Talk about bad luck. Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Tomson was involved in a hit-and-run accident last night while walking on a London street. Obviously, the driver who hit Tomson never stopped and has officially earned the award for "Biggest Jerk of the Week". 

Yo La Tengo are considered to be one of the most creative and influential indie-rock forces in the past fifteen years. Singer/guitarist Ira Kaplan creates screams of feedback and monstrous guitar squalls at any given moment, only to completely break down the song and build it back up into a structured melody. Kaplan's not a screamer though, he lets his guitar do the work for him. He will, however, use his voice for a greater cause in support of New Jersey's WFMU radio starting today until Tuesday.

My favorite gal on the Food Network, Rachael Ray, excels at cooking up a fourty-minute meal and listening to cutting edge indie tunes. Luckily for Ray there happens to be a place where she can enjoy both activities, it's called SXSW.