LHB’s Shorties (Hottest Bands in Canada, John Vanderslice, and More)

i(heart)music has posted the 2009 results of its "hottest bands in Canada" bloggers poll.

Paste lists its top 50 albums of the decade (2000-2009).

Keep up with the list of aggregated "best of the decade" music lists, updated daily.

The Guardian examines the Hammond organ's place in rock and roll.

Amazon MP3 has a new batch of 50 albums for $5, including:

The Antlers' Hospice
The Avett Brothers' Four Thieves Gone - The Robbinsville Sessions
Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3
Johnny Cash: The Best of the Sun Years
Rodrigo y Gabriela's 11:11

io9 reviews John Darnielle & John Vanderslice's tour EP, Moon Colony Bloodbath.

The Quietus excerpts from Stevie Chick's new book, Spray Paint the Walls: The "Black Flag" Story.

The New York Times notes the increased number of indie rock bands playing wedding receptions.

Weddings, of course, have been the secret sustainer of the music world since time immemorial. But for just as long, wedding bands have been a source of embarrassment for those forced to play in them. The Dexter Lake Club Band has neatly subverted this construction by the simple expediency of creating a band that actually rocks. In the process, they’ve become one of New York’s premier wedding bands for people who would never dream of hiring a wedding band.

State Magazine interviews singer-songwriter John Vanderslice.

- David Gutowski