Buzzgrinder — If you happen to be a Grateful Dead fan, then you're smarter than a Lil Wayne fan. But not so fast Mr. Beaded Leather Vest. You're not as smart as a Ben Folds fan. Or at least that's what a study by some Caltech student says. My question is this: Wh... more info

Ryan's Smashing Life — Prescription: BEN FOLDS! - I'm not sure how many of you folks have, like me, a set of your own seasonal music. In Boston, winter officially starts either when the leaves have fully abandoned the trees or you find you are accosted by Christmas music a... more info

Pitchfork — Virgil Griffith is a 25-year-old grad student at Caltech, and in his spare time he makes elaborate charts comparing people's SAT scores to their tastes in music and books. And you know what that means: Caltech grad students have way too much spare t... more info

JamBase — Words & Images by: Alex Borsody Joe Russo Quartet :: 02.13.09 :: Sullivan Hall :: New York, NY Joe Russo Quartet :: 02.13.09 Sullivan Hall (formerly the Lion's Den) is a 345-capacity venue in Greenwich Village, NYC. The lights and sound are s... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketPossibly, maybe R.I.P. Touch and Go. [Pitchfork]To cut the costs of music licensing, NBC has asked the Roots to write a staggering 200 new songs for their 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' gig. [Rolling Stone]Not all songs ab... more info

Detroit Free Press — Ben Folds: With Miniature Tigers, 7:30 p.m. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor. 734-668-8397. $30.50. The Magic Bag: Brew & View featuring "Twilight," 9:30 p.m. 22920 Woodward, Ferndale. 248-544-3030. $2. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ben Folds WHAAAAAT? Current mood: confused Category: Music hello everyone- we don't know who put up their rant against ben folds here.......could have been anyone i guess.........but we don't know what the fuck all this is about... We do love... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ben Folds WHAAAAAT? Current mood: confused Category: Music hello everyone- we don't know who put up their rant against ben folds here.......could have been anyone i guess.........but we don't know what the fuck all this is about... We do lo... more info

Pitchfork — Wow. Somebody really needs to buy Stars frontman Torquil Campbell a punching bag or a Bop It or something. Because otherwise the glammed-out Canadian indie pop singer will keep venting his rage via MySpace posts, and nobody needs that. First he let... more info

Pitchfork — Wow. Somebody really needs to buy Stars frontman Torquil Campbell a punching bag or a Bop It or something. Because otherwise the glammed-out Canadian indie pop singer will keep venting his rage via MySpace posts, and nobody needs that. First he let... more info