Paste Magazine — Andrew Bird 's new disc, Noble Beast , won't be released until Jan. 20 (on Fat Possum Records ) but that isn't stopping NPR from streaming the CD early on its site (with permission, of course). The preview is NPR's fourth installment of its Exc... more info

Mojo 4 Music — Neil Young video online! Watch Oasis mini-doc now ! Sparks play London! more info

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Pitchfork — Here's something kind of weird: My Morning Jacket, often cited as the best live band in the history of the universe, just recorded a live EP in a recording studio, and it kind of sounds like a new studio EP, with new versions of old songs. You figure... more info

JamBase — Coachella Lineup Leaks While nothing has been officially reported, rumors of the 2009 Coachella lineup are starting to surface. Set to go down April 17-19, we've heard for some time that Blur, Faith No More and Morrissey will headline. And accord... more info

Stereogum — "There's a fork in the road ahead / I don't know which way I'm gonna turn." Neil's waxing psychosocial in this one-shot video. It's allegedly the title track from his new album, which makes the lyric "Download this, it sounds like shit" especially t... more info

Rolling Stone — Neil Young was frantically writing songs about the economic meltdown and his LincVolt project during his 2008 world tour, playing as many as ten per show by the time the trek wrapped last month (click here to check out a live report). Just a few days... more info

Undercover, Australia — `Fork It The Road` is a brand new Neil Young song from an album we didn`t even know was coming. And it is Neil Young at his commentator best. more info

Pop Matters — Neil Young's final triumph? Rocking hard enough and with high enough drama to make one of the premier live bands of the decade sound like a lightweight opening act. more info

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