The blogosphere is ablaze with Democratic National Convention-related tidbits, and why not? The party kicks off tonight in Denver, and countless compelling storylines persist. But you’re here for music, and we get that; our contribution to the fray is a roundup of as many of the music-related stories/pieces/events/psuedo-events from within the past 12 hours that we could track down. For your browsing pleasure, DNC + music = newsworthy!

Today, 11:27 AM Eastern - Hollywood Today: “Madonna Likens John McCain to Nazi in On-stage Montage”

Today, 9:59 AM Mountain - The Denver Post: “Video from the DNC Welcoming Party - Flobots”

Today, 9:26 AM Eastern - SPIN: “Turn Up The Vote - Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks”

Today, 6:10 AM Pacific - The Seattle Times: “Matthews, Crow kick off Democratic Convention”

Today, 8:00 AM Eastern - MTV.com - “Democratic National Convention: From Barack Obama’s Speech to Fall Out Boy Gig, Here’s Everything You Need To Know”

Today, 6:42 AM Eastern - The Onion AV Club: “AVC at the DNC: Day Zero”

Today, 2:50 AM Eastern - The Washington Times: “Antiwar Dance Party Spreads”

Today, 2:42 AM Eastern - Vibe.com - “Vibe.com@DNC - Day 0: De Colores”

What else is out there? Let us know!