411 Mania — Band going on tour for the first time... more info

Rolling Stone — John Mayer plots his second leg of Battle Studies dates through September 2010, James Mercer and Danger Mouse’s Broken Bells announce their first tour and David Gray and Ray LaMontagne set out on a co-headlining run in August. Full dates for all th... more info

Pitchfork — In the past couple months, Broken Bells, the new band that features Danger Mouse and Shins frontman James Mercer, played their first shows ever, one-offs in L.A., New York, Paris, and London, as well as a few SXSW gigs. Now, the Mercer/Danger Connect... more info

Pitchfork — On May 18, Nonesuch will release Brothers, the latest album from Ohio blues-rawk duo the Black Keys. Danger Mouse produces, and you can hear album track "Tighten Up" here. With the new LP dropping soon, it's high time for the Keys to head out on tour... more info

Altsounds — With Danger Mouse, James Mercer, The Black Keys, and members of Broken Social Scene all in attendance, the final SXSW set by Milwaukee's Kings Go Forth was the place to be last Saturday night. NPR's Bob Boilen was there too, and called KGF "sens... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Dominick Mastrangelo "Hello, and welcome to Portland, Oregon," quipped James Mercer, as he and Danger Mouse greeted the freezing crowd at Mog Day Party on the final day of SXSW. A 40-degree drop in temperature from Friday caused flip-flops... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — There's been a lot of buzz around the festival about Broken Bells, the new project of the Shins' frontman James Mercer and artist-producer Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton). Now, reaction to the debut disc has been mixed (we thought... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Black Keys have returned with a new song, and millions of garage rock fans around the globe just got their world. The new song is called “Tighten Up”, and it is the only Danger Mouse song produced on their new album, Brothers. Danger Mouse le... more info

Pitchfork — Earlier this month Black Keys announced their upcoming  album, Brothers, which Nonesuch will release on May 18. Mostly recorded at the famed Muscle Shoals studios in Alabama and mostly produced by Auerbach and Carney themselves, Br... more info

MTV.com News — Gorillaz' Plastic Beach debuts at #2.By Gil Kaufman Ludacris Photo: Getty Images Ludacris' Battle of the Sexes will lead a parade of new faces in the Billboard 200 top 10 next week, easily leading the chart thanks to sales of 137,000. Th... more info