Guardian Music — Grizzly Bear are the cult indie group that suddenly got rather big. Jude Rogers talks to their frontmenIn a tiny white dressing room below London's Roundhouse, the frontmen of Radiohead's favourite group sit side-by-side. They look like the Two Ronni... more info

Guardian Music — Elvis Costello is the latest pop star to pull performances in Israel. But can a boycott do more harm than good?Last week, Elvis Costello became the latest, though probably not the last, musician to pull out of a concert in Israel under pressure from ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Kristian Matsson, who you probably know as The Tallest Man On Earth is currently one of my favorite singer/songwriters. His music is bare bones folk rock, yet it’s powerful enough to give you goosebumps. This is even true when he covers classic ... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Johan Stolpe If you've listened to his BNM'd new album The Wild Hunt, then you know that the Tallest Man on Earth main man Kristian Matsson sounds a little bit (okay, maybe more than a little bit) like Bob Dylan. He doesn't, however, sound l... more info

Pitchfork — Jack White photo by Patrick Pantano On June 2, Jack White will paint the White House, uh, white. White is among the luminaries paying tribute to Sir Paul McCartney, who has been awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. McC... more info

Guardian Music — Former Beatle to receive prestigious award at event featuring Stevie Wonder, Jack White and, er, the Jonas BrothersPaul McCartney is to receive one of the United States' most important music awards, the Gershwin prize for popular song. Stevie Wonder,... more info

All About Jazz — The third Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song will be presented to Sir Paul McCartney at a special concert in the White House on June 2, it was announced by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington on Monday. Sir Paul follows in t... more info

Guardian Music — Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen, LondonLike fellow pop offspring James McCartney, who also recently played this venue, Paul Simon's son Harper is a late bloomer. He left it until the age of 37 to release his debut album because until then he had "had ... more info

Topix — Francisco Aguabella, the Cuban-born percussionist whose Latin rhythms backed up Peggy Lee, Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra and Paul Simon, has died. more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel have announced they will postpone all 15 dates on their upcoming arena tour due to a vocal strain suffered by Garfunkel. more info