NME — He'll be playing acoustic versions of the band's hits more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — ROCK | The Decemberists, "The Hazards of Love" (Capitol) Ask Colin Meloy about the reference points for the fifth album by his Portland, Ore.-based chamber-pop band and he'll cite a host of obscure folk-rock inspirations from the '60s (among them N... more info

Guardian Music — Look at the band below: can you really imagine them doing swaggering cock-rock? Alexis Petridis triesThe relationship between American alt-rock and the British folk revival of the 60s is a surprising one. You might think an impassable cultural and ae... more info

JamBase — MEGADETH CONFIRMED TO HEADLINE EPIPHONE REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS PRESENTED BY THE HONDA FURY APRIL 7 IN LOS ANGELES Megadeth Iconic thrash band Megadeth has just been confirmed to headline the first annual EPIPHONE Revolver Golden Gods Aw... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook Roy Harper Some artists are so marbled into their craft that they've become invisible to most over time. They are an influence felt but rarely named, something experienced second hand through those they've inspired. While Roy ... more info

I Like Music — The man who introduced the flute to rock musicwill play at Flutewise 2009! more info

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Paste Magazine — We know the Grammy Awards almost always get it wrong , but sometimes they get it really, really wrong. Not counting psych-prog folkers Jethro Tull edging out Metallica for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental in 1989 (a choice disq... more info

Idolator — The Grammy Awards are right around the corner, and figuring out the Grammy voters' somewhat lunatic hivemind is a Sisyphean task (Marc Cohn? Steely Dan? Jethro Tull?). When I need answers in times of great uncertainty like these, I turn to beings of ... more info

Chicago Tribune — Tribune music critic Greg Kot predicts Grammy awards The 20,000 members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences take another shot at rewarding "... more info