L.A. Times - Entertainment — The idea of a heavy-metal awards show, with paparazzi flashbulbs and celebrity wranglers, seems odd. Metal is outsiders' music, forged in dank garages by fans for whom Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister is a sex object. But it's also competitive. The co... more info

USA Today Music — Let Alison Krauss have Robert Plant. Nickel Creek fiddle player 'Sara Watkins will take John Paul Jones for her solo project, ... more info

Guardian Music — Björk fronting Led Zeppelin? Coldplay recording in zero gravity? Nine Inch Nails working with Timbaland? It can only be April Fool's Day? Right?To anybody visiting from another planet, yesterday would have seemed like a landmark day for musical te... more info

NME — Coldplay record in zero gravity, and other April Fools' Day madness more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Without undermining the musical and pop culture knowledge of some of our older readers (if we have any?), or that of our younger readers who are "in" this particular "know," if you haven't heard of this band, Small Faces, or this song: pay close atte... more info

Slowcoustic — The Subject: Tony Dekker How Do You Know Subject: Lead in the band Great Lake Swimmers Subject's Reason for Speaking: Album "Lost Channels" being released March 31, 2009 Why Do We Care: Because it's the Great Lake Swimmers new Album, damn it! So Tony... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook Roy Harper Some artists are so marbled into their craft that they've become invisible to most over time. They are an influence felt but rarely named, something experienced second hand through those they've inspired. While Roy ... more info

Kerrang! — Crossover kings The Prodigy were celebrating last night as their new album, Invaders Must Die, topped the official UK albums chart. Lamb Of God's latest long player, Wrath, debuted at Number 25, while former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant's coll... more info

MTV.com News — 'Slumdog Millionaire' soundtrack makes big jump, thanks to Oscar buzz.By Gil Kaufman Taylor Swift Photo: Candice Lawler Taylor Swift is making this look way, way too easy. The country superstar will notch her 10th time at #1 on the Billb... more info

All About Jazz — Soulful pop singer Sharon Little was working as a waitress at the start of 2008, but it didn't take her long to grab a spot as the opening act for Robert Plant, Alison Krauss and T-Bone Burnett on their Raising Sand tour. Though she might be called a... more info