LargeHeartedBoy — The Times Online interviews Joanna Newsom about her new album, Have One on Me (out February 23rd) The Guardian has authors (Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, Roddy Doyle, and others) list their 10 rules for writing fiction. Danger Mouse talks to... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Calling songs “new” has lost it’s meaning lately. This song is new to me only because I found an mp3 of it. But it was streamed on Drag City last week. The song hasn’t officially come out, so the song is unknown to most, and will be considere... more info

Stereogum — Burt Bacharach is both one of the most accomplished and beloved songwriters in pop music and this guy. This April, O'Rourke will release a far more dignified tribute to Bacharach titled All Kinds of People (via 24Bit). O'Rourke played many instrum... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — There are updated tour dates for Joanna Newsom, who is also at Big Ears and will be playing a March 18th show at NYC's Town Hall. Her new triple album Have One On Me is due February 23rd on... more info

Stereogum — In its second year, Knoxville's Big Ears Festival has stepped up and spread out with a considerably dope lineup of events and installations worth your consideration. Worth your attendance, even, although its proximity in time (but not space) to SX... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Collaboration with The Stooges on the cards?Hot on the heels of recent additions She and Him, Liars and Spiritualized, ATP are very excited to announce that the latest addition to Matt Groening's festival line-up is none other than the in... more info

DrownedInSound — Hi there. Just a quick one here to say that much the admir'd Joanna Newsom has been confirmed to play the Matt Groening-curated ATP festival, which takes place in May this year, at Butlin's, Minehead. Cue moaning of people who went and bought ATP Pav... more info

Addict Music — Hot on the heels of recent additions She & Him, Liars and Spiritualized, ATP have today announced that the latest addition to Matt Groening's festival line-up is Joanna Newsom. more info

DrownedInSound — Goddess of weird folk and most magical harpist in all of Christendom, Joanna Newsom, will be playing two whole dates (don't call it a residency, they've been doing it for years...) at London's Royal Festival Hall in May. Specifically May 12 and 13, w... more info

Gigwise — Singer joins impressive line up... more info