PopSugar UK — The official video for M. Ward's cover of Buddy Holly's "Rave On" brought a big smile to my face, so I couldn't resist sharing it with you. Taken from his latest album, Hold Time, the cheery tune features vocals from Zooey Deschanel, who recorded an ... more info

Pasta Primavera — M. Ward’s Hold Time has been getting a consistent amount of play around these parts recently and now it’s getting some viewing as well with his new video for the track “Rave On” which features Zooey Deschanel and briefly reunites the She & Hi... more info

Chicago Tribune — On record, M. Ward is known for creating a dreamy atmosphere, his songs often crackling as though they're emanating from dusty, 78-r.p.m. vinyl. But despite the fact that his four bandmates resembled a pack of 1930s grifters, the Portland-based music... more info

Quick Before It Melts — Until I actually downloaded Royal Wood’s A Good Enough Day, I hadn’t realized just how many of its songs I already knew, but just never knew they were played by Toronto’s very own answer to M. Ward.  Multi-instrumentalist Wood has compiled a... more info

JamBase — Central Park SummerStage 2009 is Here TV on the Radio Celebrating its twentieth anniversary, City Parks Foundation is pleased to announce the 2009 season schedule of its flagship free performing arts festival, Central Park SummerStage. Interna... more info

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JamBase — NPR.ORG NOW STREAMING ANTICIPATED NEW ST. VINCENT ALBUM ACTOR (4AD) FOR TWO FULL WEEKS BEFORE RELEASE STARTING ON APRIL 20 St. Vincent On April 20, NPR.org will stream the highly anticipated St. Vincent album Actor (May 5, 4AD) for two full weeks ... more info

Quick Before It Melts — Back in February I wrote about the new M. Ward album, Hold Time, commenting that it is has “allowed music to take a breather from the breakneck speed of technology and optimization”.  Lately, I’ve been coming back to this album and giving it... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Image: Devorah Klein M. Ward at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, 2008 The schedule for some of the FREE summer concerts are starting to roll in, and so far so good. Here’s what I know so far (please note that there are ticketed shows at some of... more info

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