Quick Before It Melts — It was a great story about the making of an amazing record that was also a fantastic documentary.  If you’ve never seen  I Am Trying To Break Your Heart (directed by Sam Jones) about the making of Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, then you’ve... more info

Sweetheart Of The Radio — 5. Richmond Fontaine - We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River MP3: Richmond Fontaine - We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River Richmond Fontaine On Myspace Support The Artist. Buy. Buy. Buy. Previously On SOTR: Willy Vlautin ... more info

Troubled Souls Unite — So it begins...50. Explosions In The Sky - How Strange, Innocence (2000)Most fans of this band will deride my choosing this Explosions album as their lone appearance in my top 50 list. But there's something beautifully juvenile and gorgeous about th... more info

Troubled Souls Unite — Drumroll please!10. Steve Earle - TownesIn memory of his mentor, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle put out this album full of covers. From the patently country White Freightliner Blues, to the harsh blues of Lungs, Earle does a fantastic job paying tribu... more info

411 Mania — It's time, North America... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Glenn Kotche's Top 10 albums of 2009 (via) 1. Califone - All My Friends Are Funeral Singers 2. Jim O'Rourke - The Visitor 3. Alex Cline - Continuation 4. John Luther Adams - The Place We Began 5. Tortoise -... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Glenn Kotche's Top 10 albums of 2009 (via) 1. Califone - All My Friends Are Funeral Singers 2. Jim O'Rourke - The Visitor 3. Alex Cline - Continuation 4. John Luther Adams - The Place We Began 5. Tortoise -... more info

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NME — Jeff Tweedy and co to hit the road in February more info

Live Daily — The annual 10,000 Lakes Festival in Detroit Lakes, MN, will take a hiatus because of financial difficulties. Promoters of the multi-day fest, which ran for the past seven Julys, posted a notice on the event website last week that said the 10KLF could... more info