Guardian Music — Last week was all about mental cruelty. This time, we're after songs that have their beady eyes fixed on youThis shock news just in: musicians are, quite often, not the nicest people in the world. This week has been a lesson in unpleasantness, with a... more info

Totally Fuzzy — stytzer said...Songs recently posted:+ Empire of the Sun - We Are The People (The Golden Filter Remix)+ Troels Abrahamsen - End Scene+ Le Man Avec Les Lunettes – So Bored (Wavves cover)+ Sleep Party People - I’m Not Human At Allhttp://s... more info

Live Daily — The Bush administration had a detrimental effect on Nanci Griffith [ tickets ]. A prolific country-folk songwriter for decades, she went through five years of stifled creativity--a first for her. Griffith rediscovered her muse--which can be heard... more info

Live Daily — Rock's most aggressive genre hopper lands in the cozy and calming world of acoustic folk and country instrumentation, with producer T Bone Burnett demonstrating there's more to mine in this vein than Robert and Alison Krauss tapped on "Raising Sand."... more info

Live Daily — Plus: Elvis Costello, Ryan Bingham, Chickenfoot, more * * * Dave Matthews Band "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" (RCA) The multi-platinum rock act is on an impressive run: Its last four studio outings have all debuted in the No. 1 slot on the US... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Dartman said...Over at Dartman's World of Wonder:Stubby Kaye-Cash On Your Line Flexi-DiscLou Monte-Where Do You Work Marie/Skinny LenaNeil Diamond-I Am I Said/Done Too SoonNeil Diamond-Cherry Cherry/I'll Come RunningMystery Incorporated-Where Are You... more info

Indie Music News — Toward the second week of autumn, songwriters gather from all points north, south, east and west. The Songwriter's Festival at Loretta Lynn's Ranch is several events in one. Live original music performances, classes, contest, open sing rings, plus Ra... more info

JamBase — Dock Ellis' LSD-Fueled No-Hitter Immortalized In Todd Snider's "America's Favorite Pastime" Just in time for opening day, Todd Snider shares one of the wildest stories in baseball history on "America's Favorite Pastime," a song from the upcoming a... more info

MTV.com News — Taylor Swift takes Album of the Year; Underwood is Entertainer of the Year.By Gil Kaufman Carrie Underwood at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday Photo: Jon Kopaloff/ FilmMagic In what could signal a generational shift in the cou... more info

411 Mania — Few musical rags to riches stories can compare to Loretta Lynn's. Take a trip down to Butcher Holler, Kentucky and meet country music's answer to Cinderella, in this week's Thrifty Tunes. more info