L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A list of upcoming concerts across the Southland, with on-sale dates in parentheses. Palladium Megadeth, March 31 (Fri.) Gibson Amphitheatre Zac Brown Band, March 12 (Sat.) The Wiltern Tenacious D and friends, Feb. 2 (now); the National, May 22; Five... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — With the critical and commercial success of Jay-Z s The Blueprint 3 and Chef Raekwon s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2, the question is no longer whether 40-something rappers can prosper, but what path they ll take. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — With the critical and commercial success of Jay-Z’s “The Blueprint 3” and Chef Raekwon’s “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2,” the question is no longer whether 40-something rappers can prosper, but what path they’... more info

Guardian Music — Started as a means of releasing the music of his band Swans, Michael Gira's underground imprint now embraces psych-folk luminaries including Devendra Banhart and Akron/FamilyWriting about Young God being a classic record label feels a little like an ... more info

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Rolling Stone — • Jack White on the Stripes’ Rise, Industry’s Fall • Complaints Over Lambert’s AMAs Hit Web • Courtney Love Books First New Hole Shows • At Home With Devendra Banhart: Video • Boyle Maintains Number One as LP Sales Slide • Lemmy Doc... more info

Rolling Stone — Devendra Banhart has been tormented by over-privileged teens in Malibu, homeless in Paris and homeless in New York — but he’s hopeful everywhere he goes. The rail-thin high priest of the new Los Angeles scene opens up to Rolling Stone’s Vaness... more info

The tracklisting for a forthcoming David Bowie tribute album has been announced. Featuring the likes of MGMT, A Place To Bury Strangers, Soulwax and Duran Duran, the album also includes a Spanish version of 'Sound + Vision' by Devendra Banhart's Mega... more info

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52 Kris Allen 78 Amerie 70 Tori Amos 87 Animal Collective 78 Annie 76 Anti-Pop Consortium 64 Asobi Seksu 82 Atlas Sound 77 The Avett Brothers 67 Backstreet Boys 59 Bad Lieutenant 68 Devendra Banhart 71 Lou Barlow 88 Baroness 69 Basement Jaxx 75 Beak> more info