Rolling Stone — Christina Aguilera has signed on to make her big screen debut in the upcoming film Burlesque. According to Variety, the singer “will play an ambitious small-town girl with a big voice who finds love, family and success in a Los Angeles neo-burlesqu... more info

411 Mania — A last episode wrap-up in a void, including Discography Notes on releases by the Circle Jerks, Bim Skala Bim, the Bad Brains, Cracker, the Cult, Ant Neely, Christian Death, Johnny Cash, Chemical Brothers, Anthrax, the Cramps, Black Flag, Chris Connel... more info

Detroit Free Press — Franz Ferdinand with Born Ruffians at Clutch Cargo's Toad the Wet Sprocket at the Ark (also May 5) Tony Award nominations announced "Annie" at the Fisher Theatre, through May 10 Lamb of God with As I Lay Dying, Children of Bodom, God Forbid and ... more info

Corporate Bloggin — Osborne vient de sortir un nouveau maxi mortel sur Spectral, dans un registre qui peut envisager sereinement de franchir la barre des années 2010, celui de la deep house cosy.Et pourtant il est passé par des chemins semé d'embuches le Todd. ... more info

JamBase — Franz Ferdinand Announce details of "dub" album Blood Franz Ferdinand Scotland's renowned rockers Franz Ferdinand announce plans to release Blood, a dub version of their third album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (January 27, Epic/Domino). Mixed by e... more info

JamBase — Austin City Limits 2009 | October 2-4 | Zilker Park | Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival has announced the lineup for the 2009 event. Set to go down October 2-4 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX, the festival features 130 bands on 8 stages ov... more info

Kerrang! — Clutch have revealed that their new album Strange Cousins From The West will be ready for public consumption in July. The album was recorded at the Magpie Cage studio in Baltimore, Maryland with producer J. Robbins (Jawbox) and features 12 new trac... more info

Detroit Free Press — Xiren: with Nahgma, 6 p.m. April 16. The Ritz. Jamey Johnson: with Ryan Bingham, 6:30 p.m. April 16. Clutch Cargo's, $20. The All-American Rejects: with Shiny Toy Guns, Ace Enders and Vedera, 7 p.m. April 16. Meadow Brook Music Festival, $20. more info

JamBase — Our weekly roundup of various sounds we've explored in the past seven days, presented in about 50-words… Foul Mouth Jerk: Streetlight Music (GFE) A burblin' hip-hop slab full of quotable jabs and more bounce than a cheerleader on a mecha... more info

Detroit Free Press — The Devil Wears Prada: with A Day to Remember and Sky Eats Airplane, 6 p.m. April 9. Clutch Cargo's, $15.50. Jimmies Chicken Shack: 7 p.m. April 9. Machine Shop, $5, $8. Gucci Mane: 7:30 p.m. April 9. The Fillmore Detroit, $35-$100. more info