JamBase — BLIND PILOT LANDS SUPPORT SLOT FOR UPCOMING THE DECEMBERISTS TOUR BAND IN THE MIDDLE OF FIRST-EVER U.S. TOUR Blind Pilot The Portland, Oregon based indie-folk-pop outfit Blind Pilot, touring as a six-piece with Israel Nebeker (vocals, guitar), Ry... more info

Topix — AUSTIN, Texas - After Colin Meloy and his band, the Decemberists, completed the first performance of their new 17-song "folk opera," "The Hazards of Love," Meloy's encore of "I Was Meant for the Stage" had particular resonance. more info

Altsounds — *The Decemberists* have achieved their career-high chart position with the *iTunes* digital exclusive of *The Hazards of Love*, which was released March 17th and became the #1 album on the *iTunes Store* last week, debuting today at #1 on *Billb... more info

411 Mania — The Decemberists new release sees them stray from their roots to release a rock tinged concept album. Does the sea change lift them to a new plain or leave them floundering in a muddy ditch? Come and see. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — 'The Hazards of Love' sells 18,000 copies via digital download, giving record stores a chill. The latest release from the Decemberists landed at No. 14 on the ... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Since most of the Decemberists b-sides and bonus tracks are found on EPs, it was hard to pool them as a GBU created Unknown album. While so many bands put a different track on every version of their album, forcing fans to buy 8 copies...the December... more info

JamBase — mewithoutYou's New Album it's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright In Stores May 19, 2009 / Full U.S. Club Tour Beginning June 9 to be Announced Soon mewithoutYou Orchestrated-folk indie rockers mewithoutYou are set to release... more info

MTV.com News — U2 land at #2, while 'Twilight' soundtrack jumps to #3 on boost from DVD release.By Gil Kaufman Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted Photo: Sony BMG It's good to be back. That's what Kelly Clarkson must be thinking, as her return-to-form A... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I'm in the process of moving my blog over to a new host at Word Press. I've currently got the site up and running but haven't made the official move yet. My big problem is figuring out a whole new system. I'd love to make my graphics and look my own ... more info

Rolling Stone — Loudly leading the charge of new releases this week is Mastodon’s Crack the Skye, which garnered a four-star review from Rolling Stone. Setting out to reach their “Metallica moment,” the band hooked up with producer Brendan O’Brien for an alb... more info