Guardian Music — New album Orion will end Adams's break from music. But is heavy metal really the best way to solve a hearing problem?Ryan Adams has ended his musical hiatus by announcing a new album, described as his "most legit metal record". Orion will be released... more info

Chorus.fm — Paste has a new *Ryan Adams and the Cardinals* (http://www.myspace.com/ryanadamsandthecardinals) photo slideshow (http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2010/03/ten-photos-from-neal-casals-ryan-adams-the-cardina.html) up. more info

Chorus.fm — *Ryan Adams (http://absolutepunk.net/ryanadams)* will release a metal album next week on vinyl, through his label, PAX-AM. Some info and a song clip can be heard here (http://ryanada.ms/). Submitted by doyouhas? more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Carwyn Ellis has played with some of the giants of music, although you’ve probably never heard of him. But with his new band Colorama and a charity single with some of the biggest names in rock in aid of the Haiti disaster, he’s hoping ... more info

Stereogum — At his website, longtime metal fan Ryan Adams says he and his Pax-Am label are planning to press a new album called Orion next week. He calls the collection his “most legit METAL record” to date, but after listening, my money’s still on that la... more info

Pitchfork — Over on Ryan Adams' website, the alt-country vet has a fun little piece of news: "We're going to begin pressing ORION -- my most legit METAL record -- on vinyl next week. Have a listen to the song below and let us at PAXAM [Adams' label] know if you'... more info

Pitchfork — Last week, we learned about the existence of the Toronto eatery Sky Blue Sky Sandwich Company, a spot where every item on the menu is named after a Wilco tune. But Sky Blue Sky isn't the only restaurant where menu items are named in honor of an alt-c... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — This morning I was contemplating the week's contest prizes, and my wife queued up one of my favorite albums, the Silver Jews classic American Water. As we discussed songwriters who are also published poets, I told her about my... more info

Guardian Music — His debut album was nominated for the Mercury prize – then his label locked away the followup. For his third album, Fionn Regan is going it aloneFionn Regan sits in the ­window of an east London cafe, all spindly limbs and a great scoop of ... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about remembering famous people from the past. Now we want put your memory to the test againLast week you really could feel the strain as RRers scoured for songs that were really, truly, actually on topic. That you pulled it off is ... more info