Photo by Nilina Mason-CampbellBecause, after all, the number 2, followed by 11 zeroes, would make for a truly lousy album title, the rabblerousing Black Lips are calling their new record 200 Million Thousand. (That kind of reminds me of "the voice of this generation of this decade." - Ed.)The 14-track follow-up to last year's excellent Good Bad ...

'Tis the season for giving and hall-decking and so forth, and in the spirit of both, Oregon's Glass Casters Union is back with another round of indie rock-themed charity ornaments.Last year, the GCU offered up decorations designed by the likes of Wolf Parade, Band of Horses, Of Montreal, Deerhunter, and, for those bad-ass little boys and girls, ...

Tickets for 2009's Shockwaves NME Awards shows, including the likes of Franz Ferdinand, The Wombats, Mystery Jets, Tricky and Black Lips, are on sale now.

Franz Ferdinand, The Wombats, Mystery Jets, Tricky and Black Lips are among the first acts confirmed to play Shockwaves NME Awards shows for 2009.

Two more songs from Black Lips' set down in Juan's Basement: a mean version of "Punk Slime" and then a bopping "Make It" to close it out. In interviews, they talk about what they mean when they say they are Johnny Cash minus the bullshit (they're talking about this Deerhunter session, and joking), what's up next for them (hint: it starts with be...