Pitchfork - Tours — 02-12 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *02-14 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *02-17 Pamona, CA - Glass House &02-18 Los Angeles, CA - EchoPlex &^03-05 Portland, OR - Backspace03-06 Seattle, WA - The Vera Project03-07 Vancouver, Britis... more info

The Newsroom — Exclusive interview with Ryan Jarman and former The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr to discuss The Cribs' new lineup and the band's new album Ignore the Ignorant. more info

MTV.com News — The son of another famous drummer, Starkey has actually been working with the band since 1996.By Gil Kaufman Zak Starkey performs during the Super Bowl XLIV halftime show Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic Every classic-rock fan knows the tita... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) A dispute over a failed movie involving rapper/actor Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, is at the heart of a new legal situation between the power couple and a financier for the feature.   Legal papers filed Friday (Feb. ... more info

ContactMusic — WILL SMITH and JADA PINKETT SMITH have filed legal papers in Los Angeles in an effort to avoid a cash plea from a former business partner.The Smiths claim the man... more info

Guardian Music — Academy, NewcastleAlong with the BBC's Sound of the Year poll, the annual NME awards tour is a useful barometer of where pop is headed. Last year's bash gave White Lies and Friendly Fires a springboard while Florence and the Machine ­predicted th... more info

Guardian Music — From gigs in camper vans to being on TV with Jay-Z, it's been a rollercoaster of a ride for Stornoway so far. No wonder they seem a bit scared and bewilderedThe first time I met Stornoway, it was raining; a heavy grey downpour was falling on last yea... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Progressive groove outfit U-Melt have announced a massive tour promoting their forthcoming album Perfect World. The release party is a hometown show at The Bowery Ballroom in New York: 02/12 Castaway’s, Ithaca, NY 02/13 Nietzsche’... more info

Guardian Music — Following Faber's brown-nosing public appeal for Morrissey's memoirs, I'm launching my own bid to get a star's book on the blog"If there's something you'd like to try, ask me I won't say no, how could I?" sang Morrissey in 1986, and Faber editor Lee ... more info

Guardian Music — Lee Brackstone says publishing singer's memoirs would be 'the fulfilment of my most pressing and persistent publishing dream'A Faber editor has written an open letter to Morrissey pleading with the singer to bring his "much-rumoured memoir to the Hou... more info