Welcome to the latest edition of Pitchfork's Guest List. Each week, we ask one of our favorite artists to fill us in on what they've been up to lately: which tracks they can't stop spinning, what books they can't put down, and what new bands they've caught on tour. This week it's the National's Matt Berninger, who recalls his favorite Activision game from childhood, tells us the best record shop to pick up half a dozen copies of Sufjan Stevens' Illinois, and wonders what planet Grizzly Bear are from.

>> Favorite New Songs of the Past Year

Beach House: "Master of None"

Andrew Bird: "Yawny & Apocalypse"

Peter Bjorn & John: "Up Against a Wall"

>> Favorite Older Songs at the Moment

Paul McCartney: "Every Night"

>> Favorite New Band

Grizzly Bear
They sound like they're from a parallel world where everybody's got codeine in their blood.

>> Favorite Song Ever

R.E.M.: "Fall On Me"
It's from Life's Rich Pageant. Not sure what most of the words are, but its effortless lilting drudge always sticks with me.

>> Best Recent Concert

Menomena, Bowery Ballroom, NYC
Watching three guys sing and play nine instruments and still sound smooth was an uncommon thrill.

>> Last Great Film I Saw

Children of Men

>> Last Great Book I Read

Joan Didion: Play It As It Lays
Creepy, sexy and heartbreaking.

>> Favorite Record Shop

Shake It Records, Cincinnati
I bought copies of [Sufjan Stevens'] Illinois for my whole family.

>> Best Purchase of This Year

A massage chair, which I found at a hardware store. They had it on display when I was shopping for paint.

>> Best Thing I Did This Year

My brother moved to New York City, and we got to shoot a video in his apartment.

>> Favorite Venue

Bowery Ballroom, NYC
The Bowery just has a nice staff of people, and it's always a great environment to see a show, or to play.

>> Favorite TV Show at the Moment

Lately, its been The Larry Sanders Show. Dark honest humor. The DVD has a special feature with Garry Shandling literally sparring in a gym with Alec Baldwin. I'm not sure if they're acting but they don't seem to like each other and its very uncomfortable to watch. If they are acting then they're both geniuses.

>> Favorite Video Game

"Castlevania" on Activision beat me as a child. I don't really play video games anymore.

>> Favorite Radio Station

WOXY

>> My Ringtone

It's just the standard T-Mobile noise. I haven't figured out how to change it. But it's usually just on vibrate anyway.