Guardian Music — Chicago-based record label Touch and Go, an indie institution that brought TV On the Radio, Slint and Calexico into the world, has announced they are closing their distribution business and scaling back their release of new music."It is with great sa... more info

Pitchfork — Tuba-voiced depressive Bill Callahan used to call himself Smog, but he's been going by his given name ever since 2007's Woke on a Whaleheart. That change in moniker was supposed to signal a transition to happier music (or, at least, to less... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Drew Katchen Tuba-voiced depressive Bill Callahan used to call himself Smog, but he's been going by his given name ever since 2007's Woke on a Whaleheart. That change in moniker was supposed to signal a transition to happier music (or, at le... more info

My Old Kentucky — As we said previously, sure, there are a lot of obvious records and and artists to look forward to in 2009, but who are the ones that are going to come out of nowhere and knock your socks off? Alela Diane still remains firmly under the radar outside... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — It's been entirely too long since we heard from Fort Worth's Mara Lee Miller, aka Bosque Brown. However, we recently received word that the new record she's been working on for the past 15 months in Denton, entitled Baby, will be released in March vi... more info

Nialler9 — I inadvertently got loads of time to listen to some stockpiled stuff this weekend and at the forefront of the pack is this song from Nevada City’s Alela Diane from her forthcoming To Be Still album due in February on Rough Trade. It’s got a sligh... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — So I probably should've mentioned this last week, but our weekly GvsB SiriusXM radio show is now on Thursdays at noon + midnight EST, instead of Mondays. We weren't canceled, but thanks for all of your concern. The amazing Hipster Runoff radio progr... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — We first caught up with Franc Cinelli and his Goodtimes Goodtimes project back in January, when his infectious single "Kids" hit my other other sweet tooth, you know the one that's typically reserved for guilty pleasures. I can't say enjoying his mu... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, ExclusiveSpinner.com: Snow Patrol's Irish frontman Gary Lightbody swears he can still roam the streets anywhere in the world unrecognized, but that would surely change the minute he opened his mouth. The platinum-plus group has be... more info

Pitchfork — The twentieth anniversary edition of the annual Rock for Kids Rock & Roll Charity Auction will take place December 5 at Chicago's Park West, with the aim of raising some coin for the city's homeless and underprivileged youngsters. Over the years, the... more info