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

Rolling Stone — Kyle Minogue announced her first-ever U.S. tour today. The Aussie pop star will hit only five U.S. cities (and one Canadian market, Toronto) this fall, but promoter Bill Silva is hopeful there’s more to come: “We are confident in the tour’s suc... more info

JamBase — STEVE EARLE ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR, IN-STORE EVENTS, AND NPR IN SUPPORT OF TOWNES, NEW ALBUM OF TOWNES VAN ZANDT SONGS OUT MAY 12 VIA NEW WEST RECORDS Steve Earle & Townes Van Zandt Steve Earle is hitting the road in support of Townes (... more info

Twangville — When I first heard Steve Earle was recording an album of all Townes songs I was like, well, guess he took so much flack from his last album, he’s trying to redeem himself with some old time fans.  But then I realized that Steve probably doesn’... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Justin Townes Earle went into the same business as his father. Steve Earle, the acclaimed singer and songwriter, passed on a lifetime's worth of advice about music and rebellion. Justin says his father wasn't easy to rebel against. "I could... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Steve Earle [ tickets ] has mapped a late-spring headlining tour that carries over into summer as he begins to back his latest project, a musical tribute to songsmith Townes Van Zandt [ tickets ].... continued more info

Pop Candy — I got a lot of great feedback after the last podcast, so I was inspired to make another all-music mix for you guys this week. It wasn't too hard, considering a lot of cool stuff was either just released or... more info