Rolling Stone — Our early look at the Grateful Dead biopic based on roadie book Home Before Daylight inspired reader Neal to start casting the film: “Ashton Kutcher looks kinda Bob Weir-ish Ryan Adams as Phil Lesh Janeane Garofalo as Mountain Girl Phillip Seymour ... more info

Guardian Music — During the course of last week's travelling-themed RR, I took a long train journey on my own for the first time in well over a year and rediscovered what a pleasure they are. It felt like a luxury to be able to sit quietly, self-absorbed even, gazing... more info

JamBase — The 27s — The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll Has Arrived The 27s is the grandest story of rock & roll, firmly ingrained in popular music and culture yet the saga somehow slipped through the cracks of time — until today. If you're ... more info

JamBase — By: Andrew Bruss Gov't Mule :: 10.31.08 :: Orpheum Theatre :: Boston, MA Gov't Mule :: 10.31 by Chris Rushin Gov't Mule plowed their way through a powerhouse Halloween show at Boston's Orpheum Theatre that served up familiar Mule tunes, and a... more info

Rolling Stone — The Grateful Dead biopic adapted from Home Before Daylight, already has a shortlist of hot directors including Oliver Stone, Sean Penn, Jonathan Demme and Larry Charles. “Those are the guys that would really knock out of the park,” producer Steph... more info

Rolling Stone — • Jacksons: Michael on Reunion, Janet Tour Top stories from the last three days: • Rock Band Makers Launching Beatles Game • Video: Behind the AC/DC Cover Shoot • The Who Prove They’ve Still Got It • Behind the Grateful Dead Reunion • T... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Zoooma!! said... 100 Days of the Dead hits Long Island on Day 38... · Grateful Dead ~ 10/30/70 · University Gymnasium · State University of New York (SUNY)- Stony... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Weiner/Retna When the Grateful Dead took the stage a few weeks ago to play a benefit concert for Barack Obama at Penn State University, it was more than just a political event — it was the end of four years of tension. “It spawned all kind... more info

Pitchfork — On November 24, fine art auction house Christie's will host an auction of punk, rock, soul, and reggae memorabilia called "Pop Culture: Punk/Rock" at its 20 Rockefeller Plaza location in New York City [via Idolator]. Well-to-do aging punk rockers: He... more info

Mr. Saunders was a jazz and rock keyboardist best known for his collaboration with Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. more info