Guardian Music — Singer-songwriter celebrated for his beautiful and haunting music has taken his own life, aged 47Mark Linkous, the musician better known as Sparklehorse, has died. The singer-songwriter celebrated for his beautiful, haunting and melancholy music took... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — We lost another great talent this weekend. Yet another tragic loss. That is what immediately came to mind when I read of Mark Linkous’s suicide last night; that and the recent passing of Vic Chesnutt in December. This morning I pulled out a number ... more info

Lost In Your Inbox — Sunday brought some very sad news to the music world. Mark Linkous, otherwise known as Sparklehorse , died by suicide this weekend. He'd suffered--and I mean suffered--from deep depression for a long time. Several years ago I remember re... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mark Linkous' dramatic, lush music often came from a place of pain. In 1996, Linkous actually died for two minutes after ingesting a dangerous mix of Valium and antidepressants while on tour in the U.K. behind Sparklehorse's 1995 debut Viva... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mark Linkous' dramatic, lush music often came from a place of pain. In 1996, Linkous actually died for two minutes after ingesting a dangerous mix of Valium and antidepressants while on tour in the U.K. behind Sparklehorse's 1995 debut Vivadixiesubma... more info

Guardian Music — The maverick producer's collaboration with Sparklehorse and David Lynch is to be re-released. And this time, the CDs won't be blank ...Danger Mouse's 2009 album with Sparklehorse, Dark Night of the Soul, is to see an official re-release this summer. ... more info

Live Daily — Victoria Williams, Todd Nance of Widespread Panic and Guy Picciotto of Fugazi will be among the artists paying tribute to Vic Chesnutt for two nights at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, GA. "The Vic Shows: A Celebration of Vic Chesnutt's Life and Music... more info

My Old Kentucky — It didn't make much more than ripple in the big pond, but Paul Burch and the WPA Ballclub's 2009 release, Still Your Man, was a dandy. Never one to rest on his laurels, Burch, perhaps better known in many circles as "one of those guys from Lambchop,"... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Camper Van Beethoven: 2009-12-28, San Francisco [mp3,ogg,flac] "New Roman Times" [mp3] Camper Van Beethoven: 2009-12-27, Petaluma [mp3,ogg,flac] "The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon" [mp3] other Camper Van Beeth... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about songs that give you the shivers. This time we want tracks about famous people from the pastThe last week has been a sombre one, unavoidably so. It was touching too though, an example of why RR is a real community and one with ... more info