Guardian Music — (Brushfire)Jack Johnson, Hawaii's only surf-folk superstar, is refreshingly realistic about his standing in the pop scheme of things. Let the likes of Radiohead innovate, he said recently; he's more comfortable playing blithe soft rock that will neve... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Aaron Vanimere Late last month, we gave you the heads up on Vampire Weekend keyboardist and Discovery jam-maker Rostam Batmanglij's other other side project, the solo outing Boys Like Us. The Batman's already remixed a tune by beach bros For... more info

MTV.com News — Rolling Stones, Black Keys make strong debuts on next week's top 200.By Gil Kaufman Photo: Columbia Records You'd think that the fourth "Glee" album within seven months would burn out the audience for Fox's runaway high school musical show. ... more info

VH1 Blog — VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip When Jack Johnson isn’t busy trying to cut CO2 emissions from his tour’s carbon footprint or encouraging his fans to embrace plastic free initiatives, he actually carves out time fro... more info

MTV.com News — New album forgoes polished production to remind listeners 'that it's humans doing it.'By James Montgomery Jack Johnson Photo: Bradley Kanaris/ Getty Images Jack Johnson's To the Sea — available to stream right now on MTV's The Leak — ... more info

MTV.com News — Johnson took the album title literally, performing for fans at Santa Monica's famed pier.By Matt Elias Jack Johnson Photo: MTV News SANTA MONICA, California — Jack Johnson took fans to the sea (literally) on Monday night to celebrate the ... more info

VH1 News — Jack Johnson previewed new songs from To the Sea at a free outdoor concert in Santa Monica. more info

Undercover, Australia — Jack Johnson will return to Australia in December for his `To The Sea` national tour. more info

Pitchfork — Let's say you've already worked your way through all 70 discs of The Complete Columbia Album Collection, the comically huge Miles Davis box set that Columbia/Legacy released last year. Yet somehow still want more Miles Davis. It's possible! People li... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Singer Jack Johnson (1975) Saturday Night Live writer/actress Tina Fey (1970) Singer Martika (1969) Hong Kong movie star Chow Yun-Fat (1955) Country singer George Strait ... more info