Prefix — Photo by Ryan Russell Against Me! has had a busy summer supporting The Cult on its North American ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/against-me-announces-west-coast-headline-tour-fest/67022/ more info

Prefix — They’ve been talking about and performing tracks from the “Satan ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/the-mountain-goats-announce-new-album-transcendent/66994/ more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, read "biographical details" written by John Hodgman. more info

KEXP Seattle — Stephen Colbert loved them so that he personally invited the band to make their national television debut on the Colbert Report.  GQ remarked, “[Singer/Songrwriter] John Darnielle’s not just one of the greatest songwriters working today — heâ€... more info

Guardian Music — 2003: R Kelly builds his picture of a perfect night with a smooth performance that is as expert and intimate as SinatraThere's a cult of R Kelly which adores his knowing preposterousness – the side of him that makes R&B melodrama Trapped In The Clo... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new Rufus Wainwright album, Out of the Game (out May 1st). The New Yorker features an excerpt from Ian McEwan's forthcoming novel, Sweet Tooth. Tone Deaf interviews Mountain Goats bassist Peter Hughes. The Brooklyn Baker (the... more info

Guardian Music — Tributes to the revered musician began flooding the internet immediately as the world learned he had passed away at 71Levon Helm, the acclaimed and beloved multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, drummer and singer for the Band lost a long battle with can... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Varsity Online reports that John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats wills erve as poetry editor for the anthology The Mays XX. Author Adam Wilson is writing letters to Mad Men character Don Draper at the Paris Review. Paste features a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Mountain Goats @ Antone's in January (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * Nass Gnawa @ Zebulon * Needle Gun @ The Stone * Salamander Wool @ The Stone * Crystal Castles (DJ set) @ Yotel * The... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Stream Sharon Van Etten's new album, Tramp, at NPR. The Panel Borders podcast interviews cartoonist Craig Thompson about his graphic novel Habibi. Mountain Xpress profiles John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats. The Mountain Goats originated with Darni... more info