Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThe Imagined Village have become a lot better by becoming more ­conventional. When they started out, playing in a large tent in the mudbath that was ­Womad 2007, they were ­almost ­frantically ­experimental ... more info

My Old Kentucky — We've been loving them since our blog buddies Daytrotter, Aquarium Drunkard and You Ain't No Picasso turned us on to them a while back. This band is sure to be a hit at this year's SXSW music festival. The L.A.-based, Local Natives released a new v... more info

Live Daily — Peter Gabriel [ tickets ] will offer North American fans a glimpse of his new orchestral-only covers album, "Scratch My Back," in select cities this spring. The singer/songwriter has lined up dates in three locations, kicking off April 28 in Montr... more info

MTV.com News — 'Clef covered the reggae classic at the 'Help for Haiti Now' telethon.By Maura K. Johnston Wyclef Jean (file) Photo: Michelly Rall/ Getty Images After a night of stirring performances, it was only right that Wyclef Jean closed out "Hope fo... more info

MTV.com News — Actor has taken leading role in aiding victims of 9/11, Indian Ocean tsunami, crisis in Darfur.By Amy Wilkinson, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway George Clooney Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic He's won an Oscar and been dubbed the... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Norwegian heavy pop rules okFebruary sees Norway's electro pop quintet Casiokids return to the UK for an extensive tour as main support for Hot Chip. In addition they will bring their addictive melodies and heavy pop hooks to London's Ba... more info

All About Jazz — One of the most poignant moments at the Rock and R0ll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary concert (night one, October 29) when Art Garfunkel joined old musical partner Paul Simon on stage at Madison Square Garden to sing several of their hits. There's no... more info

Stereogum — We've spoken about Scratch My Back , Peter Gabriel's anticipated Bob Ezrin-produced orchestral covers collection featuring reinterpretations of Radiohead, Arcade Fire, the Magnetic Fields, Bon Iver, Elbow, Talking Heads, Lou Reed, Regina Spektor,... more info

Live Daily — Yoko Ono will debut a "new" Plastic Ono Band [ tickets ] Feb. 16 at Gilman Opera House, which is located at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, according to a press release. The reformed Plastic Ono Band will feature original band members E... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Yoko's Plastic Ono Band will be playing a special show at BAM's Gilman Opera House on Tuesday, February 16th. The show includes guest spots from original/former Plastic Ono band members Eric Clapton, bassist Klaus Voormann and drummer Jim K... more info