Brooklyn Vegan — Man Man @ Rothbury 2009 (more by Graeme Flegenheimer) tonight in NYC * Soulive @ Brooklyn Bowl * Jesse Malin @ Bowery Electric * Man Man, Born Ruffians, Javelin @ NYU Kimmel Center * Tally Hall, Jukebox The Ghost, Skybox... more info

The Independent — Gorillaz continues to be the most blogged act of the moment on March 4, according to The Hype Machine. The British alternative/electronic act is due to release the much-hyped album Plastic Beach on March 8. In second and third positions in the blogo... more info

Pasta Primavera — mp3: Born Ruffians – Sole Brother Its simple really.  Sweet clean guitar line + drums + bass + Luke LaLonde’s free-wheelin’ voice = GOLD! Born Ruffians‘ Say It comes out May 10th via Warp. Pre-order it here. more info

The Independent — On March 3, British alternative/electronic act Gorillaz holds the top spot in the blogosphere as the band generates buzz surrounding the March 8 release of Plastic Beach. Ontario, Canada indie rock band Born Ruffians and New York alternative band Na... more info

Quick Before It Melts — I get mixed feelings about Canadian bands who get signed to labels outside of the country, like The Rural Alberta Advantage going with Saddle Creek, or Born Ruffians getting scooped by Warp.  On one hand, I don’t begrudge the band the success an... more info

Chorus.fm — *Born Ruffians* (http://www.myspace.com/bornruffians) will release their new album Say It on June 1st via Warp (http://warp.net/). _Track List_ 01) Oh Man 02) Retard Canard 03) Sole Brother 04) What To Say 05) The Ballad Of Moose Bruc... more info

The Independent — On March 1, British alternative/electronic act Gorillaz is the most blogged artist of the moment, according to The Hype Machine. Next in line is Vancouver-based supergroup The New Pornographers, followed by indie folk duo She & Him. Other acts that h... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — It’s 8:28 here in New York. I am at home eating breakfeast & playing some NBA Live 2K10 with my little brother. We are rebuilding the Knicks franchise. We got Boozer and Vince Carter. I dig it. Donnie Walsh would be proud. Born Ruffians are a band ... more info

Stereogum — When I talked to Born Ruffians’ Luke LaLonde about writing Say It, he said the title referred to being more direct with family, friends, and band mates, saying what he meant and “being a dick.” “Sole Brother” addresses his family over a ske... more info

Nialler9 — This weekly chart consists of ten of my favourite tunes right now including a new track from Born Ruffians’ new album, Frightened Rabbit, a new Girls B-Side cover, The Morning Benders, Aloe Blacc featuring El Michels Affair, Humanzi, The Rednecks a... more info