NME - The Bands Blog — The Big Pink guitarist loves Smashing Pumpkins, Butthole Surfers and being alone in remote Scotland My first album ‘Straight Out The Jungle’ by Jungle Brothers “They came out around the same time as NWA and Public Enemy, but they didn’t hav... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Keller Williams is a singer and guitar player who listens to just any kind of music for inspiration. His live shows are fabled for his picks of cover songs. He teamed up with Larry and Jenny Keel to cut an album called Thief filled with bluegrass c... more info

Guardian Music — As with music, you can dig out alternatives to the mainstream in politics, but the electoral system makes it less rewardingLast weekend I attended the All Tomorrow's Parties festival, which was curated by Pavement. It was brilliant. What? C'mon, ever... more info

Guardian Music — Galaxie 500 were once lumped in with many of the shoegazing outfits currently hopping on the revival bandwagon. But their reissued albums show they were heartbreakingly apart, writes Alexis PetridisIf you came of musical majority as the 80s bled into... more info

KEXP Seattle — Man, who would have thought a band called Butthole Surfers — with an album titled Locust Abortion Technician – would generate such a heated discussion amongst the KCMU staffers? Of course, the Butthole Surfers (or, as I recall them being referred... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Johnny Depp has starred in a string of critically acclaimed blockbusters, but his personal career high was playing slide guitar on the song Fade In-Out Oasis album “Be Here Now.”Depp even gave Noel Gallagher a guitar during the recording ... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — This week the nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards were handed out in L.A. in advance of the March 7th award show. With ten nominations for Best Picture this year and all but locked up races for the Best Acting awards it was difficult to be too up... more info

Stereogum — Matador co-founder Gerard Cosloy lives in Austin when not taking care of business at the NYC-based label. If you recall, in 2009 his Lindell Avenue home burned down. Sad shit, but less than 12 months after that, he's put together the 19-track Casual ... more info

Live Daily — As loyal LD visitors know, we’ve really spiffed things up since this time last year – and part of the new look and feel has been the broadening of our live music photo content. Within a two year time span the live music photography t... more info

Guardian Music — John Paul Jones's career since Led Zeppelin has featured some impressive collaborations, none more so than his work with Dave Grohl and Josh Homme in Them Crooked VulturesWhen he was the bassist with globe-bestriding hedonists Led Zeppelin, John Paul... more info