Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn YuBaby mama and Hova's witness M.I.A. is very much back from her sabbatical and rearing to hit us with new music. Her Blaqstarr-boosted cover of Tom Waits classic/"The Wire" theme song "Way Down in the Hole" surfaced earlier this mon... more info

Guardian Music — Wilderness – Strand the Test of Time(from Pop Tarts Suck Toasted)A slow burner, but then isn't every post-rock song? It's the only genre where a chord change is a talking point. Baltimore's Wilderness are far from aimless though. There's too m... more info

The Late Greats — I have given the next album/artist a few shouts out this year. And after a quick Hype and Elbo, it seems that her music hasn’t taken the music blogs by storm. Which confuses me. More proof that over exposure doesn’t necessarily mean qua... more info

Paste Magazine — M.I.A. 's latest music video, a low-budget collaboration with Blaqstarr , begins with the Genesis-inspired lyrics of Tom Waits' "Way Down in the Hole." The first shot, all in black and white, is a close-up of Blaqstarr's face. He sings, "When you... more info

My Old Kentucky — M.I.A. and Blaqstarr do their take on Tom Waits' Way Down In The Hole. A must for all fans of The Wire. The video apparently only costs $9.95 to make!--------------------------------------------------------Official Site | MySpace | More MP3s | eMus... more info

Stereogum — More bulletpoints to add to the busiest retirement since Jay-Z pretended to do it: a XXX set, being super pregnant, and tangentially teasing the greatest television show to air before Don Draper poured his first scotch. Momma-to-be Maya teamed with ... more info

Pitchfork — The twentieth anniversary edition of the annual Rock for Kids Rock & Roll Charity Auction will take place December 5 at Chicago's Park West, with the aim of raising some coin for the city's homeless and underprivileged youngsters. Over the years, the... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — Last Friday, before his show at the Nokia Theater, I interviewed Southside Johnny Lyon. We had a great discussion about the making of his fabulous new album, Grapefruit Moon, as well as Tom Waits, the soul revival, Scarlett Johannson, the 30th anniv... more info

Altsounds — Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles embark on an extensive European tour that hits the UK & Ireland at the end of October playing in London, Nottingham, Manchester, Glasgow & Dublin. Langhorne Slim began his musical career in Brooklyn. He signed w... more info

Altsounds — Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles embark on an extensive European tour that hits the UK & Ireland at the end of October playing in London, Nottingham, Manchester, Glasgow & Dublin. Langhorne Slim began his musical career in Brooklyn. He signed w... more info