Spinner.com — Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy!Bright Eye's Conor Oberst has once again hit the studio with the Mystic Valley Band, completing their second album, 'Outer South,' for a May 5 street date.St. Vincent is releasing a new album 'Actor' out May 5 on 4AD. ... more info

Pitchfork — New York freak-folk journeymen Akron/Family have lost one member (Ryan Vanderhoof, who left the band to live in a Buddhist Dharma center in 2007) and split with the label that introduced them to the world (Young God), but that's not enough to slow ... more info

A Walking Disast3r — Never have made it out to this festival, but this lineup looks pretty promising, take into effect it is held at one of the nations most majestic venues (Red Rocks still rules), stay tuned for more info.Music line-up includes Jane's Addiction (feat. a... more info

JamBase — 8th YEAR OF FORWARD THINKING FEST IN BUCOLIC SETTING The Flaming Lips - Sasquatch '08 by Sean Pecknold The eighth annual Sasquatch Festival is set to take place Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25, at The Gorge in George, Washington. Here's the init... more info

Pitchfork — This weekend, Trent Reznor announced on the Nine Inch Nails website that his band would tour this year with fellow Lollapalooza 1991 alums Jane's Addiction (original lineup and everything!) and that this might actually be the last Nine Inch Nails t... more info

Pitchfork — This weekend, Trent Reznor announced on the Nine Inch Nails website that his band would tour this year with fellow Lollapalooza 1991 alums Jane's Addiction (original lineup and everything!) and that this might actually be the last Nine Inch Na... more info

Idolator — The early-'90s Wondertwins Jane's Addiction and Nine Inch Nails are headlining this year's installment of the Sasquatch Festival, the Memorial Day weekend festival in Quincy, Wash, alongside Kings Of Leon and Ben Harper. Tickets go on sale Feb. 28 fo... more info

Rolling Stone — • Nude Madonna Pic Sells for $37,500 Top stories from the last three days: • First Listen: Green Day’s Breakdown • Velvet Revolver “Weeks” From New Singer • Eminem’s “Bottle” Rockets to Number One • Ben Harper Gets Heavy With Re... more info

Rolling Stone — Ben Harper has plugged his guitar back in and cranked up the amp for his new album White Lies For Dark Times, an 11-song set soaked with hard rock and the deep Delta blues. “It’s a sound I’ve been looking for and reaching for in my mind,” Har... more info

JamBase — INITIAL ASSORTMENT FOR 13TH ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA JEWEL Ben Harper by Melissa Nicholson The 13th annual All Good Music Festival will be held July 10-12 at to Marvin's Mountaintop in Masontown, WV. Featuring an extended weekend of music and campi... more info