Ryan's Smashing Life — Ben Harper and Relentless7NEW RELEASE & A FRESH START Very impressed with what we've heard so far from Ben Harper's new album, White Lies for Dark Times. In an unintentional (but largely welcome) restart of his modern career - the naturally gifted Ha... more info

Live Daily — "Epiphany," the sophomore set from Chrisette Michele, takes over the top spot on the US album chart this week, and, in doing so, has established a low-water mark for a No. 1 debut. With 83,000 copies sold during its debut week, "Epiphany" claims the ... more info

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MTV.com News — Ciara's Fantasy Ride comes in at #3.By Gil Kaufman Chrisette Michele Photo: Def Jam In the battle of the R&B divas, Chrisette Michele pulled out a squeaker. The Grammy-winning singer's second album, Epiphany, will top next week's Billboa... more info

JamBase — By: Tim Donnelly Ben Harper and Relentless7 by Danny Clinch White Lies For Dark Times by Ben Harper and Relentless7 has been officially out for a week, but I've been lucky enough to have been living with it all of '09. Living with it so much,... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Azbest said...Yanka Dyagileva "Prodano!" / Янка Дягилева "Продано!"Older Stuff: "22 Polish Punk Classics", Krzysztof Komeda, Lydia Lunch & Rowland S. Howard, Cabaret Voltairehttp://proskynesi... more info

JamBase — Bonnaroo Releases Daily Stage Schedule The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has just released the daily stage schedule. There are over 100 artists packed into four music-filled days at Bonnaroo, it's impossible to see everything, but with the abi... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Green Day, Kiss, Skynyrd • Activision Confirms Guitar Hero: Van Halen • Green Day Book “Secret” NY Gig • Reznor Swipes at Prince, Cuomo in Fan Q&A • Decemberists’ Meloy on Metal, Musicals • Brown’s Team Goes After R... more info

JamBase — All Good Releases Daily Stage Schedule All Good 2008 by Krolick The 13th Annual All Good Festival announced the stage schedule for the entire event, held July 9-12 at Marvin's Mountaintop in Masontown, West Virginia. Performers include Ben Har... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I think winning the NBA Finals may be the toughest sporting chanpionship of all professional sports. It's not just about be being the best physically...but being superior in all categories, inculding mental toughness and emotional endurance. The ch... more info