The Music Fix — News Flash: West country post rock ahoy!'The Fallen Host', debut album from West Country sonic engineers Blueneck will be in stores from February 8th. The album is expected to appeal to fans of Sigur Ros and Explosions in the Sky and has already been... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — It's that time of the year again, when all my Bonnaroo brethren are anxiously awaiting for the official lineup to be announced. The Roo crew usually release the lineup the first week of February, so it's only natural that the rumors and leaky lineup... more info

This Scene Is Dead — Just beautiful this is. Sat at home, tired, cold Friday evening alone here in SW19. Yes, this is perfectly suited to how I’m feeling musically right about now. Been enjoying a fair few of these long rock based sort of instrumentals recently, where ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Carrie Rodriguez: 2009-11-17, Cleveland [mp3,ogg,flac] "Seven Angels on a Bicycle" [mp3] Carrie Rodriguez: 2008-09-08, Solana Beach [mp3,ogg,flac] "El Salvador" [mp3] other Carrie Rodriguez posts at Largehearted ... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley introduces his alternative view of the decade that wasI don't know about you – and I'll just get this out of my system before the ghost of Christmas past comes to give me what for – but if there's one thing worse than a care... more info

Rock Sellout — I am very thankful to have Cahn as a friend for without him i'd be in the dark about a ton of great music. Today he pointed me towards omgvinyl that has introduced me to Glaciers. For fans of Explosions in the Sky and Do Make Say Think, Glaciers won... more info

My Old Kentucky — The band-reunites-after-years-apart set up is certainly a tricky one, and, sadly, often ends in dashed hopes for longtime fans and crushed egos for longtime rock stars.Hell, remember the big comeback of the New York Dolls a few years back? No? Neithe... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Deaf, Dumb, Blind said...Aerial M - Post Global Music (1999)The Faint - Media (1998)The Faint - Blank-Wave Arcade (1999)The Faint - Danse Macabre [Ltd. Edition 2CD] (2001)The Faint - Danse Macabre Remixes (2003)The Faint - Wet From Birth (2004)http:/... more info

Chorus.fm — *Explosions in the Sky* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/explosionsinthesky) has announced tour dates, including a run with *The Flaming Lips* (http://www.flaminglips.com/). The dates can be seen in the replies. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Observer interviews author Jay McInerney. At The Poetry Foundation, author Ed Park examines Silver Jews frontman Dave Berman's comics and doodles. Publishers Weekly examines the phenomenon of zombie fiction. At Amazon MP3: Explosions in the ... more info