Guardian Music — The surprise at the top end of Rolling Stone and Spin critics' albums of the year lists was The Guitar Song by a liberal country singer who's more Oprah than OpryHovering at the top end of Rolling Stone and Spin's albums of 2010 lists was a name unfa... more info

Guardian Music — (Edvins)It takes neck to put out an EP titled Summer at midwinter, but singing sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell decided to mark their inception as Larkin Poe (the name of an ancestor) with four seasonal mini-albums. Spring set the girls' harmonies to... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — After Bristol Palin 's hilariously outdated gay diss at Margaret Cho yesterday night, the female comedian had no choice but to respond. We're not so sure KD Lang would be down, but you know the Dixie Chicks are just aching to write another "Fuck you... more info

VH1 Blog — We’re super excited about VH1 Storytellers: T.I., premiering Friday, December 10 at 11/10c. We hear the shooting time was epic (we’ll have a whole batch of online-exclusive performances from it in coming weeks) and if anyone’s got a story to te... more info

ContactMusic — DIXIE CHICKS spin-off band COURT YARD HOUNDS have pulled out of a series of shows in Australia.The duo is comprised of Dixie Chicks sisters Martie Maguire and Emily... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I don't get the whole Digital Music bullshit.  My last three takedowns were all for posts where there was no music links.  Seriously.  The last takedown was from a bad review I gave of the last Dixie Chicks album....four years ago!  Yes, I got a ... more info

Guardian Music — Never one to give 'em what they want, Robert Plant goes his own way again, and Alexis Petridis approvesIt seems surprising that Robert Plant is never considered part of rock's sexagenarian awkward squad, that select cabal of artists who've turned be... more info

Stereogum — Vedder, Smith, and Depp were in Little Rock, Arkansas last night for a benefit for the West Memphis 3, the three now-adults convicted of killing three children in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993, though most evidence (including recent DNA evidence) po... more info

ContactMusic — DIXIE CHICKS star NATALIE MAINES will perform a solo set at a rally to support the West Memphis Three in Arkansas on Saturday (28Aug10).The outspoken singer, who... more info

Perez Hilton — Lilith is going Down Under! The 2010 Lilith Fair will continue in Australia this October as a Taste of Lilith with shows in Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane. Sarah McLachlan, Dixie Chicks spin-off the Court Yard Hounds and Kate Miller-... more info