We’re not going to lie. We’ve never actually seen the MTVU Woodie Awards. But then again, we don’t live in a dorm, so it sort of makes sense. We do remember the channel incessantly playing My Morning Jacket and E-40 back in the day, so they’re OK by us. And it seems logical enough MTV’s college version would get its own little baby VMAs. MTV just announced the nominations, and it seems Asher Roth is finally being rewarded for recording a generic (edit: offensive) song replicating the college experience. About damn time. But more in our lane, Grizzly Bear and Animal Collective have been nominated for a Breaking Woodie and a Performing Woodie respectively. Matt & Kim are up for a Best Video Woodie. And Jay Reatard (along with the likes of Major Lazer, Janelle Monae & Tech N9ne) are up for a Left Field Woodie, which we have yet to Wikipedia but would seem the only qualification might involve being inherently bizarre and happening to make incredible music. So we’re for it. Put those four in a room and film it and we’ll watch it over whatever replaced TRL any day. Done and done. The show takes place December 4th. Hopefully Matt (or Kim) will storm the stage (naked?) and grab the mic from Wale or someone in a fit of Brooklyn pride and demand a recount for Grizzly Bear. Full nominations here. (Via: MTV)

While exciting, knowing that your album is the second ever release from a record label might not instill complete ease to the nerves of a young band. But knowing you’re album is the second release from the label just started by the dude from Grizzly Bear, this Brooklyn quintet might be sleeping a bit better at night.

Acrylics All of the Fire EP will be out October 28th on Chris Taylor and Ethan Silverman’s Terrible Records, but will also be available for purchase at their CMJ shows. Details of both listed below.

All of the Fire Tracklisting
1. Lil Ivy
2. All of the Fire
3. Avenue I
4. Conselyea
5. Honest Aims

Acrylics’ Upcoming Shows

10.03 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge w/ Besnard Lakes
10.23 New York, NY @ Bowery Electric (Cantora Records Showcase)
10.23 New York, NY @ Pianos (Terrible Records Showcase)
10.24 New York, NY @Bowery Electric (Blue Flowers Day Party)

PS: remember this? Yeah, we dig them.

Swedish indie-pop duos may not scream street cred, but then again Kanye West has turned a lot of non-traditional concepts into everyday parts of the hip-hop blogosphere (See: Mr. Hudson, uncomfortable looking chairs.) Not so long ago, it was West’s blog that debuted PB and J’s single “Nothing To Worry About.” And if we measure Ye’s excitement on a scale direcetly linked to his Caps-lock usage, he certainly liked what he heard. Then the duo were sampled on the biggest mixtape of the past year when Drake included “Let’s Call It Off” on So Far Gone. And now Mick Boogie has curated a mixtape entitled Re-Living Thing reworking all of their recent album Living Thing with the help of a legitimately interesting mix of old and new school rappers (Wale, Gza, Bun B, Fashawn) and producers (DJ Jazzy Jeff, Cookin’ Soul, Apple Juice Kid, The Kickdrums). The music molds the genres together oddly well, making the association seem almost natural. So odds tell us Jay-Z should eb attending their next Brooklyn concert, schedule permitting. Check out Re-Living Thing here. (Via: Nah Right)

Jay Z and Beyoncé showed up to the Grizzlies’ Brooklyn Waterfront show last night and set the New York arm of the twittersphere ablaze. Today Grizzly Bear should retain some of that heat by releasing the single for what is one of the year’s as well as their back tracks: “While You Wait For The Others.” But wait, this is going somewhere. The single’s B-Side is only a version of the song featuring the inimitable Michael McDonald. SONIC COLOGNE.

If you enjoy things like really complex vocal layering, men who sing like angels and bands that might just be side projects of weird cults, we highly recommend you check out Luke Temple’s Here We Go Magic, one of the best live bands going right now. They’ll be on tour with Grizzly Bear, who are probably on your mom’s shopping list by now. Huge! Take her to one of the dates listed after the jump, but don’t show her the video for “Fangela,” she’ll think they’re into the dark arts.

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