So celebrate with your family and your drink of choice while blasting our Thanksgiving theme song.

Before it had the misfortune of occurring the same evening as a certain other star-studded event, We mentioned earlier this week that Matthew Dear's set at Music Hall Of Williamsburg in Brooklyn was probably going to be a great show, with no barriers to entry, no uncomfortable rants about racism, a fairly priced ticket, and great tunes. Our photographer caught some of the action, check out some stills below.

Scottish post-rockers Mogwai have released a track from their forthcoming album Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will for free. All they ask in return is your email address. The tune, "Rano Pano," is typical Mogwai - long and repetitive, with slow buildups and breakdowns. It's way less high-energy and hardcore then the album title might suggest, but that doesn't mean its not good, in a low-key, hypnotic, totally non-hardcore way. Check it out via the widget below.

Despite a three hour wait at the door and a cool $100 to get in, Kanye West still played to a packed and star-studded house at The Bowery Ballroom last night. We did not get to go, but the Youtube never fails to provide a peak at what others got to experience.

I am sincerely sorry I missed the "Can't Tell Me Nothing" encore.

Funeral Party takes it back to the days of ducking the cops to throw backyard shows in their video for "Finale." The abandoned house filled with the group's friends is the perfect setting for the band's charmingly raw and energetic dance-rock, and the party looks like a blast — until it inevitably gets busted, of course.

In case you were looking for yet another way to enjoy visualizing the various source material for Girl Talk's most recent effort All Day, we've got you covered. Introducing the Mashup Breakdown.

Today the internet crashed our brains with the news that Kanye West would be playing the Bowery Ballroom tonight. Such a small venue for a stadium status rapper? Guests all but guaranteed, anywhere from Nicki Minaj (blah) to Jay-Z (HOVVV!)? Performing his entire 2010 opus? It seemed like a no-brainer, until tickets were a ridiculous $100 a pop and the whole thing sold out before it even went on sale. How many tickets were they actually selling?

A few months ago a live video of John Legend and The Roots covering Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" hit the net. It was, of course immediately connected to Legend and the Roots' cover album, Wake Up!. However, despite the shared title, the studio version of the tune didn't make the album and was never released... until now.

Minutes after assessing the bits of the Archer On The Beach 12", we're staring at another full record from the allusive Destroyer. "Chinatown" is the first track to surface, as Merge is giving it away as a free download. Check it out below.

The Morning Benders show at Webster Hall last week was the final U.S. night of the mother of all tours, conducted at a pace that has been steadily increasing with the band's recent popularity. The tour is continuing on the festival circuit in Australia, and while The Morning Benders' oceanic shoegaze tunes will fit in more with the scene in the sweltering antipodes, the New York crowd sent them off on a freezing night with a packed house.

"Dad, I think it's a good idea if instead of the usual Jingle Bells/White Christmas garbage, we rig our house to play a synchronized light show to the awesomeness that is Slayer. Let's give Santa a mother f*cking seizure."

"Go to your room."

Craig Ferguson's Scottish accent wasn't the only thing from abroad on last night's installment of the Late Late Show, which featured a guest appearance by English and African trio The Very Best last night. The group, a collaboration between African emigre Esau Mwamaya and English producer/DJ duo Radioclit, performed their track "Julia" backed by two dancers. The track, which has lyrics in Chichewa (the traditional language of Mwamaya's native Malawi) is not something you hear on late night every night - check it out after the jump, courtesy (as usual) of the Audio Perv.

As we enter the Holiday season in America, I've been asking myself, what am I thankful for? For starters, I'm thankful that I haven't succumbed to the Facebook gambit of listing something that I'm thankful for as part of my daily status updates. Thinking a little more big picture: I am thankful every day for getting out of bed (because there comes a day for everyone where you don't get back up anymore, I'd like to get there later rather than sooner). I am also thankful for my family; my wife is so much smarter than I am and my daughters are impossible to impress, which makes me smile.

Anyways, moving away from the personal to our work at Baeblemusic, I want to highlight a few of the things I am thankful for in our shop on 10th Street.

Sufjan Stevens shows off his penchant for twitchy electro-symphonies by visually recreating one in the video for "Too Much", directed by Deborah Johnson. The video contains a collage of vivid, jumpy images and people, not to mention some of Steven's finest dance moves. Dancing With The Indie-Rock Stars will never be on NBC, that's for sure.

Kanye West's album is everything it promises to be; dark, twisted, beautiful, and fantastic. Although the very raw 808's and Heartbreaks was much debated in its merit, it was a strong indication that the artist had evolved beyond the process of just creating a beat and rapping over it. West is no stranger to thematics, no one should be surprised to see MBDTF is more of the same. What we have here is an extended synthesis of the melodic and the rhythmic, as fit for the club as it is fit for a quiet night of contemplation. Thus it feels authentic, honest, and powerfully personal, the question is not what or how. The themes that weave in and out of MBDTF, fame, power, love, (or lackthereof), are the gifts and curses of being the infamous Kanye West, and in many ways, the curses of being human. The question is: whose fantasy is this?

Your late night TV watching schedule. Thanksgiving means lots of reruns and almost nothing happening on Thursday or Friday other than a whole lot of fights at your local Macy's, but some of the late night personalities are still trying this week! Carson is all reruns unfortunately, because he has been spot on lately (a few are worth watching even though they aren't listed, if haven't been keeping up with him). A few new picks after the jump.

Who is Tim Kasher? The man himself could not provide a definitive answer, at least from the perspective of the public. "Certainly the average person wouldn't ask, they'd have to Google it" he told me when we met at a coffee shop in Brooklyn a few weeks ago. At the heart of the question is a concept beyond biographies, lists, or charts. Tim Kasher is an idea, and a fast disappearing one at that, especially in today's turnover driven music industry. Who is Tim Kasher, for those who know him, or his work? "That's probably a question I don't want to answer" he said, but how could he? So we'll answer it for him.

The benefits of naming your act Bikini are immediate. The moniker conjures up sexy fun and spontaneity, two things that are a big plus in the chill-trance world. The music itself is immediate as well, spending most of its 25 minute duration in a constantly bouncing bravado, with the ghostlike vocal hooks of Olivier Bonnard finding themselves lost in a sea of synthetic dreams while the beat trudges on. Despite the strange and somewhat morbid tone of the track-list ("R.I.P.", "American Mourning"), RIP JDS is a temperate affair, even bubbly and upbeat at times.

Right off our profile of The Gregory Brothers, they are at it again! They remixed that pseudo-funny (yet should have been EPIC) collaboration between Dwight Howard and "Slim Chin" (Ken Jeong) for Adidas. The updated version, "Fast Don't Lie", is chock full of the kinds of hook-y gems that the Brooklyn group has been known to slap on to our boring old normal world of video. And it's available as a free download on their site. Check it out below:

NSFW. Really the only way to lead off a discussion of the latest Klaxons video, which takes a sexified approach to the concept of "human centipede" by placing the boys in a neo-orgy of spliced limbs and trippy make-out sessions. Not for the good Christians or those who prefer to avoid (even flashes of) full frontal nudity. For all you adventurous music lovers, watch on!

Looking for something to do this week before you head out of town? This is your friendly reminder that if you live in New York City, tomorrow night you have the opportunity to check out an awesome live set by Matthew Dear, whose debut Black City has been making a splash. The show is said to be a different experience, "Guitar, drums, keys, trumpet, and of course that signature baritone rework Dear's classics and material from his latest Black City full-length."

U.S. Royalty have been gathering momentum for several years through a long run of touring that included stops at SXSW and CMJ, press features in a variety of major news outlets including SPIN and The New York Times, and some work with fashion icon Gant Rugger. They are now ready to capitalize on that positive energy with the release of their first full-length album. The album, Mirrors, is due out January 25th of the new year.

Flava Flav recently decided that he hasn't made enough of a fool of himself over the past ten years so to make up for it, he's launching a liquor and fried chicken franchise. I call shenanigans.

If you need a good pick me up this morning, this should help out: Cee-Lo Green and Big Boi have announced a joint tour for 2011! Two of urban music's biggest names are teaming up for a tour that is tentatively called Georgie Power. Both artists have already had major success this year on the recording side of their careers. Big Boi had a nice amount of critical acclaim and sales success with Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty and of course everyone knows about Cee-Lo's unconventionally titled hit "F*ck You." Rumored to be joining them on tour is Trick Daddy.

It's Thanksgiving week in America, which means you probably have to do some traveling to spend quality time with the fam. Luckily, we have a great soundtrack for all (escaping from) family gatherings, not to mention an important series of end-of-the-year questions for pondering. The American Music Awards provided plenty more reasons for us to jump off of a bridge, Wavves' Nathan Williams ran into a bit of trouble with the law in Germany, and Kanye begins his true reign.

UK's Blood Red Shoes are offering up their new, scorching single "Hearksink" for the sweet low price of free. We were lucky enough to have BRS play for us at our CMJ day party at Bowery Electric, and they are an exceptionally righteous live act. The footage of the show should be released soon so check back after Thanksgiving. The new single is really dynamic too, with a drum and guitar combo that is slightly reminiscent of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs circa Fever to Tell.

Just six months after the release of their third full length album, The Radio Dept. release the completely chilled out, dub inspired EP, Never Follow Suit. The EP gets its name from a single off of Clinging to a Scheme with the same name. The single is not only the namesake but also the second track on the EP. Never Follow Suit was the lone reggae/dub inspired track on their last album but this latest release shows the band taking that feel and running with it, adding four new songs that cohesively flow into twenty dub-heavy minutes.

This video was blasted out today, documenting Xaphoon and Chiddy in the studio with producer Pharrell Williams, doing studio stuff, and noodling around with synths and beats. The track they are creating turns into "The Good Life", the first cut on their intermittent EP The Preview. Watch the video below.

The Decemberists and special guest Gillian Welch stopped through Conan last night and performed their newest single, "Down By The Water." It's the first song off their recently announced upcoming album The King is Dead and was offered by the band as a free download a few weeks ago. Sadly, that ship has sailed (save for the Hypem crowd), but it can be purchased on iTunes and Amazon. Gillian Welch is a great addition to this already deep and rootsy track. Check it out below:

Angelina Pivarnick, best known for her abbreviated stays at the Jersey Shore house each season, has extended her skill set from tanning/lying/ho-ing to tanning/lying/ho-ing and POP STAR. That last one is questionable at best, as you will soon regret learning with her new number one hit single, "I'm Hot". It's about as introspective and catchy as banging a trash can repeatedly with your face, which coincidentally is how you will have to deal with listening to it. Good luck!

Joanna Newsom obviously has a special talent for inspiring other artists. She was recently the subject of a tribute book entitled Visions of Joanna Newsom before she cracked 30. Now she will also get a 22-track tribute album, which plays off the same Dylan reference and is entitled Versions of Joanna. Perhaps "tribute" is not quite the right word here given that her career is still in full swing, but that's a matter of semantics, and I can't really think of a better one. The important thing is, there will be covers of Joanna Newsom tunes from a varied cast of characters including Billy Bragg and M. Ward.

At the end of the year, we like to take a look back at some of our favorite Concerts and Guest Apartments, as well as albums, songs, and music videos. And we're giving you the chance to vote for your favorites, with a chance to win a prize pack containing a copy of each of the top five albums of the year, as voted by you.

Young Galaxy are on a roll: their last album, Invisible Republic, was nominated for the prestigious Polaris Prize, and their tune "Destroyer" was nominated for the SOCAN Echo Songwriting prize, not to mention opening gigs for major acts including Arcade Fire. The band recently decided it was the perfect time to release an album that, according to the press release, is "unlike anything the four-piece have done before?!" An admirably bold move for a band making major waves doing exactly what they were doing. Got to admire their gusto.

Rising dance music star and recent Beatport chart-topper Skrillex has one of the hottest tracks in dubstep with his already insanely bass-heavy track "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites," and he's teamed with drum'n'bass/breakbeat titans Noisia to bring you an even more sonically demented, bass-heavy remix of the tune. Don't think its possible? Listen and download for free, courtesy of RCRD LBL, after the jump. Can you say "overkill?"

Arcade Fire recently teamed up with Spike Jonze (their go-to guy) to deliver a mini-narrative worthy of the epic milieu of the titular track of The Suburbs. Watch the tragic tale of a bunch of kids having their world unraveled in three minutes, filmed in an unnamed Texas suburb.

Love is All have released a new video for their tune "Bigger, Bolder." The video is a mashup of vintage looking footage and splashy, brightly colored lyrics, and the random scenes (and pop up lyrics) do well to back up the song's cheerful, light-hearted mood, meshing perfectly while giving the whole affair an old-school vibe. It's a big and bold video built to match a big and bold tune.

We're thankful for a lot of things, and it'd be tough to list them all: Space Cat, the endless jokes that can be made about Keith Richard's face, the entire discography of Spoon, bagels and cream cheese, and lest we forget you guys, the readers. To show our thanks, we're serving up ten new tracks from some familiar and unfamiliar faces. Hungry for more Everest? Got a craving for something that can only be described as dirty rock? Pass the Girl Talk? This cranberry Kanye is delicious? We're feasting!

The 88 are not exactly new, having formed in 2002, had their music featured on numerous hit TV shows, and having released three official albums by 2008. However, a post-album parting of ways put the brakes on their career momentarily after their 2008 release through Island. They came back stronger than ever the following year, though, landing a tour both supporting and backing Ray Davies of the Kinks. Through this connection the band was able to record their latest, self-titled album in Davies' Konk Studios. The album hit iTunes September 14th of this year, and according to the band, "feels like a beginning." That's new enough to give us an excuse to write about a cool band like the 88, at least.

A new version of The Hours shocking "See the Light" video has just been released and it's still pretty gnarly. The changes between this one and the version released last month is mainly a different sound edit. That being said, you can still count on some gruesome imagery of Sienna Miller dancing in front of dead cows nailed to a wall in crucifixion positions (Damien Hirst did the art direction). Take note: the video lost some sound effects and all the Sienna Miller's dialog. Losing the spoken bits causes the story line to be a bit harder to follow but it does turn more of our attention to The Hours' musical work on this sick building piano ballad.

James Mercer/Danger Mouse collaboration Broken Bells made an appearance on Last Call With Carson Daly from their show at the Wiltern Theater. Check out their performances of "The Ghost Inside" and "Your Head Is On Fire" (unfortunately, only partially captured as a background for the credits) after the jump, and you'll quickly discover why Daly introduces them as one of his favorite examples of musical collaboration.

This video does explain why Hefty spokesperson Ke$ha dropped the 's' in favor of that HTML unfriendly bling, but it does not explain how she brushes her teeth with Jack Daniels and manages to still have teeth and sell real records.

Newly-minted electropop group Night Surgeon recently dropped some gems into our lap via a music submission. Apparently the Portland, OR-based band is preparing the world for the release of their full-length debut Day for Night by releasing a free two-song sampler through their Bandcamp page (player embedded after the jump), and we were more than willing to provide them with a little help spreading the word. The songs fuse strong new wave influences with a much more modern synthpop edge. Check the tunes out after the jump - you'll quickly discover that this group is worth keeping an eye on.

As you read this, the headphones and soda shilling Dr. Dre is streaming an official song from the almost mythological at this point Detox on his website. It's called "Kush", and it deals with the usual Dre subject matter, with the usual Dre flair. Featuring Akon and cartoon character Snoop Dog.

Angus and Julia Stone may live an ocean away from us folks in America, but their music transcends travel time. The rustic tunes of this brother and sister can make any day brighter, wherever you are in the world. Instead of taking a ride on the metaphorical jet plane, we want to send you Angus and Julia fans some cool stuff on a literal jet plane (or maybe just on a mail truck). For your chance to win a CD, T-shirt and poster prize pack, you know the drill.

There is this new culture of bands that are distancing themselves from the world of myspace and its millions strong clusterf**k of big and garage-band produced bands. We've had the joy of finding and featuring a few bands in our new music posts that fit into this anti-myspace category and here's another one: Los Angeles' Young Hunting. When I checked, their myspace only had a picture and a comment section set to a plain white background. There are no songs, no tour info and no legitimate pictures of the band. However, when you look further (onto their bandcamp page), you'll find a promising young band presenting some good songs.

The allure of the road: it's what drives most professional musicians to do what they do...at least at first. The opportunity to gaze upon foreign places, mingle with people from all walks of life, and make the kind of personal connections that permeate the soul is unique when coupled with music. It finds ways to seep into the fabric of a song. Those who tune in are always the ultimate benefactor, as is the case with Angus and Julia Stone's latest album Down the Way.

In this chilly segment of The Guest Apartment at Rockwood Music Hall, the Australian band touches on the American inspirations that string through that album. Down the Way is a travel record after all, and though shivering on the streets of New York, the pair of siblings warm up with stories of a few of the places they have been, and the people they have met. Cut between conversation lie performances of songs that echo the same sentiment..."Big Jet Plane", "For You", and "Santa Monica Dream". It's the kind of portrait that might compel you to book your next vacation on the spot...which is OK. That's why we made an app for you to take this one with you (shameless, Baeble app plug...). - David Pitz

That's right kids, Wavves and Best Coast, both summery-sounding west coast bands, have come together for an original Christmas duet, "Got Something For You." For a compilation put out by Target (the retail chain) no less. Not surprisingly, it is probably the most summery Christmas tune I've ever heard (except for those sleigh bells) - but hey, it's an escape from the chilly weather and it makes for a nice change of pace from the endless reworkings of "White Christmas" and "Frosty the Snowman" that usually accompany the holidays. At the very least, it adds a twist of the unexpected to this holiday season.

This morning I found out the McRib is back and honestly, I figured that was going to be the happiest I could get all day. That is until I watched this video of Reggie Watts on Conan last night. Watts is known for his alternative comedic performances and this one is no different. Watch him switch from a New York accent to beat-boxing to scatting over a big band jazz tune, all while being, you guessed it, hilarious.

In a music scene dominated by heavily produced pop sensations like the Spice Girls and the Backstreet Boys, at the height of the third-wave ska revival, releasing a brooding, lo-fi album would seem like a questionable decision, at best. And your suspicions would be confirmed, after all, by the critical and commercial failure of Pinkerton in '96. Weezer took a risk by deviating from the geek-friendly power-pop formula that sent the Blue Album triple-platinum, but Rivers Cuomo can hardly be blamed for making the record that felt right to him, and his efforts on Pinkerton have since been rewarded with a devoted following and increasingly favorable reviews.

Julian Casablancas announced via Twitter that the long awaited fourth album from The Strokes has been completely recorded. Pending a few months of mixing, we may have it in our hands as early as mid 2011, which is significantly later than anyone would have hoped.

Because Adam Sandler can't have a monopoly on every holiday, we scoured the Youtube for a homemade Thanksgiving jam to be the background beat for your mashed potato. Unfortunately, the quest was a lot harder than we thought it'd be. Read on if you like turkey, rapping, robots, and a whole lot of embarrassment.

Arcade Fire dropped through Later... with Jools Holland last night to perform the song "Month of May" off their latest album The Suburbs. The live version is much higher in energy than the studio one thanks to a megaphone, unchecked cymbal crashes, and big dose of distortion and yelling. Plus the Jools people successfully avoid whatever curse is on SNL and their soundboard, which recently took the oomph out of the band's swagger in a seriously detrimental way. Don't fret. It's back!

It's easy to forget that our indie-rock bubble is just one of the many facets of the music world, and there is plenty of opportunity for young musicians to make it out there that doesn't include playing at Glasslands 900 times. The Songcircle is an organization focused on finding new talent through live music. They put on showcases all over the country looking for the next big thing. Songcircle has been responsible for a few major label signings, including Company of Thieves.

Bruce Springsteen got all up in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night and we have the videos to prove it. First The Boss helped Jimmy and his Neil Young impression out with an acoustic cover of "Whip My Hair." Springsteen putting on a fake beard and over exaggerating his voice was funny, but the real star is always Fallon's spot-on Neil Young impression. Springsteen got his chance. He then returned for an extended two-part interview and two epic performances, both with Steve Van Zandt and The Roots.

The beautiful, quirky Oh Land has been on the tip of everyone's tongue lately. On Monday night she blew up the Mercury Lounge, but last week, she brought her full electric set to the always excellent Brooklyn Bowl, complete with balloons and typical Oh Land outfits. We caught that show. I could wax poetic about her charming demeanor and her consistent gyrating, but I can also show you!

Synthpop group Freezepop, who broke out some time ago after their track "Less Talk More Rokk" was featured in Guitar Hero 2 despite having not even a trace of guitar, are finally poised to release their long awaited followup to 2007's Future Future Future Perfect. This time around, the still guitarless band is building hype with a free release of the forthcoming album's first single, entitled "Doppelganger," instead of a Guitar Hero feature. In typical Freezepop fashion, the tune is catchy, hook-laden and party-ready - check it out after the jump.

"We want people to feel the music first, and ask questions later" claims Grandchildren's lead singer and primary composer Alex Martray. And with melodic yet beat-driven music like this, that shouldn't be that hard to do.

Its time for a game of Edward Forty Hands in Your Youth's video for "Diamond." Even if you don't like the song - which is excellent, not to mention a great soundtrack, by the way - the video is worth a look just to catch some hilarious drunken and handless shenanigans without having to deal with the hangover, or even worse, all that spilled beer, the next morning.

Our latest concert from The Bowery Electric does a really great job of amping you up for anything... kind of like a Four Loko. Luckily, the space-ward bound of Deluka are good for you, high in awesome, and relatively harmless for your liver. And the rush doesn't have to stop with our shoot. As usual, you can win yourself some signed Deluka vinyl and merch. Just enter your email in the widget below and you're automatically entered to win.

Here's an absolute rush of a concert, courtesy of a feisty foursome from Birmingham England. Deluka are a sweaty, club ready outfit that hone the kind of musical chops that could kick start any evening in the right direction...which makes their culminating role at our recent day party at the Bowery Electric last month pretty appropriate. During their set, the band planted an intense rock/punk foundation, while cascading blips of electronics washed over those before them like some immense, synthetic waterfall. It was an invigorating blend, and with Ellie Innocenti adding her own melodious touch, was whisked to stratospheric new heights over the course of the performance. For those who were there, the set played like a wave of nocturnal goodness...the fuel that no doubt pushed them through the rest of their wild, New York night. Whatever they found outside of our doors, rest assured it didn't match the intensity of this set by Deluka. Once again, it's a good thing we had the cameras rolling. Relive it now.

The fact that a catalog almost as old as multi-track recording finally being available for digital download is the biggest news we have to offer is just more undeniable proof that the music industry is stuck in the past, and boring away its customers.

Invisible Hand sound a lot like something that you've heard before yet still manage to sound new and refreshing at the same time. With their memorable pop hooks and sarcastic punk snarl, this is surely a band to keep your eye on. The song Salad gives us some Beatles-esque harmonies while "Top of the Pops" is reminiscent of early 80's New York punk but with a new digital twist.

We all love Matador Records, so it was a big bummer that we at Baeble had to miss their big twenty-first birthday bash in Sin City. Luckily (and/or predictably) Pitchfork.tv felt it prudent to make a documentary about the whole weekend, and the videos are up on the site for those that missed the festivities. A preview after the jump.

Cee-Lo Green has the kind of voice that's usually referred to as an instrument. Despite the non-stop assault of ear candy, spanning the history of rock and soul music on his new record, The Lady Killer, it's really all about that voice. When Cee-Lo's pipes are harnessed to strong material, it's an embarrassment of riches that makes you regret how much time you've wasted, listening past the limitations of most singers. But when the song or sensibility doesn't work, he's like a great athlete on a bad team, and wasting that talent feels much worse than if he was an average vocalist.

As far as music goes, the folk-ballad is our best offense against a wary, tired heart. And nothing resonates more than a character existing deep within his own music, a smoky mix of reserved emotion and bubbling desire. Sean Flinn is such a character, with a Fitzgerald penned backstory (or so it seems), Flinn and his band The Royal We conjure up camp-fires and ghost stories about lost love.

Soulful British singer Adele recently hinted at the quality of her sophomore album 21 by giving us a taste. "Rolling In The Deep" is a new track written in the heat of the moment and packing some true emotional zing.

Transference is easily one of the top albums of the year (for this writer anyway), so video for Brit and the boys set to "Nobody Gets Me But You" is uber-welcome, even if it's been filmed in the insufferable "surveillance" style all the kids are doing these days. We can't fault Spoon, because there is a legit cool back-story.

If you were into Ben Fold's rendition of "B*tches Ain't Shit" that came out a few years ago then we have nothing but goodies for you here.

Get your last licks in before the entirety of late night TV goes on turkey day vacations. A few fun appearances are spattered across the late night spectrum this week, with a must-see interview happening on The Daily Show with an infamous rap mogul... read on!

Chromeo recently dropped a Police Academy-era type of video to go along with their Police Academy-era type of sound. Watch the electronic duo in their female-populated police station, wandering around the showers and saunas in a very unlikely scenario full of dancing and scantily clad ladies.

After interviewing Radiohead's master guitarist and composer, Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead, a journalist from Rolling Stone Italia announced that the newest radiohead album was practically finished and that the band was planning a "big tour." Hold the celebrations though because Greenwood himself made a quick statement on the band's website saying that this isn't necessarily true.

Arcade Fire played two songs and a digital short on SNL, James Blunt revealed how he prevented WWIII in the late nineties, Roc Nation got a new poster boy, and Michael Jackson continues to haunt us from the grave.

Here's a track that's whirling on repeat this week: "The Beat and The Pulse", a dense, electro potion that's right in line with what contemporaries like Glasser and Oh Land are knocking back these days. But creator Katie Stelmanis is on a darker tip...pop to be sure, but shrouding her music in a bit more Nordic mystery. It works.

Passion Pit released some accoustic tracks last week. The intimate performances were filmed last fall in LA and hosted by the "Inside With" concert series. The band will be releasing all of the videos on their Facebook page, but we've got the video for "Moth's Wings" below to start you off.

All Day, the latest from mix-and-mash DJ Girl Talk is available as a free download today from the Illegal Art website. Although traffic seems to be intense at the moment (even we can't seem to get the download to work) keep trying as the day goes on.

Kristian Matsson (The Tallest Man on Earth) is from Sweden, and plays Americana-folk pop better than any American act of the aughts. Need proof? Sometimes the Blues is a Passing Bird, a five-track addendum to this year's earlier full-length The Wild Hunt, is a good place to start. An artful blend of poetry and arpeggiated fingerplucking, Matsson's music often draws him comparisons to a young Bob Dylan. But aside from raspy vocal inflections, the singer-songwriter similarities are superficial at best. While Bobby Zimmerman wore his heart on his sleeve with political zeal, Matsson's heart is quiet and introspective. Shy, even. You get the sense that The Tallest Man on Earth was once left for dead, his heart violently fractured into pieces throughout his chest; his music, an elegant and painful way of piecing it all back together.

Aside from the weather and the usual "2012 is coming, you guys!" a few notable ridiculous things hit the news wires today. Let's talk about them quick, because I have a two hour Mad Men style whiskey sponsored lunch to go to.

With images of wild and wooded environments projected on a massive backdrop behind him, and plumes of smoke hanging in the air above the stage, Sigur Ros' Jonsi brought his ornate world of musical theater to the Hammerstein Ballroom Wednesday evening. Sneaking through the artificial mist, Jonsi found the dull warmth of a single spot to start the show, illuminating just enough of his figure to show those who had gathered that his alien falsetto was in fact the product of actual flesh and blood. Once turned up, the light would reveal the Icelandic musician draped in a patchwork coat...streamers and feathers adorning his costume for the night. Joining him on stage, a single musician; a vibraphone player, himself decked in flowing threads and a paper crown for the occasion. Jonsi's show, like his music, would build from there...

Baeble is continuing its living room invasion and with a new channel on the Roku platform. With the addition Roku to our existing Boxee and upcoming Google TV channels, Baeble is quickly becoming the leading supplier of music content to "Over The Top" suppliers of the IPTV revolution. Our Roku channel will feature a selection of Concerts and Guest Apartments from our library, all streaming in HD to your TV. Roku is a nifty machine; it's portable, economical, and already has a bunch of great video content from providers like Hulu and Netflix. We're happy to be joining them as the number one provider of long form live concerts on the Roku platform.

Ingrid Michaelson may not need a parachute in the metaphorical sense, but she takes her soaring and tumbling quite literally in this pseudo-space adventure themed music video for the song of the same name. "Parachute" first got stuck in our heads at her Rockwood Session, and it's great to hear the song fleshed out in the studio and set to a wacky expedition with steampunk shenanigans. Where is my jetpack?

In a recent interview with Vanity Fair (not online, save for in picture form here), Jack White dropped a heavy hint about a possible White Stripes reunion.

The Flaming Lips guested on Yo Gabba Gabba!'s "Super Musical Friends Show" segment, where they stopped by to perform "I Can Be A Frog." With its numerous animal references, the tune lends itself well to the childern's show's visual style, even if the lyrics weren't originally meant to be taken so literally. The Flaming Lips, of course, take to the environment naturally, donning goofy costumes and giant toy instruments for the performance. Check out what they did with it below.

Is he joking?

What a week! Kanye had a rough week, Keith and Conan got their jobs back, and Limewire bit the dust and was resurrected as a pirate. Looks like everyone is here for the mixtape though. That's what it's all about, bringing everyone together. That and alcohol? Bust out the schnapps, Space Cat.

We all know how awesome this Florence and The Machine song is, but I think the band should know about the calming properties of "Dog Days are Gone" when it comes to babies riding in cars.

...Wait, what? Fistful of Mercy, the supergroup known for their mostly acoustic, rootsy material, collaborating with erstwhile Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello, known for guitar antics about as far from acoustic as they can get? It really happened though, last night on Conan's newly minted late-night show, when the two entities got together to perform "Father's Son." The best part? Tom Morello actually fell in pretty easily with the rest of the band, which included a slide guitarist and violinist. Let's hear it for versatility, even if that solo did sound a little out of place.

Florida's the band in Heaven (and yes that is the correct capitolization scheme) are putting out pop songs with a dark, fuzzy twist that will remind many of the production quality of Sonic Youth and pop sensibility of Pavement. Their recently released demo has a certain amount of depth that most would only expect from an offical LP release or at least an EP. Dark yet airy tracks like "The Tunnel into your Dreams" followed by exhilierating pop songs like "High Low" reveal some deep song writing abilities. Trying to categorize them is tough. Fuzzy-Dark-Airy-Pop? I guess that'll have to work for now. Their demo is currently being offered for free from the band's bandcamp site.

They have already played with recogonized band's such as Surfer Blood and The Pain's of Being Pure at Heart throughout FLorida and are planning a big East coast tour is being planned. Check out their songs below.-brendan mehan

Jonsi, acclaimed solo artist, lead singer of Sigur Ros, and (apparently) soundtrack contributor, hit Jimmy Fallon last night to perform "Sticks & Stones" from the How To Train Your Dragon soundtrack.

"I came here to say that I made mistakes, that I've grown as a person, that it's not as easy as boxing a person into a villain role or into a race role". - Kanye West

Lovers has been the voice of Portland, OR based singer-songwriter Carolyn Berk since 2001, but in their latest incarnation as a "full-on synth-driven pop group" (Portland's Willamette Week), they seem set to finally break out.

Before we filmed them at Rockwood Music Hall, brother-sister duo Angus and Julia Stone took a break from their four-year success as a band to each work on a solo record. Both bare a resemblance to their folk tendencies, but each is a concentrated dose of its front-person, a nice look into what makes each of these two tick. We've got a song from each to check out after the jump.

Today is the day! We've partnered with Boxee to be one of the first to bring an expansive library of music content from the web to your living room. Today, you can buy your very own box. As we mentioned last week, all of our library, including full concerts, can soon be seamlessly streamed from the web to your TV via our Boxee channel.

Back in March, Hot Chip teamed up with American singer/songwriter Will Oldham to make "I Feel Bonnie," a remake of their song "I Feel Better" off their latest album One Life Stand. The pairing was slightly unusual and so is the video. The three singers seem to all be singing to eachother while some dance, play with cats or hold babies. It works though. Check it out below:

"At some point, when it is made, I will explain this record, word for word, I swear to God." Such is the promise delivered by Destroyer, on "Grief Point", although I must admit, I have my doubts. Aided by the character he's spent his career in music developing, the shadowy vagabond with a penchant for wordplay, Dan Bejar ranks among the most elusive figures in rock today. His lyrics, notorious for their references to literature and other songs, refuse to be interpreted, and an explanation from the man himself, who rarely submits to interviews, seems unlikely at this time.

They bring us both joy and pain, and many of you may not even know who they are. 2010 will be remembered as the year auto-tuned versions of goofy multi-million hit Youtube videos also yielded multi-million hits. What does it mean? No, more importantly, who is doing this to us? Let's take a look at five of our favorite "songs" to be pure inventions of re-purposing Youtube content, and the single group of masterminds behind all of them.

Less than a month after being left for dead when a federal judge ordered it to shut down its servers (full story here), Limewire has returned to haunt the RIAA once more. In a feat of dark computer wizardry, unpaid programmers dedicated to the cause of filesharing have released a new-and-improved "pirate edition" of the software.

The Walkmen stopped through Last Call with carson Daly last night to perform "Woe is Me" and "Victory." Both are off their latest record, Lisbon which came out in September. Sadly, their rocker, "Victory" gets cut off by the credit roll. Enjoy the part that you get though, because it's tasty. Check out the videos below:

New York rockers Les Savy Fav take their skateboard friendly rock to the streets with a ghostly projections journey from rocks to urbania and beyond. It's tough to get out of here now when you're not even here in the first place.

Montreal-based dream-pop quartet Braids (not to be confused with Braid - the plural makes all the difference in the world) has released a nearly seven-minute long epic entitled "Lemonade" for free download.

Brooklyn-based synthpop act Matt and Kim have released footage of a Myspace secret show they played at Burlington, VT's Higher Ground this November 2nd. The group lives up to their reputation for energetic live performances, delivering a high-energy rendition of "Silver Tiles," which they introduce as the first song they wrote together. Like a typical Matt and Kim jam, the tune's energy never falters.

In stark contrast to yesterday's boring FCC version of the Cee Lo smash "F*ck You", Stephen Colbert came up with an incredible alternative to replace the family un-friendly expletive. Watch it below.

Brooklyn art rockers Motel Motel stopped by the Guest Apartment last year to demonstrate some of their homespun sounding tunes. Sonically advanced (but no less intricate) they came back in summer of 2010 with The Big Island, a collection of hauntingly beautiful songs made with loops and mashable musical ideas. We've got one of the cuts for you, "Helena, MT", which fulfills all of the promises of the band's initial popularity. Simply put, it's emotive, affecting, and awesome.

The Duke Spirit, hyped as "one of the most celebrated female-fronted rock acts of the past few years," actually has not one but two mp3's available for the very reasonable price of an email address.

Rooney are no strangers to TV, having caught their big break after appearing on The O.C. and having had songs featured on a variety of hit shows.

OK Go might as well franchise their music videos by now, having made themselves more famous for their dancing treadmill antics and Rube Goldberg machines than their actual music. OK, fair, their music is cool too, but their videos inspire another level of expectations. So when you say "animated short, printed on toast", what do you think it means? It means the bread budget for this video must have been massive.

"We had no support, we had no job, we had no money..." That's how Two Door Cinema Club's Alex Trimble describes the risk he, alongside band mates Kevin Baird and Sam Halliday, took when deciding to forgo university studies in favor of taking a crack at music. Such apprehension is understandable of course. But when you're as young as this Northern Irish trio, and can lay claim to the sparkling pop skirmishes that fly about their joyous debut Tourist History, it's a chance that needs to be taken.

Not surprisingly, the band's commitment to what they do is steadily paying off. Since releasing Tourist History, theyve rallied critical support the world over, encountering massive sing-alongs whenever setting up shop in front of fans. That would mean a sold out engagement in New York on the day of this particular session.

Before those crowds would swarm before them, there would be our cameras in this one on one session during our recent run on Rockwood Music Hall last month. Here, Two Door Cinema club exhibit the same knack for chance that propelled them to the stage to begin with, experimenting ever so slightly by trimming the intense rhythms, dashing tempos, and inventive flourishes of "Undercover Martyn", "Cigarettes In The Theatre", and "Something Good Can Work" down into acoustic roots. The result is a set of songs that places emphasis on the melodies, harmonies, and story lines that drive at the heart of what this trio does. Call it another chance that, to no one's surprise, pays off in the form of this candid Guest Apartment style session with Two Door Cinema Club. - David Pitz

The Heavy don't disappoint with their latest EP, How You Like Me Now?, a gritty mishmash of rock, soul and funk inspired grooves. With rough guitar riffs and exultant horns, accompanied by vocalist Kelvin Swaby's crooning, the British band proves yet again that they have versatile talent. They wear this on their sleeves alongside influences from a stream of major soul and rock acts such as James Brown and The Who.

Musical man of the moment Cee-Lo Green appeared on the Letterman show last night backed by an all-female band to perform his smash hit "F*ck You." The performance was, unfortunately, censored, which as you might imagine, took a lot of the fun out of it. They didn't even use beeps either, just awkward silences, and lots of them. In any event, the music is still just as catchy as you no doubt remember, and in case you were ever wondering what a censored version of the song would sound like, now's your chance.

Some decent footage of Justin Vernon (AKA Bon Iver) performing with his side project Volcano Choir (a group he formed with Collections of Colonies of Bees) at one of their first shows ever. See the group perform their single "Island, IS" after the jump.

Good news all around from our inaugural Best of Show recipients. The Lifted Crew have announced a slew of east coast dates supporting (and playing as the band for) Slick Rick. The tour is following the release of The Undeniable EP, a batch of show staples guaranteed to get you grooving.

Shoegaze darlings The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart just released a new single off their forthcoming 7" entitled "Heart in a Heartbreak." The song also doubles as a challenge to see how many times the word heart can be used in a band name/song title combo. You're on, Captain Beefheart. This song will be the A-side of the new 7", set to be released on December 17th. Check the track out below.

Last night Conan O'Brien made his return to late night television with a few special guests, including an old friend named Jack White (you might know of him). The two have been buddies since Conan first had Jack's band The White Stripes play on his show back in 2003, and even though the show has changed a few times, the friendship remains the same. So it was expected that White would show for the first episode of Conan, and it was nice that the two performed the cover of Eddie Cochran's "Twenty Flight Rock" that they did on the Nashville leg of Conan's "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on TV" tour. It was a really happy moment for TV, because he is legally allowed to be there now.

LCD Soundsystem released a video for their This is Happening single "Pow Pow." It features Up in the Air actress Anna Kendrick traveling around with a bunch of bald business men and mob hitmen and doing...something. Not really sure what it is. It involves some X-Men style electric orb throwing. The short narritive works surprisingly well with the song though so check it out below:

Ben Gibbard from Death Cab For Cutie played a benefit show last week in Seattle and someone (awesome) managed to capture a few of the songs. The first one is currently untitled; we're not sure if this is his own song or one that is going to be a future Death Cab cut, but either way it's a nice one. The second is an unexpected cover of Radiohead's "All I Need" off 2007's In Rainbows, Gibbard-ified. The third is a cover of the Sleeker's song "I'll Never Find Another You" with Gibbard's wife Zooey Deschanel coming out mid-song and turning it into a duet. The crowd loses their minds. All are embedded below:

Sacramento dance-funk band !!! recently returned to familiar form with the release of their latest Warp approved album, Strange Weather, Isn't It?. They've also recently prepped an EP of remixes and alternate versions of those tunes, choosing the tune "Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass" to slap across the cover of that collection.

Exclamatory dance troupe !!! (Chk Chk Chk) are bringing an even jumpier thump to the dance tunes off their recent album Strange Weather, Isn't It? with an EP of remixes from artists like Bibio, Liv Spencer, and Canyons. The Jamie My Intentions Are Bass EP begins with an alternate take of the titular track, my personal favorite off the original record. And like the rest of the EP, the song retains its charm while taking a decidedly different aesthetic, all while preserving the head-bopping fun that is firmly rooted at the heart of the band.

It's a big week in late night television, you guys. Beloved red-head Conan O'Brien will be making his triumphant return to desks and coffee cups tonight on TBS (very funny) with his new show Conan. The first episode (on at 11/10c TONIGHT) is some must-see TV (to borrow a phrase from his former employer). Not to mention a terrific spread of other late-night performances to soak up.

Our favorite brother-sister folk duo Angus and Julia Stone traveled a long way from their native Oz to play our CMJ sessions (and we're so happy they did). Now fresh off their Rockwood set, the pair have won a few ARIA awards including Album Of The Year for Down The Way and Single Of The Year for "Big Jet Plane".

We got some new music from LA's Death Kit. The band's new single, "Devadasi," is a moody dance floor ballad with bleak synths and sweet disco beat, but that's not how we first heard it.

Lots of new music to hear today. Lil Wayne made his triumphant return to the stage in Vegas, Daft Punk continues to be front page news with this Tron Legacy thing they are involved with, and Michael Jackson's first posthumous new song hits the internet amidst questions of authenticity from the speculative media.

German blogger dynmk was kind enough to spend time filming a recent Lykke Li show in Berlin in hopes of capturing some new tracks. Luckily, it was as success and three new songs were caught. The video quality isn't fantastic (you know the drill), however, the song is totally listenable. All of the track names listed below are general guesses by dynmk based on the chorus lines and could prove to be different once the track listings are released.

British indie-folk band Fanfarlo made a stop in at Last Call with Carson Daly last night to perform "I'm a Pilot." The song is the opeing tack off their debut album Reservoir. Check it out to get your daily dose of accoustic guitar and fiddle. Fun fact, the band's more than interesting name come from the Charles Baudelaire novella 'La Fanfarlo.' Funner fact: we've filmed them!

Canadian rockers The Dears played a respectably packed room at The Knitting Factory last night. Degeneration Street, their fifth studio album, is full of the tasty progressions and breakdowns that make this band such a pleasure to hear (and watch), and although it isn't hitting shelves until February, everyone who ventured out to the show got to hear the whole thing.

Check out photos from the Blonde Redhead set at Webster Hall the other night, with support from experimental electro act Pantha Du Prince.

Damon Albarn, most famous as the real musician behind the fictional characters in Gorillaz and previously as the keyboardist for Blur, announced in an interview with stuff.co.nz that he is not only working on the followup to Plastic Beach, but also has been working on material with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and afrobeat drummer Tony Allen on material for an as yet unnamed new project. On top of all this, he plans on doing another album with his other Tony Allen collab, The Good, The Bad & The Queen.

Videos have surfaced of Sigur Ros frontman Jonsi's only acoustic performance ever — remnants of a recent run with the "Go Closer" series. Jonsi's management cancelled the dates after just one show at LA's Origami Records, deciding in a statement that the intimate acoustic setting is "not the environment in which he flourishes," and that the show, which they describe as "arguably... the most uncomfortable experience of [Jonsi's] ten years in the public eye," was never a good idea in the first place.

Will Butler from Arcade Fire has been busy lately, touring, speaking, donating, and just being an all around good guy.

The Tallest Man On Earth has released a video for his tune "Love Is All." Kristian Matsson has received universal acclaim for his affecting songwriting, and the mildly out-of-focus, grainy, slightly discolored footage of mountains and other rural delights works perfectly with the raw, folky tune.

Despite The Welmont not turning into the same level of dance party it did two years ago, the crowd was really into it. The band saw that enthusiasm, and funneled the energy into what would culminate as an excellent performance. Halfway through Krug looked down at the sweaty dancing crowd and said "I wish we were all in a smaller room."

Michael, a collection of the king of pop's final recordings before his death, will be released on 12/14 via Epic Records, in conjunction with Jackson's estate. A teaser hits the site today, and on Monday, a one-week stream of a single song off the record called "Breaking News", which is funny, because it's kind of meta isn't it?

I can't believe it's already November! 2010 is on its way out but we've got some great music to look forward to before it's done. Some of it you will be hearing RIGHT NOW. Also stay tuned for our year in review, where we take a look at our favorite albums, songs and videos of 2010 and let all of you vote on your favorites! I'm going to go make a pumpkin pie. See you next week.

Actually, it's late late night in this case, as in the Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, where "big-timey rock stars" Dr. Dog appeared to support their current tour with a performance of their song "Someday."

With a chalky, semi-soulful croon, and stories that rummage through a range of stashed away emotions, Sharon Van Etten began fanning the critical fires in her favor a little more than a year ago with the release of Because I Was In Love...a bare and minimal batch of heartbreak that offered the Southern raised Brooklynite nowhere to hide. Out in front, exposed, bare, and unapologetic; these always seem the most admirable of qualities in musicians, making it oh-so-easy to fall for her acoustic grace.

The Rocketman himself did a Shatnerized version of Cee Lo's already classic "F*ck You" on the usually terrible Lopez Tonight so it's no wonder no one is talking about it yet. But we should be, because it's the giggly-ist.

Elizabeth and the Catapult gave us a heartfelt set of plucky tunes at Rockwood Music Hall, and we're psyched to present it as our very first CMJ session today. But as usual, we've got more to give than the live performance. Leave a comment, and you're automatically entered to win a copy of Elizabeth's new album, her debut album, and a poster. I'll race you.

Broken Bells, Danger Mouse's newest side project with the Shin's James Mercer, just put out an alternate video for their single "The Ghost Inside."

Elizabeth and the Catapult have been here before. Sure, we traded the actual Guest Apartment for the warm glow of Rockwood Music Hall this time around. But our new segment is very much a been there, done that sort of situation. Only this time we did it better...

In the year since we last filmed the Brooklyn pop outfit, E and the C have grown quite a bit. I distinctively remember that last session being charming, but perhaps a bit clumsy...though we'll take the fall for production on that one. Still, the band seem much more polished...damn near perfect, actually. I suspect their time on the road has something to do with their gelling as an outfit. Elizabeth herself actually credits it for helping to inspire (at least lyrically) their new album The Other Side of Zero. It's a record that appropriately enough currently has the band traversing the states in support of yet again.

Before the band took off, we managed to slide them in line for one of our Rockwood Sessions during CMJ. Intimate and personal as always, the video profiles both the band, their latest adventures together, and of course the wondrous music they dream up. An unexpected duet titled "Guardian Angel" leads the way with slow and somber tones...though the feeling doesn't last long. "Go Away My Lover" hits much harder; a riffy little number that packs a percussive punch on the side. Then there's "Race You"; a song the band admits "sounds like a children's song". The band performs two others, though we wouldn't want to spoil too much with copy. Just know that Elizabeth and the Catapult navigate a variety of moods over the course of their performance...an impressive feat indeed. It all makes for a feel good profile of a band we'll always be rooting for. - David Pitz

The one and only Kid Cudi appeared on Jimmy Fallon last night to perform "Maniac" from his forthcoming album Man on the Moon 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager. The song features rapper Cage on an excellent guest verse and the multi-talented St. Vincent on backing vocals. Both joined Cudi and the Roots on a packed stage for an impressive live performance. Check the video (with bonus Zach Galifinakas lulz) after the jump.

A recent study from a group called Edison Research found that "12-to-24 year-olds are going to just 0.9 concerts per year on average, down from 2.1 in 2000". Yeah, that's like a 57% drop in concert attendance in the last decade. Are we experiencing a shift in live music valuation?

Fresh after the release of their debut album, LA based quartet Warpaint recently did a Yourstr.ly session we think is worth checking out. "Undertow" is a low-key, brooding track. "Bees" is groove heavy with wildly effected guitar and vocals and a super heavy bass line. Both are extremely beautiful in their own ways. That is of course my assessment, feel free to make your own by watching the videos below.

Down There is a noir record. Dave Portner (Avey Tare) has publically expressed that his solo record is an expunging of demons, and he does not wish to perform it, two red flags if you're looking for Miley Cyrus worthy pop tunes or even the sprightly abstractions of his day job in Animal Collective. Add the fact that Portner is obsessed with crocodiles and you've got Down There, a record that wouldn't be any murkier if it was played underwater in a black hole. The obvious conclusions, that "Down There" refers to Portner's subconscious, or more literally the underwater dwelling of his animal of choice, are just liner notes for a deeper experience. This is not a one spin wonder.

Sarah Negahrdari (front-woman) announced via Facebook today that The Happy Hollows have almost finished writing their next album, which is infant news, but still awesome! And the announcement comes with a bonus; Sarah is in the process of recording a solo side-project, which we hope will be akin to the solo song she played for us last year in the Baeble Guest Apartment. It's the last song, go check it out.

We've got some updates concerning Brooklyn based up-and-comers Headless Horseman. First off, remember that residency at Pianos that we announced? They're now moving it to January to coincide with an upcoming record release. No other details are available at the moment but you can bet that we'll talking about it soon.

Great news for Swedish electro-pop singer, Robyn, who snagged some prime publicity Monday night by being a featured performer on Gossip Girl. Bad new for us though because in order to see her performance we have to watch a clip from this season of Gossip Girl.

Kevin Barnes is no stranger to visual stimulation and an obsession with sex, two staples of his band of Montreal and their outlandish live shows. So the video for "Famine Affair" (off False Preist) deals with an oppressed man living in a woman's world, where he is only used for one thing (and it's not quite what you think). Jason Miller and Nina Barnes direct.

As many of you may already know, Lil' Wayne will be released from prison tomorrow. It seems like only yesterday he was first incarcerated, and recording songs over the phone for Drake and sports blogging and stuff. Funny that we'd joke about TI going back to jail in 2011 because TRUTHBOMBS. Anyways, Bill Clinton had something to say about it!

Chicago's Lincoln Hall got spooky Saturday night with some help from the decked-out members of The Morning Benders, Twin Sister, Oberhofer, and Holiday Shores. The costumes demonstrated impressive dedication; the whole Oberhofer crew's face paint looked both labor-intensive and legitimately scary, Twin Sister pulled off their feline theme pretty well, and the Morning Benders all wore intense and cumbersome-looking headgear without any apparent detriment to their musical abilities.

"Love The Way You Lie (Feat. Rihanna)" is a track written by Alex da Kid, and recorded for Eminem's well timed and enjoyable record Recovery. As a single, it was one of the biggest songs of the year. No duh, but there's more! Following the motif of his B.O.B. helmed song "Aeroplanes" (with a sequel that also featured Eminem), Alex da Kid felt it appropriate to give "Lie" a second version for the Rihanna record due out in a few weeks. It leaked today, and hoooooooo boy! Check it out after the jump.

The fact that Amy Winehouse's vocal qualities have not changed one bit since her last studio recording in 2007 means that she has been consistently doing hard drugs for much longer than she has been publicly scrutinized for it. In any event, Quincy Jones felt it prudent to take the crack-happy soul singer into the studio for his star studded new project, Q: Soul Train Bossa Nostra. Winehouse's contribution is a Mark Ronson produced cover of Leslie Gore's "It's My Party", and it proves she hasn't lost any of her bite even after a few turbulent years.

ABC recently utilized the tried and true method of setting tough guys to 13-year-old girl music in this spot for the American Music Awards on November 21st. We all kind of know what's going to happen, sure, but it's still sooooooo gooooooooood. Observe.

Looking for something fun to do before Thanksgiving in NYC? Tijuana Gift Shop is putting on a showcase with one of our favorite video blogs The Audio Perv. It's called Wild Turkey Fest and it's happening at The Bowery Electric on 11/23, which is all like the perfect storm of live-music awesomeness we've been waiting for. Even better news: the roster includes our recent band-crush Robbers on High Street. Maybe we'll finally get to high five them!

Fans of nautical sounding indie rock rejoice; merry Portland rockers The Decemberists have announced a full blown LP and a free track for you to take home to your library (below). Today Pitchfork confirmed it will be called The King Is Dead.

Fang Island caught a bunch of us off-guard with their sugar-high rock riffs, epically expanding what anyone could refer to as an art-school band with songs that felt like skydiving. After a year of constant touring the band is announcing yet another round of dates, but this news comes with a bonus: a free track right now from a new, limited edition four song 7" single featuring notorious party-monger Andrew WK. It's a slow burner but it reaches the usual fist-pumping peak that Fang Island is known for.

The influence of time and place on any form of musical output is always interesting. When it came to recording their latest album Buzzard, the Midwest, indie collective Margot and the Nuclear So and So's took to an abandoned movie house, digging through stacks of old reels they found on site when they had the chance. According to singer/guitarist Richard Edwards, most were 8mm 'nudie cutie' kind of cuts, helping to "add a layer of grime, which is always what we're going for".

Though it offers viewers no grime, Edwards once again echoes his surroundings with our latest segment of The Guest apartment. Here, Edwards trades a tarnished theater setting in Chicago's Ukrainian Village for a community garden in New York's East Village, giving performances of two of Buzzard's cuts a more pastoral glint than their recorded counterparts. Here, "Will You Love Me Forever?" and "New York City Hotel Blues" feel intimate and private. Perhaps it's a place that will one day inspire Edwards to commandeer a similar setting for the recording of his next album. Until then, our latest segment of The Guest Apartment offers you the perfect time and the place to see a gentler side of Margot and the Nuclear So and So's.

Baeble already has a TV show, but the linear model isn't at the heart of what we do. Baeble is about demand; all of our shows, whenever you want them. That's why we've partnered with a next generation entertainment provider called Boxee to bring Baeble's library from the web to your home entertainment center in one easy step. All of our library, including full concerts, can be seamlessly streamed from the web to your TV.

As promised, Wolf Parade have two unreleased tracks from the Expo 86 recording sessions for purchase. The first is "Semi-Precious Stone", a Spencer track that was performed live in September on their European tour. The second is a more sprightly Dan helmed song called "Agents Of Love". Both make me want to high five everything.

Travis lead singer Fran Healy recently released a solo ablbum, and one of the tracks is the free MP3 single of the week on iTunes (subtext: go get it!). The cut just so happens to be the duet with Neko Case titled "Sing Me To Sleep", so we think it's double worth grabbing, especially if you enjoyed Healy's visit with us to the Creative Little Garden this summer.

White Wires offer up a playful take on The Beach Boys classic, "Be True To Your School" with their own version "Be True To Your School ('Til You Get Kicked Out)." This is some of garage rock mastery with a great power pop edge to it.

It's been a minute since we've heard from The Wombats, one of my own personal favorite records back when I was an intern at Baeble, like a biebgillion years ago. The punky Britsters have taken a decidedly electronic turn on their latest record, a jaunty number called "Tokyo (Vampires and Wolves)". Stream it after the jump.

It's November, you guys, a month known for its pivot point in the year's weather flow, its ushering of holidays, and its rhetorical value as a part of a song's refrain (or title). That could also be said for a lot of other months BUT lots of songs are about THIS month. And one really stands out, not only because it's awesome, but also because it means a lot to us live music focused indie rock fans. So enjoy this clip from the recently recorded National concert where Matt Berninger melts your face with "Mr. November", live from the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Come Around Sundown is the natural follow-up to 2008's Only By The Night. It contains all of the things that Kings Of Leon have developed over the years and love playing with, a proggy take on riff distribution, catch-em-looking lyrics, and mellowed out ruminations, plus an attitude of absolute disregard for any and all criticisms of their previous faults.

You know how some songs fit certain situations perfectly? Well this song is the perfect early morning, sun is out, walking down the street kind of song. It's the kind of song that reminds you, no matter how wrecked you got the night before or no matter how much you hate that restaurant job you're walking to, that there is something or someone out there in the world that treats you well. Sweet rock-a-billy chords and echoed vocals will do that and they do it so well on "Peppermint" by Spectrals.

Matt and Kim are moving on to bigger and better production while trying to maintain their simple duo aesthetic, no easy task for any act no matter how beloved and humble. Two more tracks from the forthcoming Sidewalks confirm the balance is delicate, but in tact. Check them out below.

From the other side of the tracks, singer Jane Lui took the breezy "Jailcard" from her Goodnight Company album and set it to a railway romp/rooftop dance-off juxtaposition. The video's whimsical nature is the perfect compliment to Lui and her tunes, straddling the line between pop and off-the-beaten path in the best way.

Virginia Beach's James Nee, aka We Are Trees, is a singer songwriter that sounds nothing like a singer songwriter.

I strongly suspect we're entering a pseudo-lazy era of booking, as this week is looking pretty thin in the TV department. I hope you like Elvis Costello!

Free sh*t is totally cool these days (depending on who you are) and Cold War Kids are getting in on the trend. You can download "Louder Than Ever," the first single off their forthcoming album Mine is Yours right here.

Halloween landed on Sunday, and led to a whole bunch of weekend show shenanigans, including our boys Local Native's playing their Friday night Webster Hall encore in costumes. Stephen Colbert and John Stewart had a quite a weekend of performances for their rally in DC, and the RIAA is suffering from an all-out nerd way after their victory against Limewire. Oh, and now it's November.