Fergus & Geronimo – “Where The Walls Are Made Of Grass”

The Denver Post interviews Liz Phair.

Marathonpacks shares sales numbers of Pitchfork's 2010 top 50 albums.

The Beatles' Abbey Road was the bestselling vinyl album in the US in 2010 (and 2009 as well).

In the Telegraph, Neil McCormick examines whether rich kids can rock.

One Thirty BPM lists the most anticipated albums of 2011.

Writers on Process has changed its name to Songwriters on Process, and just finished its 50th interview on the craft of writing.

On sale at Amazon MP3 for $3.99: Regina Spektor's Begin to Hope album (one of my favorite albums of 2006).

The Guardian on pop stars releasing a great album then retreating:

It's not exactly a mystery why this happens. Chart pop, even more than most of the music business, is thoroughly market-driven, and in the case of Spears and Clarkson a return to Cheeky Britney and Fun Kelly was exactly what the market demanded. But it's still a shame – in all three cases the more interesting record wasn't some kind of misguided experiment, it was an organic progression from the music the act had made before.

Thank You - "1-2-3 Bad"The first track from the new LP Golden Worry, out 1/25 on Thrill Jockey.

Chubbyhobby.com

Long Long Long - “Mandarin Collars With Women” “It's all a matter of perspective,” neither Kira nor Hillary were listening as Mr. Hennesy, that perv, prattled on and on. They were whispering in the dark as he read aloud off the overhead. “It's all how you look at it. If you want to livetweet having sex with Jordan for the first time, then who is he to say no?” Kira had her entitled whispering voice on. Mr. Hennesy, in his old gross plaid shirt with chest hair coming out the top, was moaning about the moral landscape under which it's permissible to have an abortion, fuckin' perv. “Even so,” said Hillary, “I don't think I'm gonna tell him...”

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Paste, Dinner Party Download, and Spoonfed, interview the members of the band Tennis.

On sale at Amazon MP3: R.E.M.'s New Adventures In Hi-Fi album for $3.99.

Tapes 'n' Tapes visit The Current studio for an interview and live performance.

Invisible Oranges lists the 10 most anticipated metal albums of 2011.

It’s been a long time coming, but the Infinite Best remixed/remastered vinyl edition of Dark Green Sea, the debut album from Chicago’s Distractions, is finally here. Well, as of next Tuesday, it’s finally here. Combining Arthur Russell detail and Bill Callahan sentiment on a Scott Walker sized stage of weird, this is a record you’ll want to check out– and by a stroke of good fortune, you can check it out, right here at MBV. Click, listen, and enjoy, and take note that the LP pressing is limited to 500 copies. And we’ve got one copy to give away! Just enter your email address below, and we’ll pick a winner on Monday.