Stereogum — Last week, Superchunk frontman Mac McCaughin fulfilled a Halloween tradition by sharing a solo cover of the Sisters Of Mercy’s “First And Last And Always.” This week, he’s assembled his full band to cover “Come Pick Me Up,” a classic from... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — For years, Ryan Adams was a faucet of music that your needed only to turn the knob and album after album would come pouring out.  Between 2000-2011, Adams had 19+ releases in the form of albums, EPs and exclusive singles.  Then for the last three y... more info

Stereogum — Even with my never-ending obsession with music from the early ’80s, it’s a pretty rare opportunity when I get the chance to write anything about my favorites from that era. Last week, one of those rare opportunities popped up. I called Jim Kerr, ... more info

Stereogum — “Stay With Me” is one of the most Bryan-Adams-y songs on Ryan’s new highly Bryan-esque self-titled LP. It is not a cover of the Sam Smith song; in fact, there’s a good chance Adams has never heard Smith’s “Stay With Me” and doesn’t kn... more info

Stereogum — Chicago’s Bloodshot Records is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with the release of a compilation album that features bands covering songs by some of the artists that have been on the label’s roster, which includes Ryan Adams, Neko Case... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Public radio station KCSN (88.5 FM) continues to solidify its place as a key mainstream alternative, one whose focus on rock, folk, blues and twangy Americana is well represented in its just-announced series of benefit concerts.  more info

Stereogum — With the way Ryan Adams churns out music, it makes sense that he would be able to come up with a decent song right on the spot. That’s exactly what he did at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass concert last weekend. Towards the end of his s... more info

NME — Pre-sales for live dates start tomorrow (October 8) more info

NME — The singer will play seven dates at the end of February more info