Rolling Stone — The Big News: T.I.’s Paper Trail remain perched atop the Top 200 despite a 69% sales decrease, selling roughly 176,000 copies in its second week. Metallica’s Death Magnetic jumped from five last week to two, adding another 65,000 copies to its al... more info

The Late Greats — I have to thank Songs:Illinois for this week’s favorite. He compare K.C. Mckanzie to Gillian Welch, which got my attention. I listened to song below and fell in love. I went to eMusic and downloaded the whole album. It is great. Late Grea... more info

MTV.com News — Tip keeps Metallica out of the top spot for the second week in a row.By Chris Harris T.I.'s Paper Trail Photo: Atlantic Records After putting an end to Metallica's three-week run at Billboard's #1, T.I. begins his reign as the nation's b... more info

Altsounds — ---Quote--- When I started Pastepunk during my first year of college, the plan was to write reviews of local shows and CDs that I had owned. There were no other goals and no big ambitions. The word "blog" had yet to be coined and the MP3 will still a... more info

Altsounds — ---Quote--- When I started Pastepunk during my first year of college, the plan was to write reviews of local shows and CDs that I had owned. There were no other goals and no big ambitions. The word "blog" had yet to be coined and the MP3 will still a... more info

Rolling Stone — Bob Dylan, “Mississippi” Three versions of this stark, bluesy Time Out of Mind outtake appear on Tell Tale Signs, and each is a hard-boiled but heartfelt meditation on loss, both personal and historical. [Listen] [Review] Rise Against, “Audien... more info

New York Times — New releases from Rise Against, Lucinda Williams and Rudresh Mahanthappa. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Next Week's US Album Chart Projections:Four debuts, and maybe five, are headed for next week’s leader board, led by Rise Against (Geffen/Interscope) with a projected 70-75k cd sales. That total appears to be enough for a #2 finish behind reign... more info

Rolling Stone — The latest entry in Bob Dylan’s “Bootleg Series” leads the slate of new releases hitting stores today. Dylan’s Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 collects three discs worth of outtakes, b-sides and live tracks from his late-career res... more info

Kerrang! — Anti-Flag singer Justin Sane plans to release his second solo effort in 2009. Suggesting that the new album will be more personal than his 2002 record Life, Love And The Pursuit Of Justice, Sane also says that lyrics address his international roots... more info