Mercury News, California — Ice-T, Hollies, Afghan Whigs, Joni Mitchell, Ry Cooder collections from Rhino should also prove popular this holiday season. more info

The Telegraph — Ry Cooder has made some of the most memorable film soundtrack music and this collection includes the wonderful Paris, Texas and The Long Riders more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Plus, Ben Flocks' soulful, heartfelt 'Battle Mountain.'What possible street cred could there be in a roots-country record sung by three New York-born, Los Angeles-reared sisters and produced by a guy who grew up in Santa Monica? Plenty, when the sing... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — What possible street cred could there be in a roots-country record sung by three New York-born, Los Angeles-reared sisters and produced by a guy who grew up surrounded by the surf and sand of Santa Monica? Plenty, as it turns out, when the singers ar... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Americana Music Assn.’s annual Grammy eve show at the Troubadour has rapidly turned into a must-see event for roots-music aficionados. This year’s concert tonight quickly sold out and took on an added emotional dimension as it was quickly fra... more info

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Here Comes The Flood — Franc Cinelli is an Italian singer-songwriter living in London who fell under the spell of the inmates Alcatraz, the notorious Federal prison off the coast of San Francisco, CA. He became enamored with the outlaws after reading a book about murde... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Quick chat: 'We have to hurry up and be smart,' says Ry Cooder, whose latest album, 'Election Special,' is a blues-rock-tinged commentary on today's politics.L.A. guitar institution Ry Cooder is set to release his album "Election Special" Tuesday, a ... more info

USA Today Music — Plus, new releases from Ry Cooder, The Heavy and Dustin Lynch. more info

Prefix — A day after Devo announced their plans to record “Don’t Roof Rack Me, Bro! (Remember Seamus),” an ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ry-cooder-writes-song-about-mitt-romneys-dog/68005/ more info