All About Jazz — The hottest band in the land just might be the Drive-By Truckers By Pico Funny how it seems I have plenty of time to listen to new music and precious little to write about. There's about 9GBs of albums in my iPod rotation and I'm familiar with a good... more info

Altsounds — Drive-By Truckers’ The Big To-Do debuted at #22, the band’s highest debut ever, on the _Billboard_ Top 200 Album Chart, #1 on the Indie Chart, #6 Rock Chart and #9 on the Digital Chart. The Big To-Do is also charting in various t... more info

MTV.com News — Justin Bieber's My World EP climbs back into top 10 in anticipation of 2.0. By James Montgomery Lady Antebellum's Need You Now Photo: Capitol After a one-week absence from the top of the Billboard albums chart, Lady Antebellum will return... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — As the Drive-By Truckers release their eighth album, it’s interesting to see them, lyrically and somewhat musically, creating an album that echoes their earliest records. The Big To-Do is the most distinctly southern album they’ve recorded since ... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I spent the week in Vegas for March Madness. When I went in college, I was always blown away by the might and awe of Vegas. Anything was possible in Vegas. They built a mini-New York in Vegas...with a freaking roller coaster. But now that I'm old... more info

Rolling Stone — Night two of the SXSW Music Festival featured a trio of big guitar bands with new lineups, playing new — in some cases not even completed — albums. The pressure was on to strike a balance between satiating fans with classics and testing new mater... more info

Pitchfork — It seems like only yesterday we were enjoying the Austin sun while taking in too much BBQ and trying to catch dozens (hundreds?) of the world's finest and/or most breathlessly hyped new bands. But that was an entire year ago. Which can only mean one ... more info

Rolling Stone — • Idol Survives Rolling Stones Night • Stooges, Genesis Join Rock Hall of Fame • Jackson Estate, Sony Strike Huge Deal • Grohl Fiends for Caffeine in Studio Footage • Eddy Grant Accuses Gorillaz of Infringement • Abdul Rumored for Star Se... more info

Twangville — At Twangville, the Drive-By Truckers carry a lot of weight. In fact, in the post-modern, post-alt-country (whatever) era of Indie rock, they are like superstars to some. Not like in the “Oh my god, what is Britney wearing” kind of way but... more info

Rolling Stone — Leading this week’s pack of New Reviews is The Big To-Do, the latest album from Athens, Georgia Southern rockers the Drive-By Truckers. The LP is the Truckers’ first proper studio album since 2008’s Brighter Than Creation’s Dark, and finds Pa... more info