Radio Exile — Kurt Cobain’s Death Shocked the Music World 15 Years Ago Today [Buzzgrinder] Rock The Bells announces 2009 Hip Hop Fest/Tour Lineup [Brooklyn Vegan] Tom Waits Honors Record Store Day With Exclusive Single [Prefix Mag] Bon Iver & Elvis Perkins ... more info

Buzzgrinder — The dude behind Bon Iver, Justin Vernon, apparently hasn't forgotten his roots. On April 19, Vernon will be performing with a jazz ensemble at his alma mater, Memorial High School, in Eau Clair, Wis. The performance will be comprised of jazz standar... more info

JamBase — DAVID BYRNE ADDED TO THE BILL FOR DARK WAS THE NIGHT LIVE AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Concert Taking Place Sunday, May 3, 2009 BYRNE TEAMS-UP WITH BRAZILIAN GIRLS David Byrne 4AD is pleased to announce that yet another artist has signed on to parti... more info

The Late Greats — The Family Straw is still living out of suitcases at Grandma's house. I got a few emails this past week that I simply can't wait until we are home to post about. Tamara Lindeman is the female Bon Iver. She used music to cope with some tough emotional... more info

My Old Kentucky — Bowerbirds are playing Indy Hostel this Saturday, March 28th. Weather permitting, the show will take place outside on the back stage.This incredible three-piece is signed to Dead Oceans (a sub-label of Secretly Canadian) and has toured with the like... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bon Iver @ Town Hall in NYC (more by Chris La Putt) Bon Iver has been added to the lineup of the May 3rd Dark Was The Night show at Radio City Music Hall. Tickets are still on sale.... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Any new band worth their keep has been in Austin, Texas this last week trying to stir up the suits interest, excite the blogs and avoid sunburn. The annual Texan industry scrum always propels a few select bands forwards and this weeks NMM pick Girls ... more info

MTV.com News — Lou Reed also rumored to be playing the Chicago festival.By Gil Kaufman The Killers' Brandon Flowers Photo: John Shearer/ WireImage The longer Lollapalooza organizers wait to unveil the lineup for this year's festival, the more people will... more info

Guardian Music — Suddenly, many YouTube videos are looking remarkably similar. Why? It's the way the artists originally intended them to be seen, apparently ...Suddenly, many of the videos on YouTube look the same. You may have thought that this was just coincidence.... more info

Said the Gramophone — The Daredevil Christopher Wright - "Clouds". Said the Gramophone tries hard not to be one of those music-blogs that recommends ten "awesome!!!!!!!" bands each week. Oh sure, we might post about ten different bands - but what we are posting is wonde... more info