Stereogum — Yesterday afternoon, Ryan the intern took his lunch break to celebrate the release of Cardinology at the Café Select on Lafayette Street. The small SoHo eatery hosted some 50 folks sans day jobs, and with internet connections to read the rumors. ... more info

Perfect Porridge — Ryan Adams and the Cardinals new album, Cardinology, hits stores this week on Lost Highway Records. Adams, if you haven’t heard, is still sober. He’s writing good, yet predictable songs sure to be gobbled up by the masses. To that point, Cardinol... more info

Rolling Stone — • Elvis Tops Richest Dead Celebs List Top stories from the last three days: • New Reviews: Ryan Adams, John Legend • AC/DC #1 in 29 Countries • Charles R. Cross on Cobain Unseen • Jonas Brothers: New Movie, Elvis Costello • MTV Launches A... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Ryan Adams played a semi-secret show at Cafe Select today on Lafayette Street. Nobody seemed to be able to confirm or deny allegations of the show until I got there for the (supposed)... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Ryan Adams' prodigious songwriting gift has yielded an ever-growing body of work that's better viewed as a series of snapshots of his thoughts more info

Rolling Stone — In this week’s New Music Report, Rolling Stone’s Christian Hoard discusses the week’s biggest stories, including the impending release of Chinese Democracy and the launch of the Metallica tour. Click above for these stories as well as a look at... more info

Rolling Stone — The big-ticket album season is officially here. This week sees a number of highly-anticipated releases, including the latest from alt-country weirdo Ryan Adams. Will Hermes says of Cardinology, “Drunk on melody, high on musical history, but all his... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Possibly one at Cafe Select on Lafayette at 2:00? Answer: not so far. Kyle got there a little after 2 and nothing was going on. Update #2: The show might be at 4:00 (the original message in the message board... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Atlas Sound - Two Halloween Dances (Mediafire link) (via) Blake & Amy Winehouse (more) Halloween is Friday! NYC shows this year include Apes & Androids @ (le) poisson rouge, Ryan Adams @ the Apollo, World/Inferno Friendship Society @ Brookl... more info

Buzzgrinder — A few of these releases kind of snuck up on me. Or completely caught me off guard. I didn't even know Lovedrug, Bloc Party and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez were working on new albums. And a Rodrigo y Gabriela live album? Yes please! And all the releases ... more info