XLR8R — Jay Reatard will be the first to admit that music is everything. “There’s really nothing else in the world that conjures up any sort of ambition in me,” he said in a 2008 interview with XLR8R. It makes sense, then, that his live sh... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Front row seats for Bjork/Dirty Projectors are now on auction. Tickets are now on AmEx presale for the Marianne Faithfull show at Town Hall. Tickets are on AmEx presale (@ noon) for the new Thermals show at Music Hall... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Image: Devorah Klein Dinosaur Jr. at Terminal 5, September 2008 Happy Tax Day! It’s hard to keep up with what goes on sale when so I’m doing my best to help ya’ll. Today we got some good ones at noon, and a few for tomorrow too. Stay tuned for ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Box Elders - Hole in My Head (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Jay Reatard - Always Wanting More (MP3) As previously reported Jay Reatard's Shattered Records imprint is coming back into active duty. Among the imprint's planned releases are " six 7"... more info

411 Mania — Laws against scalpers, new music from Joanna Newsom, Merge XX fest, massive amounts of material from Jay Reatard and more. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Box Elders - Hole in My Head (MP3) Box Elders @ Market Hotel (more by Tim Griffin) "Though they only have one single to their name, the Box Elders have garnered quite a bit of support, most notably from... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Box Elders - Hole in My Head(MP3) Box Elders @ Market Hotel (more by Tim Griffin) "Though they only have one single to their name, the Box Elders have garnered quite a bit of support, most notably from Jay... more info

Chorus.fm — You can watch *Jay Reatard* (http://www.myspace.com/jayreatard)'s recent Sydney show at the Gaelic Club here (http://www.moshcam.com/?#?page=player&type=gig&id=487). Submitted by moshcam more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XM, channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist. SIRIUS 84: Jean Michel Bernard - Generiqu... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by James Cadden After returning to the realm of popular music with last year's Third, Portishead are now free agents after fulfilling their contract with Island Records. According to a MySpace post from the band's Geoff Barrow, "we spent the... more info