Guardian Music — Don't pay any attention to their name – these north London newbies are not yuck at all, they're pretty good, sounding like a shoegazey Sonic YouthHometown: London.The lineup: Jonny (drums), Daniel (vocals, rhythm guitar), Max (lead guitar), Ma... more info

My Old Kentucky — Photo: Jay Janner, AMERICAN-STATESMANAfter the life that he’s lived and almost lost, it’s no surprise that Alejandro Escovedo puts on an incendiary performance that would probably embarrass most artists half his age. At nearly sixty, an... more info

Guardian Music — The Rolling Stones' guitarist has apparently given up drinking. It's the end of rock'n'roll as we know it ...April Fool's Day has come early. As a flock of flying pigs sped across the London skyline last night, the Sun revealed that Keith Richards ha... more info

Allmusic Blog — Arriving a year after the British Invasion kick-started and two years before the Summer of Love, 1965 sometimes gets overlooked among the great years of the '60s, but a convincing case could be made that it showcases how creatively fertile the decade... more info

ContactMusic — Ronnie Wood was spotted buying a mystery woman roses yesterday (25.01.10).The 62-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist - who has been spotted with a number of... more info

ET Online — Will.i.am is back on the commercial gridiron this coming Super Bowl with a new anthem for a new generation, and he tells ET that he turned what started out as a Flo TV ad into an opportunity to help Haiti. "So [the Flo TV people are] like, 'Ye... more info

Perez Hilton — Wow! Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has reportedly given up alcohol, not having a drink in four months! A source close to Keith explains: "There's no guarantees that he'll say off it — but he's doing really well so far. He has always qu... more info

MTV.com News — Legendary rockers will perform parts of 'Won't Get Fooled Again,' 'Tommy' and more hits during the halftime showBy Larry Carroll The Who's Roger Daltry Photo: Don Arnold/ Getty Images Now that the regular-season games are over, football fa... more info

Stereogum — It seems like just seven months ago we were blogging about Pearl Jam playing "Get Some" on the very first Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien. Now the deals have been brokered, the lawyers have been lawyered, and the good times, which is to say the No... more info

Rolling Stone — Conan O’Brien’s tenure as host of The Tonight Show has apparently officially come to an end. As CNN reported this morning, O’Brien and NBC agreed on a roughly $45 million payout for the redheaded host and his staff in a deal that will permit Oâ... more info