All About Jazz — RIFF GENERATING GENIUS TURNS 62 TOMORROW Queen is one of those rock bands so rippled into what we consider that genre at this point that it seems too small a thing to call them "influential." From strict radio fare to the more outre melange of Howli... more info

JamBase — RIFF GENERATING GENIUS TURNS 62 TOMORROW Queen is one of those rock bands so rippled into what we consider that genre at this point that it seems too small a thing to call them "influential." From strict radio fare to the more outre melange of Howl... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Monsters of Folk?? Once again, the part of my brain that processes finding out about awesome shit just exploded into a fiery orgasmic wetness at the news that Conor Oberst, M. Ward, and Yim Yames (Jim James from My Morning Jacket) are forming a super... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Yim Yames - Behind That Locked Door (MP3) 1 of 4 Monsters of Folk @ Battery Park 7/4 (more by Chris La Putt) Monsters of Folk - comprised of Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket's... more info

Live Daily — My Morning Jacket [ tickets ]'s Jim James [ tickets ], under the moniker Yim Yames, will release a tribute to George Harrison July 7, according to a news item posted on his website.James recorded the EP in 2001, shortly after Harrison's death. It fea... more info

NME — Jim James covers six tracks for the offering more info

Rolling Stone — My Morning Jacket’s Jim James is a busy man lately: In addition to his Monsters of Folk indie supergroup, the MMJ frontman, performing under the mysterious alias Yim Yames, will release an EP of George Harrison covers titled Tribute To on August 4t... more info

Rollo & Grady — Jim James (Greek Theatre - 9/21/2008 - Photo Rollo & Grady) [Via Michael D. Ayers of Billboard Magazine] “Although roots-rock act My Morning Jacket are enjoying some much needed downtime after a big 2008, frontman Jim James isn’t resting. For his... more info

My Old Kentucky — For me, unexpectedly discovering a new band is akin to getting a single onion ring in your fries or finding a forgotten sawbuck in a coat you haven't worn since the previous winter. It's windfall to be sure, but it makes you want to believe there's m... more info