Altsounds — Portland's chief exponents of literary rock, Richmond Fontaine have announced the release of 'Lost in the Trees', their new single and first from the upcoming album 'The High Country'. Produced by John Askew (The Dodos, Karl Blau) 'Lost in the Tr... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Gumshoe said... Mourn with Gumshoe on the many untimely deaths of 2010, Leslie Nielson, Jimmy Dean, Captain Beefheart, J.D. Salinger and many others among them. LISTEN. Learn. http://gumshoegrove.com Walker said... Bjork- Unplugged (1994) @ 320 Than... more info

Guardian Music — Last time was all about fessing up to messing up. This week we're after songs in tune with imperial dynastiesHello to you all. Another topic, another heated debate. If I was going to write a series of head-spinningly wonderful pop records (and whose ... more info

Guardian Music — Last week, we sweated over manual labour. Now let's all get lean and green with the pedal machineTinkle Tinkle! Mind out, mate! What's that? A red light? Ha, means nothing to me. Check me out! SQUISH.Yes, it's the mad, bad and dangerous world of bicy... more info

Song, by Toad — [Click on the images to enlarge them, and go to Blueback Hotrod to view the full set.  I'd like to say a big thank you to Dylan for filming the interview and for letting me use his photos, both for this post and for the titles for the videos.] It ... more info

Sweetheart Of The Radio — 5. Richmond Fontaine - We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River MP3: Richmond Fontaine - We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River Richmond Fontaine On Myspace Support The Artist. Buy. Buy. Buy. Previously On SOTR: Willy Vlautin ... more info

8/1 — 50 Kurt Vile – Childish Prodigy49 Jay-Z – The Blueprint 348 Raphael Saadiq – The Way I See It47 Alasdair Roberts – Spoils46 Broadcast & The Focus Group - …Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age45 Richmond Fontaine ... more info

Guardian Music — It's a big challenge for any songwriter: can you capture that moment when a life changes forever, asks Rob Fitzpatrick?It's a big challenge for any songwriter: can you capture that moment when a life changes forever?Some things stick with you your ... more info

Uncut — In the email newsletter I send out every Monday (you can subscribe to it on uncut.co.uk), I wrote about the number of great gigs looming over the next few weeks, starting tonight, in fact, with The Hold Steady at the Islington Academy. I'm going to t... more info

All About Jazz — By: Dennis Cook There's not many voices with more exposed nerve endings, more unpasteurized feeling than Jason Molina, a sound as lonely as the world's first ghost and as comforting as gospel music to folks in turmoil. Molina and his ever-searching,... more info