Spinner.com — Filed under: Free MP3 of the Day, New Music Artist: Elvis Perkins in Dearland Songs: Elvis Perkins in Dearland, 'Shampoo'Album: Elvis Perkins in Dearland [iTunes]Sounds Like: Bob Dylan, M. WardDownload: 'Shampoo' (MP3)[Get Winamp] [Download Help] Nex... more info

Guardian Music — Beneath the mumbly, muted exterior of the American singer-songwriter M Ward lies a man of many passions. In our brief time together he admires not only the Sam and Dave track spilling out of the cafe speakers, but also the Rothko exhibition at Tate M... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — He's been called the Bob Dylan without talent, the Elliott Smith without pain, the Nick Drake without heart, the Ryan Adams without 8000 unreleased demos, the Joni Mitchell with testicles. (okay, I made up the last one). But the one thing that M.Ward... more info

MTV.com News — 'Slumdog Millionaire' soundtrack makes big jump, thanks to Oscar buzz.By Gil Kaufman Taylor Swift Photo: Candice Lawler Taylor Swift is making this look way, way too easy. The country superstar will notch her 10th time at #1 on the Billb... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight in Baltimore don’t miss out on a good one over at the Talking Head with Scary River, Deleted Scenes, and La Strada.  Also in Baltimore are Food For Animals who play The Zodiac with AK Slaughter and Mickey Free.  Down in DC the Sixt... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight in Baltimore there are some super sweet shows that deserve to be seen, heard, and enjoyed.  Sonar has a Taxlo event with the fantabulous Treasure Fingers, Cullen Stalin, Simon Phoenix, Kid Sister, and Dave Nada.  If that isn’t up y... more info

Twangville — Matt Ward’s hooks belie his strong messages. While he sings in a mellow rough blue-eyed soul, his acoustic guitar acts as a percussion instrument at the same time. This time around the acoustic guitar’s dominance has certainly diminishe... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Annie Musselman -- People are starting to catch onto this M. Ward guy, huh? The folk vet-- and sometime Him-- is expanding his current U.S. tour in support the just-released Hold Time LP. Old dates; new dates. -- After five years of figh... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — M Ward @ Bumbershoot 2008 (more by Chris Graham) M Ward's show at the Apollo Theater in NYC happens tonight, February 19th. Get there on time if you want to catch the Vivian Girls. Tune into Soundcheck on WNYC at... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, ExclusiveM. Ward released his new album, 'Hold Time,' this week, and it's not a bad way to start off the a new year, given his prolific activity in 2008. Ward's collaboration with actress/singer Zooey Deschanel, She and Him, was a ... more info