Indie Update — It’s a bit uncomfortable starting a review/commentary on a young artist whose marketing material makes an instant comparison to Bob Dylan and Elliot Smith. Now it may be that he sounds similar, so maybe he is flattering Dylan by imitating. Or, Jaco... more info

JamBase — By: Andrew Croke Change Rocks with The Dead & The Allman Brothers Band :: 10.13.08 :: Bryce Jordan Center:: State College, PA Before The Dead's reunion at the Bryce Jordan Center, two Deadheads in the parking lot carried a banner that read, "Ho... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — USA Billboard 200 NewsDespite a 69% drop-off in sales, T.I. starts a second week at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with "Paper Trail." The Grand Hustle/Atlantic set sold 177,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, after debuting last week... more info

Stereogum — We mentioned how it was a bit strange hearing the Decemberists on a show set in the '60s. Mad Men's recent Dylan anachronism isn't as obvious, but it is something the writers got wrong, as opposed to a jarring soundtrack cue. An astute blogger points... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Oasis are to play Slane Castle next summer. The official announcement will be made today but thanks to leaks on online bulletin boards and blogs, the vast majority of Irish music fans already know.Promoters MCD will make the announcement at a press c... more info

MTV.com News — Tip keeps Metallica out of the top spot for the second week in a row.By Chris Harris T.I.'s Paper Trail Photo: Atlantic Records After putting an end to Metallica's three-week run at Billboard's #1, T.I. begins his reign as the nation's b... more info

Idolator — Supermarket shelves in other parts of the world (and at certain specialty shops in the US) contain a food product called Marmite, which is basically a bread spread made out of yeast extract. I personally tried it when I was 16, after an Australian pe... more info

Rolling Stone — Bob Dylan, “Mississippi” Three versions of this stark, bluesy Time Out of Mind outtake appear on Tell Tale Signs, and each is a hard-boiled but heartfelt meditation on loss, both personal and historical. [Listen] [Review] Rise Against, “Audien... more info

Topix — Reviewed by Michaelangelo Matos October 14th, 2008 Bob Dylan's last three studio albums - 1997's Time Out of Mind , 2001's "Love and Theft" , and 2006's Modern Times - are among his finest, but that doesn't ... more info

Idolator — As Matos mentioned earlier this month, the Seattle radio station KEXP decided to mark its annual membership drive by counting down its listeners' 903 favorite albums—and they'd better realize that however much Radiohead is currently in their playli... more info