Brooklyn Vegan — We already posted Pitchfork's and SPIN's, so... here's Rolling Stone's top 50 albums of 2011. It's got tons of big sellers and major label players taking high spots like Adele, Jay-Z and Kanye West, Paul Simon, and Lady Gaga,... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — To paraphrase Paul Simon: There must be 50 ways to lose your lover. And even more ways to make an album about it. more info

Chicago Tribune — Here are my favorite concerts from 2011: more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offThe Rumour Said Fire By the Shore Jasper Lidang grew up in remote northern Denmark filling long childhood hours by intercutting his dad's Paul Simon records with Nirvana a... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Marco Z, an indie country folk pop singer from Hasselt, Belgium has just released his I'm A Bird EP. His songs deal with heartbreak (My Ears) and regained freedom in the title track. His acoustic cover of the Holland-Doziet-Holland song This Old He... more info

Topix — Singer/songwriter Pj Harvey has fought off competition from Radiohead and Paul Simon to land the prestigious Uncut Music Award 2011 for her album Let England Shake. more info

Starpulse — Singer/songwriter PJ Harvey has fought off competition from Radiohead and Paul Simon to land Britain's prestigious Uncut Music Award 2011 for her album Let England Shake. The war-themed record la... more info

ContactMusic — Singersongwriter Pj Harvey has fought off competition from Radiohead and Paul Simon to land Britains prestigious Uncut Music Award 2011 for her album Let England Shake The war-themed record landed the coveted Mercury Prize in September 11 and the hon... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Ergo @ The Stone * Paul Simon @ NJPAC * Leni Stern @ Barbes * ASSSSCAT 3000 @ UCB * comedy @ Knitting Factory * The Cure @ Beacon Theatre * Alec K. Redfearn @... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — A 25th anniversary tour to celebrate Paul Simon's landmark "Graceland" album next year is in the early planning stages. The tour would coincide with a "Graceland" box set that Sony Legacy will release in the late spring, most likely in... more info