L.A. Times - News — Dozens of inmates at Pelican Bay prison have ended a hunger strike that begun nearly three weeks ago, according to a statement released Thursday morning by Corrections Secretary Matthew Cate. more info

Metalsucks — Sludge metal is a strange beast. On one end of the spectrum, you’ve got the Mastodon/High On Fire stoner crew, and on the other end you’ve got things like Cult of Luna, Pelican, Neurosis, and Giant Squid. So while I wasn’t really sure what to e... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD: Bee Control - "Now You Know" (MP3) Trevor De Brauw of Pelican (more by Paul Birman) "Bee Control is a hardcore trio composed of Dave Laney (Milemarker, Auxes, Challenger), Trevor de Brauw (Pelican, Tusk, Chord) and Theo... more info

Altsounds — On *Friday 28th January 2011*, *Haircut One Hundred* - one of Britain's leading iconic 1980s funk/pop bands will reform for a special one-off concert when they perform their debut album Pelican West in its entirety for the very first time at the... more info

Totally Fuzzy — arthurfromholland said... The Texas Tornedos(Live from the Limo) This Tex-Mex super group The Texas Tornados' last record, taped just before Christmas 1998, less than a year before the untimely death of singer and multi-instrumentalist Doug Sahm is A... more info

Totally Fuzzy — strahinja said... 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 501. DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS – Too-Rye-Ay (1982) 502. SIMPLE MINDS – New Gold Dream (1982) 503. MADNESS – Presents The Rise & Fall (1982) 504. DONALD FAGEN – The Nightfly (1982) 505... more info

Stereogum — It’s tough being in an instrumental Chicago-born post-rock (or instrumental metal or post-metal, or whatever) band. Just ask Pelican drummer Larry Herweg: When there’s no vocalist, folks tend to spend more time picking apart each instrument, its ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Swapmeet Louie said... U2 – “With Or Without You” | The Meaning Behind the Song: Download "With Or Without You" (live) Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Download “Black Dog” (acoustic) Thanks Fuzzy! http://www.thefrontloader.com VoodooSeb said... more info

Guardian Music — Accordionist who featured in the Beatles' 1967 Magical Mystery Tour filmThe accordionist Shirley Evans, who has died aged 78, accompanied Cliff Richard, Engelbert Humperdinck and Liberace and played Mabel the barmaid in TV advertisements for Carling ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG There are always casualties. Scion Rock Fest 2010 was incredible (review part 1 and part two), but like any festival, there will always be bands that you miss due to travel/scheduling/food/any number of other reasons. One band I... more info