Consequence of Sound — Contains covers of Nick Cave, Wire, Jonathan Richman, and... ABBA. more info

Impose Magazine — When Sacramento seminal noise punkers Mayyors broke up, drummer Julian Elorduy picked up a guitar to write woe-be-gone songs that would never have fit into a Mayyors set. He formed Fine Steps with the help of a few Ganglians and other players from th... more info

Guardian Music — (Broken Horse)Seattle-born oddball Charles Douglas took what was, in hindsight, a ludicrously hopeful/deluded lunge at rock stardom in the mid-1990s, bashing out reams of pie-eyed eight-track pop in his parents' Pennsylvania basement in the firm beli... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Boston Review interviews author Junot Diaz. All Shook Down interviews seminal singer-songwriter Jonathan Richman. In the last "interview" you granted, the poem you wrote and recorded earlier this year for UK's Mojo, you said it was strange to be.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jonathan Richman tonight in NYC * Robbie Fulks @ Barbes * Chicha Libre @ Barbes * Jesse Harris @ The Stone * John Roderick @ The Rock Shop * Grouplove, Reptar @ Webster Hall * Dave Matthews Band @ Jones... more info

kata rokkar... — With a kind of Jonathan Richman style charm and demeanor added to the backdrop of an experimental yet modern electro-dub beat, Exray's did a swell job at making sure the room was aware of their unique brand of off kilter pop music. Celebrating th... more info

Detroit Free Press — Jason Waggoner at the Ark Third Day with Jars of Clay at DTE Energy Music Theatre Punch Brothers at Magic Stick Starkid Presents: Apocalyptour at Michigan Theater Feist at Power Center Jonathan Richman at Magic Stick more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jonathan Richman at MHOW in 2010 (more by Andrew Frisicano) Jonathan Richman has a few upcoming dates scheduled this year including two in NYC happening on June 12 and 13 at Bowery Ballroom. Tickets for both NYC shows go on... more info

Guardian Music — A country rock love song to a convenience store? Only Jonathan Richman would know how to pull that one off …Although Roadrunner by the Modern Lovers is one of my favourite ever records (isn't that the case for anyone who's ever even slightly been m... more info

Here Comes The Flood — I'm not understood that well by the press because I think they try and complicate it too much. All you gotta do with this stuff, folks, is like it or not like it. more info