Country singers can cover rock songs with great success, like when Johnny Cash did Nick Cave’s “The Mercy Seat,” or when Dolly Parton gave “Stairway to Heaven” the bluegrass treatment. This is not one of those times. The Oak Ridge Boys’ v... more info

Live Daily — Turner Stephen Bruton died May 9 in Los Angeles due to complications that stemmed from an ongoing battle with throat cancer, according to a statement issued by New West Records. He was 60. The Texas musician had been in Southern California completing... more info

For the first installment of our brand new feature, The 9513’s Best Of… series, we’ve put our heads together and endured the harrowing process of paring down the entire Johnny Cash catalog to a list of his 15 most essential recordings... more info

Glenna Bell - The Road Less Traveled Release: January 13, 2009 Discover: MySpace | Website Purchase: Amazon | iTunes Often compared stylistically to Johnny Cash, with a delivery that’s raw and bare boned, Glenna Bell captures the very essence ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ben said...now at moistworks...a new single from SWAMP DOGG, "Please Step Back," a theme song from a novel by Ben Greenman...http://www.moistworks.comIshkabibliophile said...Golden Smog mixtape at:http://rightsideofagoodthing.blogspot.comFusion 45 sa... more info

Craig Bickhardt - Brother to the Wind Release: February 17, 2009 Discover: MySpace | Website | Blog Purchase: Amazon | CD Baby For this project, Bickhardt dug deep into his 800-tune catalog. The record contains songs that have already proven their st... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr Moodswings said...Jazz:RICCARDO DEL FRA "JAZOO PROJECT: ROSES & ROOTS"Math Punk:NOMEANSNO "WHY DO THEY CALL ME MR. HAPPY?"Metal:DEVIN TOWNSEND "PHYSICIST"Progressive Rock/Folk Metal:HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE "THE LOCUST YEARS"http://newmoodswings.blog... more info

Guardian Music — Join us as we continue to reveal the top 10 tracks you nominated in each category of our 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear playlists. Today, it's the politics and protest songs we missedManic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This Your Children W... more info

411 Mania — A last episode wrap-up in a void, including Discography Notes on releases by the Circle Jerks, Bim Skala Bim, the Bad Brains, Cracker, the Cult, Ant Neely, Christian Death, Johnny Cash, Chemical Brothers, Anthrax, the Cramps, Black Flag, Chris Connel... more info

Rolling Stone — Last week, triggered by a question posed to Rolling Stone’s Twitter and the ensuing debate, we asked our readers to tell us who they thought boasted Rock’s Top Comeback. Brian Wilson, Tina Turner, Elvis Presley were all among the readers’ picks... more info