Troubled Souls Unite — 50 - 41 can be found here40. The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)While White Blood Cells established The White Stripes as a force of minimalistic alternative rock, Elephant showed a band who's repertoire went deeper than three power chords and a bas... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The lineup for this year's Bamboozle Festival already contains Girl Talk and Weezer, and, as the 20 artists they announced for the fetival today confirm, it's probably just downhill from there. That said, Tickets are on sale (@ noon).... more info

Live Daily — The population of Austin, TX, will swell in March when a swarm of artists, music-industry personnel and live-music fans descend upon the city for the 24th annual South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival, set for March 12-21. Though mostly ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dr. Dog @ Prospect Park in June (more by Eric Townsend) Dr. Dog's "July in Christmas" show at Brooklyn Bowl on December 11th is now sold out (though there are still tickets available to the show they play one day... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Here is the 11 Best Albums of 2009: 12-22 (Part 4):12. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest13. Deer Tick - Born On Flag Day14. The Black Crowes - Before The Frost...Until the Freeze15. The Dead Weather - Horehound16. White Rabbits - It's Frightening17. T... more info

Uncut — Because, as I have just had pointed out to me, I have foolishly mistakenly read their name as MegaFUN, when the three members of MegaFAUN hove into view, led by a large bearded man with a banjo and a big grin, I somewhat feared they would prove to be... more info

Rollo & Grady — Quantic and his Combo Barbaro SXSW organizers announced over 230 showcasing bands for the 2010 festival. Some of the key artists include: Warpaint, The View, Japandroids, The Middle East, Deer Tick, Quantic and his Combo Barbaro, The Black Atlantic a... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Alex Gladwell: free and legal Fantasia album download [mp3] other Alex Gladwell posts at Largehearted Boy Bifrost Arts: "I Sought the Lord" [mp3] from http://www.greatcomfortrecords.com/music.php?releaseID=1 Bifr... more info

Rollo & Grady — [Via - Riverfront Times] The King Khan & BBQ Show didn’t show up for their nearly sold-out gig last night in St. Louis (original openers Those Darlins and Deer Tick’s John McCauley filled in nicely), apparently because they got lost in the backwo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Deer Tick - Baltimore Blues No.1 (live) (MP3) King Khan & BBQ @ Bowery Ballroom (more by Tim Griffin) The rumor started spreading as early as 7 p.m. that Arish "King" Khan and Mark Sultan weren't going to show... more info