We saw Trtl Soup play at Cake Shop on Jan 19th. Bill and Sara took some awesome photos and a few videos.

Be sure to mark April 28th on your calendar, the day Islands‘ new record, The Arm’s Way, will be released through Rough Trade. Despite the three-month wait, the band has provided us eager fans with a new song…

Ace Fu Records must be kicking themselves in the ass these days, after their once-beloved Man Man made the decision of signing to Anti-, but perhaps they are coping well. And perhaps I’m incredibly inaccurate. With the past two years of what seemed to be non-stop touring (much of it with Modest Mouse), they have managed to squeeze out a little gem post-Six Demon Bag that they like to call Rabbit Habits, which, according to Honus Honus, will be their “pop” album…

Here is the entire Radiohead webcast from new years eve in all of its uncut glory.

So what did they play?
EVERY SONG ON THE ALBUM (In Rainbows)
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, Bodysnatchers, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, 15 Step, Videotape, Reckoner, House Of Cards and All I Need, Faust Arp (Jonny & Thom outside on a hill), and Nude.

…Play entire webcast…

Cat Power and her new band, The Dirty Delta Blues Band, will begin touring soon to promote her new covers album titled Jukebox… - Dates and Album Info ….

Radiohead is airing an exclusive broadcast this New Year’s Eve to celebrate the global release of their new album “In Rainbows” this January. The pre-recorded performance will include all of the tracks from “In Rainbows” as well as some “other bits”. We have the breakdown on the whole thing and a list of air-times & where to tune in.

Scottish rockers Belle & Sebastian put a little Christmas present together for their fans this year. Are You Coming Over for Christmas? can be streamed and downloaded for free all Christmas day.

Oh my word, 2007 flew by almost as quickly as Nicole Richie’s jail sentence, no? Despite the rehab stints and trainwreck pop star mothers, along came a whole slew of pretty fantastic–and some pretty disappointing–albums. So sit back, relax, and allow me to share with you my list of the best and worst albums of the year.

According to the Daily Swarm. Xiu Xiu and Fucked Up just filed a class action lawsuit against everyone involved with the article, Camel cigarettes and their parent company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, The Rolling Stone, and their parent company, Wenner Media.

The law suit is stating that Rolling Stone created and presented the piece with full intention to tie it in with the Camel ad. The charges are “unauthorized use of artists’ names; unauthorized use of artist names for commercial advantage (right of publicity); and unfair business practices”.

Pop-star Lilly Allen is the next celebrity to announce she is pregnant.