Rolling Stone — • Matt Giraud Rescued on American Idol • The New Issue: Kings of Leon • Green Day Rock Stunning Hometown Gig • Jack White’s Dead Weather Debut in NYC • Michael Jackson Halts Neverland Auction • Dave Matthews Brings Gregg Allman to NYC �... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - M. Ward and his super-talented troupe of musicians have announced additional North American tour dates and the release a new animated video for their current single “Rave On”, his stunning take on the Buddy Holly classic (pic... more info

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JamBase — M. Ward Announces Additional Tour Dates; "Rave On" Video M. Ward Acclaimed singer-songwriter M. Ward has been enjoying a career best in 2009. His newest and much praised release, Hold Time (Merge Records, February 17 - check it below), entered t... more info

Rolling Stone — In Issue 1073 (fronted by Taylor Swift), Rolling Stone’s Jenny Eliscu took a close look at how M. Ward’s vintage sound has made him indie rock’s go-to collaborator (his recent pairings include work with Lucinda Williams and Jenny Lewis, and he�... more info

JamBase — BROOKLYN TRIO SET TO BUST OUT OF UNDERGROUND IN '09 "The group utilizes elastic rhythms and dark subject matter that gives its songs a slow burn resonance. Fans of Feist should be head over heels in no time." -Spin.com "The self-assured Elizabeth a... more info

Idolator — Judging by the number of times it showed up in my RSS reader this week, the biggest music news of the past five days was the announcement that the Beatles' catalog would be remastered and reissued, with new versions of every one of their studio album... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Summerstage in 2008 @ Born Ruffian show (more by Ryan Muir) Constantines will open the Tuesday, June 30th Explosions in the Sky show at the Central Park Summerstage. Tickets for that show, which does cost money, are still on sale.... more info

CNN Showbiz — There's nothing new under the sun, the old saying goes. Then what can you say about hearing a song written in 2009 and swearing you grew up listening to it -- yet it doesn't sound like anything that's come before? more info

JamBase — Merge XX: 5 Days of Live Music and Mayhem In celebration of Merge's 20th anniversary, Merge bands of the past and present will converge for five days of live music, July 22-26 in the heat of the sunny North Carolina summer. It's being dubbed "5 d... more info