DrownedInSound — So, you remember last week when those details about Joanna Newsom's new album, Have One On Me 'dropped'? Yeah. Good news and all that, but wasn't the album art a bit...dull? Uninspired? Bland? Just plain old shit? And Tacky? Read the full stor... more info

Stereogum — True it's somewhat regional, as it was an honor bestowed by Elle Sweden. But still: Joanna Newsom watch yr back. more info

Stereogum — There's always a shade of intrigue surrounding Joanna Newsom's album cover art. Perhaps that's because she's cultivated such a more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Listen to "Zebra" below, and download the full Beach House x Daytrotter session here. Beach House :: Zebra (Daytrotter session) ****** elsewhere: The final cover art for Joanna Newsom's Have One On Me, via MBV: ****** click through for... more info

Nialler9 — This weekly chart consists of ten of favourite tunes right now including a killer Ellie Goulding remix from Penguin Prison, a Stones Throw gem from Madlib and Strong Arm Steady, a web-only Erykah Badu track, a Delphic remix and a cut each from new re... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Parenthetical Girls - "Evelyn McHale"; I've always been a fan of songs based on historical figures or events. This tune is about a woman who leaped to her death from the Empire State Building and absolutely flattened a car below her (pic). She looks ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — The 2010 edition of Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN, has an interesting mix of indie and avantgarde, often joining forces on stage. Noteworthy events: Band on a Can performing the legendary Terry Riley composition In C (Riley also appears solo -... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Joanna Newsom @ a fashion week party in 2008 (more by Bao Nguyen) Joanna Newsom has sold out her March 18th tour stop at NYC's Town Hall. Recently, more exciting details have come out about the new record, a triple... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Stream a song from Joanna Newsom's forthcoming triple album, Have One on Me (out February 23rd). The New York Times profiles Michael Muhammad Knight, author of the recently published Journey to the End of Islam. Mr. Knight’s new book, which... more info

Guardian Music — It's not everyday we enjoy hearing someone harping on. But '81, taken from Joanna Newsom's forthcoming triple (TRIPLE!) album, is plucking greatDaft puns aside, '81 is the most exquisitely lovely song we've heard in a good while. Over baroque flouris... more info