Totally Fuzzy — The Sore Losers (Hasselt, Belgium) melted their love for rock, country, blues, folk and garage into a sound very much their own. Rumour has it comparisons with The Raconteurs, The Rolling Stones, Reigning Sound and more fascinating folks are plent... more info

Stereogum — Alongside rote one-dimensional characters and an overly familiar critique of wealthy liberals, Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom features plenty of clunky indie rock references, including mentions of Ben Gibbard and Jack White and an analysis of a Bright ... more info

Stereogum — Wilco did it at Wrigley field in 2008, and now Arcade Fire’s tackled “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” for the Cubs. Members Will Butler and Marika Shaw did the honors Saturday night, singing and swaying to get the crowd into the song during the se... more info

VH1 Blog — Despite numerous tour dates and side projects (especially for in-demand free-jazz guitarist Nels Cline), Wilco have nonetheless managed to carve out studio time and are nearly finished recording a new album, Spin reports. Tentatively titled Get Well ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Every once in a while we stumble upon new, interesting SoundCloud stories. When they were writing material for their new album ‘Light the Shallows’, Melbourne-based indie rock band Tall Buildings used the SoundCloud as a collaborative tool to ... more info

Guardian Music — Move over George Formby – the Pearl Jam frontman has announced his second solo album, Ukulele Songs, is out in MayGrunge legend Eddie Vedder has announced he will release a ukulele solo album. The Pearl Jam frontman will follow in the footsteps of ... more info

NME — Wilco and Deerfoof members also join Ono for show more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ben said... Daily Downloads, Mar 10.11 Cannonball Adderley: Accent On Africa Air: Air Song Animal Collective: Fall Be Kind EP Art Ensemble Of Chicago: People In Sorrow Albert Ayler: Witches & Devils (Spirits) Bad Religion: All Ages Big Boi: Sir Lusci... more info

Guardian Music — Summoning the spirit of Alex Chilton, this singer-songwriter turns sadness into something lovely with his soft and sibilant voiceHometown: Northampton.The lineup: Liam Dullaghan (guitar, vocals).The background: Liam Dullaghan, a lifelong fan of Big S... more info

Topix — Levon Helm joins Wilco June 24-26 at Mass MoCA for this year's Solid Sound Festival. more info