Altsounds — *Check out The Decemberists featured on the cover of the May issue of PASTE magazine! *PASTE writes “Hazards is both the most daring and logical leap of the band’s career. It’s an hour-long romp through traditional Brit... more info

Stereogum — Picking up on the good vibes left by 2006's Guitarmageddon showdown, Stephen invited back Chris Funk along with the rest of the Decemberists for an interview (Colin defends his 19th century fixation) and a performance of "The Wanting Comes in Waves" ... more info

JamBase — Austin City Limits 2009 | October 2-4 | Zilker Park | Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival has announced the lineup for the 2009 event. Set to go down October 2-4 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX, the festival features 130 bands on 8 stages ov... more info

Stereogum — As festival-lineup announcement season (yes, it's its own season now) continues, the most entertaining game to play with respect to headliners is "What year is this, 1991?" I thought Lolla had it wrapped with their zeitgeist grabbing spread of Too... more info

411 Mania — Another set of rarities for Darfur benefit... more info

All About Jazz — Lineups for the Newport folk and jazz festivals indicate both are returning to their roots. Joan Baez and Pete Seeger, who played the first Newport festival in 1959 and remain vital figures in the folk genre, are scheduled to perform again this year... more info

Lost In Your Inbox — It's a mouthful, but it has to be said: today's episode of the contrast podcast finishes looking at the best of 2009 (so far) part two. My pick ( Fanfarlo ) was in last week's show but you should definitely check it out this we... more info

JamBase — Lollapalooza | 08.07 - 08.09 | Grant Park, Chicago Depeche Mode, Tool, Killers, Jane's Addiction, Beastie Boys, KOL, STS9, TV on the Radio Set to go down August 7-9 in Chicago's Grant Park, the Lollapalooza festival has announced the lineup for the... more info

My Old Kentucky — Wow Wow Wow...(click to enlarge)Depeche Mode * Tool * The Killers * Jane's Addiction * Beastie Boys * Kings of Leon * Lou Reed * Ben Harper and Relentless7 * Thievery Corporation * Snoop Dogg * Rise Against * Andrew Bird * TV on the Radio * Vampire W... more info

MTV.com News — Tool, The Killers join previously announced headliners Kings of Leon, Jane's Addiction, Beastie Boys and Depeche Mode.By James Montgomery The Killers' Brandon Flowers Photo: John Shearer/ WireImage Well, now we know all six. Last month, af... more info