Pitchfork — The plight of the people of New Orleans and the surrounding areas in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster continues, and in a sense it's everyone's plight. Accordingly, what reads like a representative sampling of everyone in music wi... more info

My Old Kentucky — Tune in at noon EST today (and again at midnight) for My Old Kentucky Blog Radio on SIRIUS XMU - on XM Channel 43 and on SIRIUS Channel 26 still.Today's Playlist:Eve vs. Radiohead - Tambourine Rekoning (ABX Mash) (download here)Kid Cudi - Day 'N' Nit... more info

My Old Kentucky — It has honestly taken me a looooong time to warm up to Ben Sollee. I feel some amount of guilt over it too actually, but then again, I don't. Sollee is a native of my hometown. We are/were both Louisvillians. Supporting him blindly should be my M... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kentucky's Ben Sollee new EP entitled Something Worth Keeping was released on election day. One of the two songs on the short EP, "Only a Song", features backing vocals by My Morning Jacket's Jim James. You can hear that,... more info

JamBase — A Few Honest Words Obama Remix We realize there's been a great deal of political talk on JamBase these days, and we know not everyone is interested in it. So we apologize to those who are fed up with this direction, it won't last forever. But w... more info

Buzzgrinder — Things have really been hopping for Ben Sollee. First he gets some notice from NPR. Then he gets into a pseudo-beef with Kanye. He attracts the attention of fellow Louisville native Jim James. The My Morning Jacket frontman contributes some vocals to... more info

ContactMusic — MY MORNING JACKET have been forced to cancel their entire European tour, due to injuries which frontman Jim James sustained at a recent gig.James damaged his torso ... more info

Clickmusic — The injuries sustained by singer Jim James cause the upcoming dates to be cancelled. more info

JamBase — M. Ward announces details of Hold Time (Merge Records - February 17, 2009) M. Ward M. Ward's rise to international success has been something of a slow burn. Initially a well-kept secret of his peers in the Portland folk scene, his star contin... more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - Rock band My Morning Jacket has canceled its fall European tour because frontman Jim James is still recovering from injuries suffered after a stage fall this month in Iowa City, Iowa. more info