Said the Gramophone — Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - "Optimist vs. The Silent Alarm (When The Saints Go Marching In)" A '96 Lady Trenmoller. Two busted headlights, small as fuck, pink as anything. Full of automated stuff that you have to do manually. The tape player... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketEminem is releasing two separate albums in 2009. Making up for lost time, eh? [AV Club]Please, please be true: Daft Punk may write an original score for 'Tron 2.' [Pitchfork]Economic news gets worse every day, but at least... more info

JamBase — ATMOSPHERE ANNOUNCES "WHEN GOD GIVES YOU UGLY" NORTH AMERICAN TOUR P.O.S Direct Support On Select Dates Atmosphere Atmosphere plans to bring their brand of literate, forward-thinking hip-hop to the masses this spring with the announcement of their... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketPossibly, maybe R.I.P. Touch and Go. [Pitchfork]To cut the costs of music licensing, NBC has asked the Roots to write a staggering 200 new songs for their 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' gig. [Rolling Stone]Not all songs ab... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Fusion 45 said...Opus In Four PostsThe Ageless Cowgirl - Emmylou Harris' Cowgirl's PrayerThe Sister of Glory - Have A Little Faith from Mavis StaplesShifting Gears - Michael Formanek's Wide Open SpacesWhen Sunny Gets Blue - Sarah Vaughanhttp://www.fu... more info

The Music Fix — News: Strummercamp have announced the headliners for this year's festival: Billy Bragg, The Alarm and The Damned. The festival takes place on 22-24 May 2009 at Manchester Rugby Club. The Damned and The Alarm kick off their double headed UK tour at t... more info

ContactMusic — ASHTON KUTCHER and his next door neighbour have gone public with their war of words over a Hollywood building project which is giving the actor a headache. Kutcher ... more info

Stereogum — The Norwegian band I Was A King is the brainchild of Frode Strømstads. The new self-titled album, which follows 2007's Losing Something Good for Something Better, features Serena-Maneesh's Emil Nikolaisen on bass, drums and a co-production credit,... more info

Totally Fuzzy — MockBa said... LA ISLA RECORDS // UPDATES * Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (2007) * Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (2005) * Audioslave - Audioslave (2002) * Blur - The Best Of (2000) * Oasis - Acoustic At The... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

Sky News — The construction industry in Britain last month shrank at its most dramatic rate in a decade. more info