Brooklyn Vegan — Old-timey Nashville trio The Howlin' Brothers may be a new band (despite sounding like an old one), but they've already got two albums out, 2013's Howl and this year's Trouble, both produced by The Raconteurs' Brendan Benson (who we... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, Dhani Harrison, Brendan Benson, Butch Walker and more than a dozen other musicians will take part in Petty Fest 2014 when the benefit event sets down April 3 at the El Rey Theatre for its Los Angeles stop.     more info

NME — Jack White previously confirmed band were recording together in 2013 more info

Consequence of Sound — They played "Hands" and "Steady As She Goes". more info

Topix — This week in the listening room: Beyonce, Brendan Benson, B.o.B. and more. Leave a comment, ask a question and listen as esteemed music critic Gary Graff and various guests riff on all things music. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Neil Young's Live at the Cellar Door collects performances from his late 1970 solo shows at Washington's The Cellar Door. Singer-songwriter Brendan Benson's You Were Right is another release I can recommend this week. Reissues include a remastered an... more info

Consequence of Sound — On his record label, upcoming plans for 2013, and guys with beards. more info

Chorus.fm — *The Maine (http://www.absolutepunk.net/themaine)* will be releasing (https://twitter.com/themaine/status/293751972039888897) its next album independently and recording with Brendan Benson (http://brendanbenson.com/news.cfm). Submitted by fbrrocks more info

Guardian Music — Justin Timberlake shed his boy band image to launch a successful career. Can he help Myspace do the same thing?In its protracted battle to remain relevant, MySpace previewed a significantly rebooted version of its website on Monday.In a promo video t... more info

DrownedInSound — Single of the Week! White Rabbits - ‘I’m Not Me’ (Mute) ‘I’m Not Me’ has that metallic sheen so often found on Brendan Benson’s more jittery numbers. And it’s wonderfully restless; changing direction so fast with each new time ... more info