Guardian Music — (Alive)Brian Olive has his roots in the raw, guitar-dominated garage scene that spawned the Black Keys (whose Dan Auerbach co-produced Two of Everything), the White Stripes and two of his own alma maters, the Greenhornes and Soledad Brothers. What se... more info

Guardian Music — (Alive Naturalsound)Under the alias Oliver Henry, Brian Olive cut his chops in bands such as the Soledad Brothers and the Greenhornes: retro-leaning, attitudinal outfits who came to some prominence in the slipstream of the White Stripes. Next up are ... more info

Guardian Music — Mike Smith sketched almost every band he ever watched, and now his pictures are collected in a bookYou can spot the industry executives at gigs – they're the ones lost in concentration, brains computing an artist's potential commercial value, while... more info

Guardian Music — From Bruce Springsteen to the White Stripes, see how this record exec recorded memorable gigs with a pencil drawing more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Smoke Fairies at iTunes Festival (via iTunes UK) Smoke Fairies kick off a tour with Rasputina later this month. As mentioned, the tour does not include any NYC dates, but Smoke Fairies will return to NYC on August 22 at... more info

Guardian Music — Loser singer working on comeback album for country musician who sold 25m records in the 80s and 90sBeck is reportedly working on a comeback album by country singer Dwight Yoakam. Yoakam, who sold more than 25m records in the 80s and 90s, is plotting ... more info

NME - The Daily Download — 1. Black Milk feat Jack White – ‘Brain/Royal Mega’ It had to happen sooner or later. Jack White, man, musician, Raconteur, flogger of red and white merch and memorabilia, he of NME’s recent iPad app, has only gone and done a Joaquin. However... more info

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NME — 'Signed D.C' and 'I've Been Loving You Too Long' are doing the rounds on the web more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Harper's interviews Colson Whitehead about his new novel Zone One. 1. The premise of Zone One is that a plague has struck the world, forming legions of “skels” — zombies, essentially, though you never use the word. This would seem... more info