Paste Magazine — Ben Folds aims at normal, cracks open head in Japan Ben Folds may have named his third solo LP Way To Normal, but the North Carolina native doesn’t have any such destination in mind. If you listen closely, you can see he’s on the highway to hel... more info

New York Post — Ben Folds titled his new CD, which drops this Tuesday, "Way to Normal." But for the 42-year-old Folds - whose last album, 2005's "Songs for Silverman," was the most melancholy of his career - the way back to normal was anything but normal, as it was.... more info

NEW album from Scots rockers reviewed plus verdict on Ben Folds and Mercury Rev more info

NEW album from Scots rockers reviewed plus verdict on Ben Folds and Mercury Rev more info

Chorus.fm — *Ben Folds* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/benfolds) is streaming his new album on myspace (http://www.myspace.com/benfolds). more info

Chorus.fm — *Ben Folds* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/benfolds) will be teaming up with (http://www.spin.com/articles/ben-folds-collaborate-high-fidelity-author) Nick Hornby. more info

Paste Magazine — Last week, music collaborator extraordinaire, Ben Folds, told News.com.au about plans to possibly do a record with Nick Hornby. And it wouldn't be the first time ; Hornby helped Ben Folds write a song called "That's Me Trying" for a William Shatne... more info

Rolling Stone — • Metallica, the Stooges, Run-DMC Lead Rock Hall Nominees • Fall Preview: The Killers, 50 Cent, More • Travis Barker, DJ AM Injured in Plane Crash • Ben Folds Five Make Triumphant Return • Lars Ulrich: “Napster Wasn’t About Money” •... more info

Rolling Stone — • Fall Preview: The Killers, 50 Cent, More • Travis Barker, DJ AM Injured in Plane Crash • Ben Folds Five Make Triumphant Return • Lars Ulrich: “Napster Wasn’t About Money” • Franz Ferdinand Talk “Sinister” New Album • Weekend R... more info

Altsounds — Following the success of their debut EP, *Met a Man on Top of the Hill*, Toronto's *The Midway State* is back with their debut LP *Holes*. Due out in the US in 2009 via Remedy/Interscope, *Holes* is already turning a lot of heads in Canada. Both "N... more info