Guardian Music — Everett True: From Billboard writer to major label CEO, Danny Goldberg's fascinating biography details his encounters with some of rock'n'roll's greatest talents – Neil Young, Patti Smith, Kurt Cobain, and, er, Kiss? more info

Gigwise — They Will Play Big Day Out... more info

Undercover, Australia — Watching Neil Young work on stage was a must have ticket for the Australian tour last week, but watching Neil Young working on his Lincvolt project is another experience all together. more info

Totally Fuzzy — aikin said... Neil Young at Farm Aid 2008 (sampler, with links to the full show) http://licorice-pizza.blogspot.com/ Sakalli said... Trees - Garden of Jane Delawney (1970)... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

I Guess I'm Floating — There are few words that can do justice in accurately describing a Xavier Rudd performance. I'd even go as far to say that no form of technology, be it visual or aural, can effectively capture such an event. Simply put, watching Xavier Rudd onstage... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Platt/Getty Even though U2 are still hard at work on an album, Bono spent the week on altruism. He split time between visiting the United Nations General Assembly and hanging with Al Gore at the annual Clinton Global Initiative. It was a great... more info

Pitchfork — It's been a big day for Devendra Banhart. First, rumors of his breakup with Natalie Portman hit the gossip world. (What a shonde!) Now, we've discovered the album art for Surfing, the debut album from Megapuss, the duo of Devendra and Priestbird perc... more info

Said the Gramophone — Next week is Pop Montreal, the city's largest & magnificently madcap music/film/art/&c festival. We will be there, bumbling like bees from venue to venue, blossom to blossom, and if you're lucky you will be too. There are some 350 bands playing P... more info

JamBase — THE SMASHING PUMPKINS ANNOUNCE 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR TOUR TO INCLUDE MULTIPLE-NIGHT STOPS IN MOST CITIES WITH DIFFERENT SET LISTS WHERE NO SONGS WILL BE REPEATED Billy Corgan This fall marks one of the busiest and most creative times in... more info

NME — Smashing Pumpkins are set to embark on a 20th Anniversary Tour, which will kick off a few days after they perform at the Neil Young Bridge School Benefit in California. more info