Guardian Music — The X Factor has sent me running back to Treme. The music it celebrates is music with texture, with splinters and whorls, black-toothed and split-lippedI started watching Treme around the same time as the new series of The X Factor began. They have m... more info

NME — Tin whistle player to appear alongside Steve Earle in Hurricane Katrina series more info

Guardian Music — Ten years ago, he was alt-country's biggest star. Then he trashed his own career. But his latest album could be his best yet. Ryan Adams talks about tea and life in analogueRyan Adams would like to make something very clear. "I was never ever sat in... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Steve Earle in Austin in July (more by Tim Griffin) In the NY Post:You might recognize roots singer Steve Earle from his turn on the Big Easy HBO series "Treme." Or you might have seen him around town, walking or... more info

Guardian Music — A meditation on the death of Hank Williams has the morbid appeal of country musicThe circumstances surrounding the death of the country singer Hank Williams are mysterious and much disputed. All that is known for certain is that the 29-year-old singe... more info

Guardian Music — Booglaoo, LondonJustin Townes Earle has some serious musical heritage to live up to. The 29-year-old singer-songwriter is not only the son of multi-Grammy-winning US country singer, actor and political activist Steve Earle, but his middle name bears ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin Globe and Mail: What chapter are you in now? Steve Earle: Maybe it's the third one. This is my 14th studio album. The last five years, since I moved to New York, I feel at home... more info

Guardian Music — Readers' favourite photographs, songs and recipesSnapshot: Fun on the sandhills at AinsdaleAlmost every summer during the 1950s my parents would take myself, my brother and sister on regular day trips to Ainsdale beach in Lancashire. My father would ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Following up his new album and his debut novel, sharing the title I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive, country legend Steve Earle dropped by the KEXP studio to talk about both and play a few songs live. The album, which takes its name from the l... more info

KEXP Seattle — Although singer/songwriter Gillian Welch hasn’t been totally quiet over the past years, having performed and recorded with bands like The Decemberists, Bright Eyes, Solomon Burke, Steve Earle, Ralph Stanley, Ryan Adams, Alison Krauss, and many othe... more info