8/1 — 50. Max Richter – Waltz With Bashir OST49. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt II48. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid47. Bruce Springsteen – Working On a Dream46. The Black Crowes – Before the Frost…45. Cate... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley introduces his alternative view of the decade that wasI don't know about you – and I'll just get this out of my system before the ghost of Christmas past comes to give me what for – but if there's one thing worse than a care... more info

Live Daily — Bruce Springsteen, members of U2 and Sheryl Crow will be among the guests for season two of "Spectacle: Elvis Costello [ tickets ] With...," which airs on the Sundance Channel, according to a press release. The second season of the critically accl... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Alright, you turkeys asked for it. Here is the White disc to Weezer's unreleased Black & White Album. You better be "thankful" and show your appreciation by supporting the blog and the artists and picking up some $5 albums in our store. Tons of new... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Vincent Cornelli The set was awesome: she played songs from every single one of her albums and each song was accompanied by a group of images or cartoons visuals projected onto a screen behind her. She also joked... more info

Stereogum — After topping the Amazon Editors' Best Albums Of 2009 list, Neko Case took a victory lap, performing a loose, pitch-perfect "Red Tide" for Jimmy Fallon last night. We've mentioned previously how good Case and her band sound live, so even though Mi... more info

My Old Kentucky — Many of Alexa Woodward's banjo-driven folk songs slowly slink like fog down from the Appalachian mountains and hills of Virgina and wrap your soul in melancholy. Woodward's 2009 release, Speck, is full of subtle textures and well-matched harmonies t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt Neko Case's tour hit The Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ last night (11/15). The show was on the short side, possibly due to some electric shocks Neko got from the microphone earlier in the show.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Neko Case @ All Points West in August (more by Chris La Putt) Shrinebuilder tonight in NYC * Suzanne Fiol Day * Holden @ Sycamore * Talibam!, Chris Peck, Living Things @ Zebulon * Metallica, Lamb of God @ Madison... more info

Said the Gramophone — Neko Case - "Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth" Sparks - "Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth" The name of the game was "Gotta Do It". The rules were simple: someone would name a deed (it could be something normal like "eat grass" or it could be... more info