Chorus.fm — *M. Ward (http://mwardmusic.com)* will release his new solo album, A Wasteland Companion, on April 10 via Merge (http://www.mergerecords.com). _Track Listing_ 01) Clean Slate (For Alex & El Goodo) 02) Primitive Girl 03) Me and My Shadow 04) Sweethea... more info

Guardian Music — Brit nominee Feist teams up with fellow folk popper M Ward (25 Mar, Royal Albert Hall, SW7; 26 Mar, 02 Apollo, Manchester) ...With a forthcoming 12-inch of remixes, including one by Andy Weatherall, who knows what the sludgy drone rock of Wooden Shji... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Soft-voiced troubadour M. Ward is coming to Hollywood Forever's Masonic Lodge on February 2. Tickets (two per "household," please) are on sale now for $25. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Lee Ranaldo - "Off the Wall" (MP3) M Ward @ Summerstage 2009 (more by Paul Bachmann) Still no east coast dates to report for the reunited fIREHOSE, but they did announce a west coast run of shows, some of... more info

Guardian Music — Other acts confirmed for California desert event include Pulp, Florence + the Machine and Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsRadiohead, Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg are to headline this year's Coachella festival in California. The event takes place in the de... more info

ContactMusic — Movie star and singer Zooey Deschanel felt daunted about penning a song for last years 11 Winnie The Pooh movie likening the Disney songwriting process to cracking a code The actress and her She Him bandmate M Ward created new music for the famil... more info

Guardian Music — Music gives us moments when – with a lyric, a chord change, a note or a drumbeat – a hand seems to come out and take our ownFor weeks now, the walls of London Underground stations have been plastered with Christmas advertisements for comedy DVDs,... more info

Guardian Music — (Double Six)Whatever other accusations you may wish to throw her way, you could never complain that Zooey Deschanel wilfully confounds her audience's expectations by playing against type. The critics may have tired of the on-screen persona characteri... more info

Perez Hilton — Oooh Zooey Deschanel! Ever since we heard her sing in Elf, we never wanted her to stop! Luckily, she never did. She and Matt Ward have been She & Him since 2006. They're an indie band, but they're fabulous! Watch them perform a Christmas classic ... more info

Perez Hilton — Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward dropped by The Tonight Show for a special Christmas performance. She & Him performed This Christmas Waltz from their upcoming Christmas album. A Very She & Him Christmas dropped Ocotber 25th. Check out the video above and ... more info