Stereogum — Matthew Houck, aka Phosphorescent, loves doing covers. In fact, you could argue the guy's addicted to them. Our last few posts on MH have dealt with his takes on Nick Cave's "Right Now I'm A-Roaming," the Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' ... more info

JamBase — BONNAROO TO INTRODUCE BONNAROO 365 ON JANUARY 11, 2009 STREAM FULL SETS ON BONNAROO.COM / PROGRAM TO DEBUT WITH FULL RACONTEURS PERFORMANCE The Raconteurs :: Bonnaroo 08 by Snyder Bonnaroo has announced BONNAROO 365, a program by which fans can... more info

Carrie Underwood scored wins in the “Favorite Female Singer” and “Favorite Country Song” (for the song “Last Name”) categories at the People’s Choice Awards last night, and Rascal Flatts took home the trophy for “Favorite Group.” As... more info

Music for Robots — Phosphorescent - Reasons To Quit. I’ve been waiting since November for Dead Oceans to release an mp3 from Phosphorescent’s To Willie, and you always kind of new it was going to be Reasons To Quit. The opening track of the album, it sets... more info

In the latest Rolling Stone, Vanessa Grigoriadis notes that aside from Willie Nelson’s project with Asleep at the Wheel, he has another album slated for early ‘09 titled Naked Willie. It’ll be produced by his harmonica player, Mickey Raphael, a... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: CountrySpinner.com: Willie Nelson has two, back-to-back albums set for release in 2009. The first, 'Willie and the Wheel,' is a collaboration of Western swing songs with Asleep at the Wheel. The second, 'Naked Willie,' puts a new spin o... more info

Rolling Stone — Willie Nelson, who has sold more than 50 million albums in his lifetime, has been busy with many projects this year: In addition to lending his support to causes like Myanmar relief, he has kept up his long-term work with Farm Aid and equine-rescue o... more info

Pitchfork — After much drama, Morrissey has settled on a U.S. label. (But really, what in Morrissey's life doesn't involve drama?) Lost Highway, the primarily Americana label known for artists such as Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams, Johnny Cash, and Willie Nelson,... more info

Pitchfork — After much drama, Morrissey has settled on a U.S. label. (But really, what in Morrissey's life doesn't involve drama?) Lost Highway, the primarily Americana label known for artists such as Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams, Johnny Cash, and Will... more info

JamBase — GRATEFUL DEAD'S BILL KREUTZMANN: TWO SHOWS IN MAUI TO RING IN 2009 KREUTZMANN IS JOINED BY PAPA MALI, JAMES "HUTCH" HUTCHINSON AND MATT HUBBARD AT CHARLEY'S ON DECEMBER 29 AND AT VOYAGE EAST ON DECEMBER 31 LOOK FOR BILL KREUTZMANN FEATURING OTEIL ... more info