Stopcryingyourheartout.com — To Celebrate its 30th Anniversary, The BRIT Awards 2010 will include the ‘British Album of 30 Years’ – where the top 10 best selling albums, that have also won British Album categories over the past three decades, will be voted by... more info

Stereogum — JC traverses time and space in his first video from Phrazes For The Young, your 27th favorite album of 2009. Which means stormy pagodas, b&w tricorns, street gangs, and an '80s club scene with obligatory keytar. It's a fun ride, and, in the grand ... more info

Music for Robots — We'd like to take a second and welcome our new friends Because Sound Matters to our tiny little blogroll over there on the right. They're a new vinyl-only venture from the Warner Bros. family, offering reissues from all kinds of sick catalo... more info

Undercover, Australia — Dire Straits will be honored today where they started. more info

Guardian Music — Indie band from Burnley are nominated for the Grammys. Hoax or hype?It sounds utterly improbable: an indie band from Burnley called Shakeys Brother have, ahead of any official announcement, revealed that they have been nominated twice for the 52nd... more info

Panormx — “While still on his American tour, Rusko – one of our favorite UK dubstep practitioners has come through for us with Keep Watch 12. Incorporating live tracks from the aforementioned tour, Ruskoʼs unique mix of dark yet upbea... more info

Live Daily — Face-painted rock icons KISS [ tickets ] set out later this month on an anniversary outing dubbed "KISS Alive 35," which will support the group's soon-to-be-released album, "Sonic Boom." The forthcoming set--a Wal-Mart exclusive--is the group's first... more info

Live Daily — Renowned guitarist Mark Knopfler [ tickets ] is planning ahead for a spring North American run behind his brand-new release, "Get Lucky." The former Dire Straits frontman will begin the stateside tour with an April 8 performance in Seattle, follow... more info

Detroit Free Press — That ol' Mark Knopfler, he just keeps rollin' along. Can't help but quote the classic Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein "Show Boat" tune, as it applies so well to the former leader of Dire Straits. The 60-year-old Scotland native has alwa... more info

Live Daily — The use of Kurt Cobain's likeness in the recently released "Guitar Hero 5" game has drawn the ire of his former bandmates and his widow, Courtney Love, despite the fact that the game manufacturers maintain they received licensing rights in a written ... more info