Brooklyn Vegan — Broken Social Scene @ Mercury Lounge (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Past Posts * Land of Talk - 2008 Tour Dates (in & w/ Broken Social Scene) * The Dears - 2008 Tour Dates (CMJ, Maxwell's, etc) * Billy Bragg... more info

Idolator — Upon hearing about Levi Stubbs' passing, I couldn't help but think of Billy Bragg's story of a jackass husband and his suffering wife "Levi Stubbs' Tears" and its recollection of the comfort of classic soul tracks in the midst of difficult times. I'... more info

Pitchfork — Over the weekend at Manchester, England's In the City event, a group of UK artists of note opened their pockets, saw a cartoon fly coming out, and decided to do something about it. Thus begat the Featured Artists Coalition, a new artist's advocacy gr... more info

Wired - Listening Post — A group of British recording artists including Radiohead, The Verve and Iron Maiden say the digital music revolution has come up short in terms of the fair treatment of artists, citing an agreement between record labels, ISPs and the British... more info

Guardian Music — Babyshambles, Billy Bragg and Dirty Pretty Things are among the acts to have signed a letter slamming a festival held in honour of a 'neo Nazi' singer more info

The Quietus — Bard of Barking to lead Londoners in mass South Bank singalong more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Concerts and Tours, Video, ExclusiveSpinner.com: Last October, Tim Robbins, Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, the Tangents, a reunited Brad and Tom Morello joined together to salute Woody Guthrie and his wife, Marjorie, in order to raise funds ... more info