In what has become and unwelcome tradition, I’m kicking this week’s Sunday Night Videos off with an RIP – this of Pauly Fuemana of OMC who had a fantastic one-hit wonder with 1997′s “How Bizarre”.

As for the Sunday Sixteen – all new stuff because we all need a new jam! This week’s videos are by: Animal Collective, jj, Editors, Pablo, Local Natives, Beach House, Elizabeth and the Catapult, Joy Orbison, Lightspeed Champion, Junior Boys, St. Vincent, Neon Indian, Washed Out, Adam Green, Best Coast and Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band.

… After suffering through an outage yesterday due to an issue with the hosting company. Anyway, I think things are back to normal. I will play catch-up today to get a few things up. I also need to shake off the rust and knock out a few interviews. And Im always looking for some help [...]

Technically, this isn’t a Heard First because Justin and Tomek released their five-song EP, I Need To EP, in 2008. That is after two full-length albums, the first of which was released in 2004. So we’ll consider this an exception.

Nothing worth publishing (because I’m not going to festivals) in the last few days so I’m on radio silence until something interesting comes my way. Or I win the lottery. Just saying.

From time-to-time there’s a local show we highly recommend – and now is one of those times. On 01/20/10 The Cribs and Adam Green (ex-Moldy Peaches) will be at The Earl. Consider this a DeadJournalist.com recommended show.

After a few weeks of specialty posts, it’s back to the new music. This week’s Video of the Week features a live performance of Atlanta’s own The Constellations – a supergroup of sorts made of of musicians from the Atlanta music scene. They are currently on tour with RJD2.

This week’s Sunday Sixteen includes videos by: Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, Elvis Perkins, The Decemberists, The Bluetones, Deerhunter, Phoenix, Peaches, Electric Six, The xx, Bear in Heaven, The Antlers, The Prids, The Wedding Present, The Toadies, Kurt Vile and David Garza.

A-Team Movie Trailer has been released. Need I say more?

Temps in the teens is cold where ever you might be; but couldn’t we have gotten just a bit more snow than maybe, maybe one-half inch? Alas, I’m still waiting on that first Snow Day since 1993 …

The super-awesome Sunday Sixteen this week include videos by: The Mary Onettes, The Middle East, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, AA Bondy, Victoria Williams with Vic Chesnutt, The Dutchess and The Duke, Vivian Girls, Beach House, Langhorne Slim, The Charlatans, Teenage Fanclub, Deep Forest, Enigma, Milla, Superdrag, The Sea and Cake and The Stills.

Earlier this year, I started a “Music of the 2000′s” series that highlighted albums that I enjoyed throughout the decade. That lasted about eight albums. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized “Best of” lists just aren’t for me.

Update 7:01PM: The New York Times and Vic Chesnutt’s PR rep are confirming that he died this afternoon in the hospital. He was 45.

Update at 2:31PM: He is on life support per his PR rep.

Noise Pop Industries have announced the dates for Noise Pop 2009. The 18th annual Noise Pop Festival will take place February 23 through March 1, 2009 at venues throughout San Francisco, CA.

Early artist confirmations include Magnetic Fields, Mark Kozelek, Rogue Wave, Atlas Sound, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Four Tet, John Vanderslice, We Were Promised Jet Packs, Wallpaper, Zee Avi, The Limousines and Foreign Born.

A thank you to an old friend and an ode to the importance of friendship.

Another weekend is behind us, so to get ready for another late-Fall work-week, here’s this week’s DeadJournalist.com Sunday Night Videos. The Video of the Week is by The Drums, a band you may not have heard of this year, but one that is set to be one of the biggest break-through bands of 2010.

The Sunday Sixteen features videos by Cassettes Won’t Listen, White Denim, Jay Reatard, Blank Dogs, Thieves Like Us, Bloc Party, Urban Dance Squad, Living Colour, TV on the Radio, 120 days, Best Coast, Tiny Vipers, Electelane, Grizzly Bear, Shout Out Louds and Billy Joe Shaver.

Midlake, a long-time favorite of DeadJournalist.com (and an interview alum), will be releasing their new album, The Courage of Others, on February 2, 2010. In advance of the album, Midlake’s Tim Smith put together a playlist of some of the British folk songs that inspired the band while recording their new album. Those songs are [...]