Mjsbigblog — Photo: Ruben Studdard Ruben Studdard, Melinda Doolittle, and David Cook attended a Ronald McDonald House benefit in New York City last night. David Cook performed three songs – Living on a Prayer, Light On, and Radiohead’s High... more info

Guardian Music — Arena, ManchesterWhen they emerged in 2001, people knew what to expect from Linkin Park. They were a junior Limp Bizkit, a nu-metal boy band who fused rap and grunge to sell millions of albums. A decade on, their fans arrive in Range Rovers rather th... more info

Guardian Music — Like Mumford & Sons, this London band offer a glimpse of the pastoral with their infectious semi-acoustic dittiesHometown: East London.The lineup: Pete Liddle (vocals, guitar), Matt Taylor (guitar), Scott Miller (bass), Will Harvey (violin), Jon Warr... more info

Stereogum — The next Death Cab album is “not a guitar-based record … we’ve been into vintage keyboards and playing with that palette.” So says Ben Gibbard of DCFC’s Narrow Stairs follow-up, expected next Spring, set to feature 12-13 songs. He claims Br... more info

Stereogum — As we mentioned last month, Thom Yorke has teamed up with Bryan Ferry, Mark Ronson, Bob Hoskins, tennis player Andy Murray, and British Prime Minister David Cameron for a silent charity single called “2 Minute Silence.” I made a John Cage referen... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — (photo via 107.7 The End) Last night Ben Gibbard, Death Cab For Cutie’s frontman/lead singer played an acoustic solo benefit show in Seattle. He played a new song that should see a spot on Death Cab For Cutie’s new album. He also covered Radiohea... more info

Guardian Music — Radio 4Beat It – The World of the Modern Drummer (Radio 4) wasn't exactly revelatory, but it had a couple of things in its favour. First was Phill Jupitus as presenter: crisp, clear, lively delivery plus some knowledge and personality. Then there ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Neil McCormick profiles The National. I think the National are one of those groups (like REM and Radiohead in their moment) who have stumbled into a zone where the magical confluence between genuinely poetic language and the songcraft of melody,... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mihai Vancea said... Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz (2010) Review - It’s too long and a little messy. The Age of Adz is bound to be divisive for fans of Illinois, but since I was never too much into the old Sufjan Stevens, I like this album a lot.... more info

Guardian Music — Stepping in at 6Music, John Peel's son Tom Ravenscroft is proving a real chip off the old blockThis week saw the anniversary of John Peel's death, six years ago on Monday. He was often mentioned in the campaign to save 6Music, a station many regard a... more info