Pitchfork — BBC 6Music points out that Gary Lightbody, the golden-voiced frontman for Scottish MOR mainstays Snow Patrol, has formed a new group whose membership includes R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, Belle and Sebastian drummer Richard Colburn, and Young Fresh F... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Drew Brown On May 25, Elektra releases True Blood: Music From the HBO Original Series Volume II, which means its time for rootsy artists to step up with their most backwoods-y/vampire-friendly tracks. The CD boasts new songs from Beck ("Bad ... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Those stepping inside Camden’s KOKO to listen to some gentle folk music could easily be mistaken for thinking they had travelled into a parallel universe, one where Zooey Deschanel is Queen of the world and her every move is cheered and fawned over... more info

Pitchfork — Monsters of Folk photo by Jennifer Tzar According to an article in the latest issue of Rolling Stone (which Nah Right has helpfully uploaded), the Roots and Monsters of Folk (aka Conor Oberst, Jim Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis) are teaming up. T... more info

NME — Zooey Deschanel and M Ward add another date to their first visit to the UK more info

Guardian Music — They met singing a duet for a film soundtrack – now actor Zooey Deschanel and producer Matt Ward are musically inseparable"How's the soy cappuccino?" asks Zooey Deschanel, sliding back into her seat and peering over at the white cup and saucer... more info

Culture Bully — Coverage of M. Ward & Zooey Deschanel's performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live in addition to updated dates for the duo's forthcoming tour. more info

Culture Bully — Audio & video of M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel's performance on the April 2 edition of the Late Show. more info

KEXP Seattle — That right there is a new music video for The Monsters of Folk’s song, “Dear God,” which was just released. You won’t see the monsters themselves, though. Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis let director and Michel Gondry protege... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — It's Justin Bieber's moment, and the teen sensation is making the most of it. The blond-haired, Auto-Tuned Usher protegé lands at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart, his "My World 2.0" having sold 282,000 copies in the U.S., according... more info