Guardian Music — Forget Lily, Pixie and Florence, this year's Brits should be about Male BondingReading the Brit awards nominations is a depressing affair. The major labels and their well-documented fiscal failings have served up another year's worth of vacuous, real... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jonathan Richman @ Bowery Ballroom in June (more by Andrew Frisicano) Jonathan Richman and drummer Tommy Larkins will "put the finishing touches" on their still-untitled new record after their 27-date winter US tour, which started on 1/24. As previou... more info

Live Daily — Soon after singer/songwriter Angelina Moysov immigrated to America from Southern Russia in 1993, she met guitarist Tom Ayres. Together they formed Persephone's Bees [ tickets ], bringing Paul Bertolino (drums) and former bass player Mike Farrell (now... more info

Silent Uproar — Jonathan Richman will hit the road later this month and stay out until late Februrary. Richman is currently working on the follow-up to 2008's Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild. [livedaily.com] more info

Live Daily — Jonathan Richman [ tickets ] will lay another tile in his long and winding road early this year when he heads out for a run of mid-winter headlining dates. The veteran singer/songwriter kicks off the outing Jan. 24 in Denton, TX, and will travel t... more info

All About Jazz — Los Angeles, CA - Jonathan Richman has announced a new run of shows with drummer Tommy Larkins. These twenty-seven shows, including a four-night residence in Austin, TX and a three-night stand at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY will ki... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about new beginnings. As you stagger home from welcoming in 2010, we want your pick of songs about the morning afterHa-ppy Noo Year! My best wishes to you in 2010 written in my best New York gangster accent.This week's topic is, I a... more info

Guardian Music — I had been looking for a voice to capture how it felt to hear that Vic Chesnutt had died, when I realised that voice was his ownI first heard Vic Chesnutt one Saturday morning in Dublin, many years ago now. Lying in bed in early summer, gulls cawing ... more info

Guardian Music — It seems that new resolutions, fresh starts, are often accompanied by regret and almost always carry the potential for failure, says Paul MacInnesIt must be a confusing time of year for those employed at gymnasiums. On the one hand, the guaranteed fl... more info

Guardian Music — Michael Stipe, Patti Smith and others pay tribute at memorial to melancholic singer-songwriter who died on Christmas dayA memorial service has been held for the American musician Vic Chesnutt, who has died aged 45. Chesnutt, described by REM's Michae... more info