Rolling Stone — Rolling Stone editor Kevin O’Donnell takes a close look at two reviews in our latest issue (Green Day Fights On) in this week’s New Music Report. First up is Steve Earle, whose 13th studio album, Townes, is a tribute to his songwriting hero, Town... more info

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Rolling Stone — You’ll have to wait until Friday to pick up a copy of Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown, but we assure you it’s worth the wait: The San Francisco punk trio’s follow-up to 2004’s Grammy-winning American Idiot earned a four-and-a-half star R... more info

Allmusic Blog — Steve Earle - Townes In his brief liner sketch on this album of Townes Van Zandt covers, songwriter Steve Earle writes: “I always read everything Townes told me to read. All of us did; we who followed him around, or simply bided our time in places ... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Steve Earle, today, has released his much anticipated follow-up to his 2007 Grammy Award-winning album Washington Square Serenade. Called TOWNES, and out on New West Records, it's a 15-song set that's comprised of songs written by Earle'... more info

USA Today Music — Back when he was still a brash young whelp, Steve Earle proclaimed, "Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world, ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — To my ears, Steve Earle covering Townes Van Zandt is a perfect pairing, and Earle's new album Townes is the rare covers record that captures the songwriting's spirit without ever feeling the need for duplicating the original songs. There... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — PopMatters interviews Steve Earle about his Townes Van Zandt covers album, Townes. You’re famously on record for saying that Townes is the greatest songwriter of all time. That’s not exactly what I said. It wasn’t a quote pulled ... more info

Live Daily — Plus: Crystal Method, Better Than Ezra, more * * * Green Day "21st Century Breakdown" (Reprise) The multi-platinum pop/punk act finally returns with a follow-up to its Grammy-winning 2004 effort, "American Idiot." Green Day's eighth studio effort,... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Joe Putrock There are singers, there are vocalists and there are guys with a voice. Sean Rowe has a voice, a warm baritone that was just made for singing folk-tinged blues songs and he can play guitar too, using his acoustic like a percussive... more info