Bernarda Fink, an Argentine mezzo-soprano, and the pianist Anthony Spiri performed at Alice Tully Hall on Sunday evening in Lincoln Center?s Art of the Song series. more info

Radio Exile — Photo: Orenda Fink From our friends at Saddle Creek Records: “Following the events of last week, Orenda Fink has written a little about her experiences in Haiti. She’s traveled there multiple times, and has formed a special relationship with the ... more info

Live Daily — "Absence makes the heart grow fonder," as the saying goes--just ask the members of alt-metal band Breaking Benjamin [ tickets ]. Two years away from the road have made the group's members all the more ready to reunite with their fans. Singer/guita... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — The omens are lingering dastardly in the background – all signs point towards Laura Marling’s second album, ‘I Speak Because I Can’ being a work of Thoroughly Serious Business. She’s followed the tried and tested Hollywood method of dying h... more info

Guardian Music — Charlie Fink mastered the art of the break-up album with this warts-and-all account of his split with Laura MarlingWhich other albums made our list? This was the year in which the princes of the British folk scene put away the sprightly ditties of th... more info

MTV.com News — Courtney Love's lawyer says loss of custody has nothing to do with past substance abuse issues.By Jocelyn Vena Frances Bean Cobain and Courtney Love Photo: Steve Granitz/ WireImage On Monday, news broke that Courtney Love had lost legal gu... more info

Guardian Music — Courtney Love has lost legal guardianship of Frances Bean Cobain, her daughter with the late Kurt Cobain, according to reportsCourtney Love has reportedly lost legal guardianship of Frances Bean Cobain, her daughter with the late Kurt Cobain. Accordi... more info

Music For Ants — Photo by Bichro I’m finding it difficult to reconstruct this musician into interpretable terms for anyone who has never heard of the band or more or less man known as, Fink. To be completely honest with you, three years ago, judging his album cover... more info

Topix — Tonight's the night -- for Rod Stewart to pay his bills. Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard & Shapiro say one of the cases involved a December 2000 show cancellation in Las Vegas . more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Cars & Trains: "Intimidated By Silence" [mp3] from The Roots, The Leaves (out January 26th) other Cars & Trains posts at Largehearted Boy Midnight Masses: "Walk on Water" [mp3] from Rapture Ready, I Gazed... more info