Paste Magazine — Chances are you've heard "Hanging On The Telephone." It's been covered by a number of artists, most notably Cat Power and Blondie. But the original was crafted by The Nerves , a '70s power-pop group that only released an EP but made enough of an imp... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — There is still something incredibly mystifying about receiving an artist's handwritten CD-R in the mail; when the disc drops out of the manilla envelope onto your lap, one can't help but envision the artist packaging their own material and spreading ... more info

Pitchfork — Live Music on T.V. this week:Monday, October 13:CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Ra Ra RiotCBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Conor OberstNBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Cat Power (rerun)Tuesday, October 14:ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Kanye W... more info

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Paste Magazine — Cat Power will release her newest covers EP, Dark End of the Street, on Dec. 9. The tracks, a handful of unreleased tunes culled from the Jukebox sessions, include covers of some of the greatest in music history, including Aretha Franklin, Otis Red... more info

KEXP Seattle — The 22nd Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert has announced this year’s two-day line-up. Organizer/Headliner Neil Young will be joined this year by Wilco, Death Cab for Cutie, and Cat Power on the indie tip, with big names Norah Jones, Jack Johnson... more info

Silent Uproar — Cat Power will release the Dark End of the Street EP on December 9th through Matador. The EP contains six covers and Pitchfork has all the details. more info

The Quietus — Chan marshals favourites for new covers record more info

Pitchfork — Cat Power began her year plugging quarters into the Jukebox, and she'll close it out down at the Dark End of the Street. I suppose those are the sorts of places you wind up when you've "Lived in Bars" as long as Chan has. [OK, enough jokes! -- Ed.] D... more info

Stereogum — That Lincoln Cat Power commercial sure has been getting a lot of airplay. For those of you who like your Chan without a sale pitch, Dark End Of The Street, a double 10" Cat Power EP, is coming out in time for the holidays (don't worry vinyl virgins,... more info