-- Beloved oddball interviewer Nardwaur is releasing a vinyl compilation and calendar called Busy Doing Nothing. It's out March 6 through Mint Records and features songs from Franz Ferdinand, the Cribs, Kate Nash, and Nardwuar's very own band, the Evaporators, collaborating with Andrew W.K., Sage Francis, and others. Watch the video for the Evaporators and Andrew W.K.'s "I Hate Being Late (When I'm Early)" here.
-- Ty Segall, Shannon and the Clams, and more will play a benefit for New York DJ Jonathan Toubin, who was seriously injured in a freak incident in Portland. It'll take place on January 18 at the Mezzanine in San Francisco.
-- First Aid Kit will release a new album on January 24 through Wichita Recordings. It's called The Lion's Roar. Conor Oberst and the Felice Brothers guest. Watch the video for the title track here.
-- The Tanned Tin Festival will take place in Castellón, Spain from February 2-5. The lineup includes Tim Hecker, ex-Stereolab member Laetitia Sadier, Nat Baldwin of Dirty Projectors, Papercuts, the Black Swans, and more.