Live Daily — Norah Jones [ tickets ] is eying a November release for her fourth studio album, an as-yet-untitled set that finds the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter venturing into unfamiliar waters. "I knew I wanted to try some different things on this album,"... more info

Stereogum — Last weekend the Walkmen gave the Guggenheim Crowd a triumphant take on You & Me 's "On The Water." Just in time for their push through the late-summer/ more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — The 111 Best Albums of the 2000s (45-55):45. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Sank (2007)- Add one of the 80s greatest guitar forces (Johnny Marr) to one of the most exciting alternative rock bands of the decade...and what do you get? Pu... more info

MTV.com News — Isaac Brock hates me, you and everyone we know, in Bigger Than the Sound. By James Montgomery Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images In February 2004, I found myself sitting on a bench in Tallahassee, Florida, wit... more info

VH1 News — Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock could be the world's most famous misanthrope, in Bigger Than the Sound. more info

Rollo & Grady — Amoeba Records - Hollywood 1.) Soundtrack - (500) Days Of Summer 2.) Modest Mouse - No One’s First, and You’re Next 3.) Dead Weather - Horehound 4.) Julian Plenti - Julian Plenti Is Skyscraper 5.) Yim Yames - Tribute to George Harrison 6.) Grizzl... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said...RYAN ADAMS Elizabethtown Sessions (2005)An instant album, 18 unreleased tracks recorded live in the studio by Ryan Adams & band.Listen Before You Download At...NEVER GET OUT OF THE BOAThttp://nevergetoutoftheboat.blogspot.comThanks Fuz... more info

MTV.com News — Kings of Leon keep marching up charts on otherwise slow sales week.By Gil Kaufman Sugarland's Live on the Inside Photo: Mercury Records It was a good week for country music, though not necessarily for music sales as a whole, as duo Sugarl... more info

MTV.co.uk News — In 2007, Isaac Brock — mastermind of Modest Mouse — mentioned in an interview that Oscar-nominated actor Heath Ledger had expressed interest in directing a video for King Rat, a... more info

Guardian Music — Jesse Sandoval, ex-sticksman for the indie darlings, claims his departure was not down to 'aesthetic' differences – he was sacked for not being able to play the parts Four months after the Shins announced a new lineup, the band's former drumme... more info