JamBase — BACKYARD TIRE FIRE To Begin Work On New Album with LOS LOBOS' STEVE BERLIN Set To Produce February Tour Dates with JJ Grey & MOFRO and Headline Shows in March and April Announced Backyard Tire Fire Backyard Tire Fire return to the studio next mon... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — February 20, 2004, Pantages Theatre - Minneapolis, MN Download: MP3: M. Ward :: Fuel For Fire MP3: M. Ward :: Duet For Guitars #3 MP3: M. Ward :: Let’s Dance MP3: M. Ward :: Undertaker MP3: M. Ward :: Helicopter MP3: M. Ward :: O’Brien/O’Brienâ... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook First off, it's always swell when no one in a band is named the same as their band; I call this a "Jacob Fred" for short. Secondly, having a "band" that consists of one multi-tasking dude and one other guy BUT still giving that "b... more info

JamBase — By: Sarah Moore Tom Waits' darling Jolie Holland released her third studio album in October and it's perhaps her poppiest record yet. A founding member of the Be Good Tanyas, Holland's unique Southern-tinged coos and near-yodels still lift agains... more info

Pitchfork — Neko Case's voice sounds pristine on record, but the Neko live experience is something else. While watching her sing, it's sometimes hard to believe a voice that perfect is coming out of a human being in real time. So good, it's eerie. No wonder the ... more info

Pitchfork — Neko Case's voice sounds pristine on record, but the Neko live experience is something else. While watching her sing, it's sometimes hard to believe a voice that perfect is coming out of a human being in real time. So good, it's eerie.... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Free MP3 of the DaySpinner.com: Artist: Benjy Ferree Songs: 'Fear' Album: 'Come Back To The Five And Dime Bobby Dee Bobby Dee' [iTunes] Sounds Like: Sufjan Stevens, M. Ward Download: 'Fear' (MP3) [Get Winamp] [Download Help] Next MP3.... more info

Paste Magazine — This year, Starbucks won't just celebrate Valentine's Day with strawberries 'n' cream frappuccinos and white-chocolate mochas. According to a recent press release , the coffee conglomerate approached "their favorite artists"—including Ben Gibbard,... more info

Stereogum — Refresher: Starbucks is a company that is in the business of selling cups of coffee. Starbucks is also a company that is in the business of selling music. Basically the best business plan imaginable in 2009, good job guys. Starbucks will soon fill ... more info

MTV.com News — 'I've been writing a lot, and we've been recording some,' actress/singer tells MTV News at Sundance.By James Montgomery, with additional reporting by Josh Horowitz Zooey Deschanel Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images Last month, Zooey Deschan... more info