Guardian Music — RR contributor Chris Bishop gives us the best answers to last week's gnawing question: what are the best rodent songs?This week's playlist has been selected by Chris Bishop.Given that they account for 40% of all animal species and inhabit every conti... more info

Consequence of Sound — His best (and most self-deprecating) album in years. more info

Bradley's Almanac —  The latest installment of our ongoing series of DJ gigs known as NEW MUSIC NIGHT happened on an evening when there was a whole lot of other stuff going on around Boston. Hell, if I wasn't up in the booth, there are at least 2 shows I'd have loved t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Stylish Mark Eitzel at Knitting Factory, Dec 2011 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Move over Alex Trebek, Mark Eitzel wants your job. (With his upbeat demeanor and penchant for suits, this probably seems obvious.) The American Music Club frontman is prepar... more info

Bradley's Almanac — Last Sunday, when I shared the (yes, overly-long) list of album releases I'm most looking forward to in the coming months and beyond, I said I'd try to keep it updated as more info & songs became available. Realizing that the original post takes far ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield "Just back from seeing Mark Eitzel at The Knitting Factory. Intimate. Intense. Inspiring. - The Rockdoves Mark Eitzel / Kathryn Calder Mark Eitzel played between tour-mates Kathryn Calder and Himalayan Bear at Knitting Facto... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mark Eitzel "For The People Who Wonder if AMC is Touring We are not. During the reunion in 2005 it was good to play with these guys again - though we had changed a lot in a decade. We made... more info

Bradley's Almanac — With last month's release of David Bazan's great new record, "Strange Negotiations", and last week's arrival of the latest Centro-matic full-length, "Candidate Waltz", I've been thinking about how lucky Boston was to get a visit during the one-and-on... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Any Major Dude said... STEP BACK TO 1978 - PART 3 John Paul Young – Love Is In The Air Clout – Substitute Supermax – Love Machine Umberto Tozzi – Tu Robert Palmer – Best Of Both Worlds Nina Hagen Band – TV-Glotzer Status Quo – Again And... more info

Guardian Music — Bloomsbury Ballroom, LondonRay LaMontagne has been a cult icon for years, but his appeal is rapidly broadening. The US singer-songwriter's fourth album, God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise, was a No 3 hit in his homeland recently: only Eminem and Katy... more info