The Playlist — Catching up on a few things...The poster for Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer" surfaced. It shows a very photoshopped/heavily airbrushed Ewan McGregor and the ghostly face of Pierce Brosnan, get it? Seriously, this is one of the worst posters we've... more info

Stereogum — A misleading post title, because of course we are all hoping for Haiti, and have been, day and night since a catastrophic earthquake decimated an already destitute society. We know our place in the order of things -- you should be going to your le... more info

Stereogum — Australia's Triple J has a good thing going with the segment it's dubbed Like A Version, semi-regularly coaxing artists to record an exclusive cover for broadcast. One day less than a year ago, we posted up the session in which Bon Iver covered Feist... more info

Stereogum — The concept behind Peter Gabriel's forthcoming indie rock covers project is an intriguing one: it's a song swap, Peter singing over orchestral reinterpretations of songs from a staggering list of artists -- Bon Iver, Lou Reed, the Mag Fields, Radi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Big Ears Festival, happening March 26-28 in Knoxville, TN, recently expanded its lineup to include the National, Dirty Projectors, Bang On A Can All-Stars, Iva Bittova, Ben Frost, Tim Hecker, Tracy Silverman, and Buke & Gass. Those are in... more info

The Late Greats — I know it is hard to believe but Eau Claire, Wisconsin is one of the hottest music towns right now. And I’m not just saying that because one half of Coconut and The Duke live there. You’ve got Bon Iver, The Daredevil Christopher Write a... more info

Stereogum — We've spoken about Scratch My Back , Peter Gabriel's anticipated Bob Ezrin-produced orchestral covers collection featuring reinterpretations of Radiohead, Arcade Fire, the Magnetic Fields, Bon Iver, Elbow, Talking Heads, Lou Reed, Regina Spektor,... more info

Nialler9 — Some, perhaps many of you will be aware that I write in the Irish Indo’s Day and Night magazine every Friday about web things: videos, music tips, sites, links and all good and funny stuff on the web. Well it all ends up on this blog every Friday ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Mr. Bon Iver himself, Justin Vernon, has become one of the best song writers of recent memory. This decade may be his to own, unless Sufjan decides that enough is enough, and gives Justin a worthy opponent. Before he got the world obsessed with his a... more info

The Late Greats — I got this email yesterday about The Folk Alliance. Which is like the SXSW for folk music. Happens in February. Attached to the email was the song below by Anaïs Mitchell. Anaïs has a new album coming out in March called Hadestown, which is a f... more info