- Over at ThaBombShelter, you can hear Sufjan Stevens’ cleverly-titled Xmas homage to The White Stripes, “Get Behind Me, Santa!”
- Meanwhile, at Indieish, a new band called Stark Effect has a song titled after a few of my favorite things: “Bunnyrabbits, Satan, Cheese & Milk”.
- Me & Country Pinball Machine think collaboration between The Strokes and Regina Spektor is devilishly good.
- David Byrne says Caetano Veloso have put out the best indie rock record of the year, and since he is infinitely cooler than you are, go to Stereogum and listen to it.
- Foreign Islands is badass, and You Ain’t No Picasso knows what I’m talking about.











