Rolling Stone — Friends and relatives of Sparklehorse leader Mark Linkous have been sharing memories of the gifted musician, who took his own life this weekend, in online tributes today. As Rolling Stone reported, Linkous shot himself in the heart in Tennessee Satur... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by James Cadden This weekend, we learned the sad news that Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous had taken his own life. The New York Times reports that Linkous shot himself in the heart in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was 47. Over the course of his c... more info

NME - The Video Blog — Mark Linkous, the man behind US indie cult band Sparklehorse, took his own life on Saturday (March 6). Here we pick out some of his most memorable moments. ‘Gold Day’ (2001 single, featured on ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’) “Sparklehorse hav... more info

ContactMusic — RADIOHEAD bassist COLIN GREENWOOD has paid tribute to late SPARKLEHORSE star MARK LINKOUS - thanking the singer-songwriter for his "beautiful music".Linkous, 47, was... more info

Pop Crunch — Happy Monday, PopCruncers. Did you know that today is International’s Women’s Day? -Meet Elinor Birkitt….The Woman Dubbed the Kanye West of The Academy Awards….. -Mark Linkous — frontman of the rock band Sparklehorse –has committed suici... more info

The Playlist — Music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas and her team over at Chop Shop must've been feeling very nostalgic for their college rock days in putting together the soundtrack for the forthcoming romantic drama non-"Twilight" Robert Pattinson vehicle "Remember... more info

The Music Fix — Blog: Greg Belton gives a personal reflection on the passing of the man behind Sparklehorse.It's a strange feeling sitting here listening to Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot by Sparklehorse knowing that the genius behind it, Mark Linkous, is no lon... more info

KEXP Seattle — Mark Linkous, better known to the musical world as Sparklehorse, took his own life over the weekend. Linkous had a previous brush with death after a near-lethal mix of meds in 1996. He leaves behind a strong if small canon of fantastically dark music... more info

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NME - The Daily Download — Here's a round-up of the ten best free downloads you can find elsewhere on the internet this week. Foals - 'Spanish Sahara’ With all the recent buzz about the new Foals song, it's no surprise there are already some great remixes of it out there. M... more info