Brooklyn Vegan — words by Kurt Christensen photos by Tim Griffin The Swell Season returned to a sold out Radio City Music Hall last night (1/19), playing a long set of new and older songs along with a few incredible covers that had... more info

Live Daily — The music industry has been quick to respond to last week's devastating earthquake in Haiti, with reports of benefits, auctions and charity efforts pouring in from around the world. Although rapper and Haiti native Wyclef Jean took the lead in rea... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — We need your help to raise $100,000 in four nights to help the victims of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake. No country in the Western Hemisphere has been battered more than Haiti in the last 500 years--the nearly complete annihilation of its... more info

The Yellow Stereo — One facet of music blogs that I’ve always admired is the community aspect in regards to highlighting the best of what a city has to offer. It’s something that I always wanted to support and be a part of, but never truly experienced due to living... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Gibbard, you devil.. always plaguing my mind with your catchy lyricism when pinning a new calendar onto the wall: "So this is the New Year / And I don't feel any different!" While there is some truth to the line, it's always a few days after the big... more info

The Late Greats — ‘Tis the season for Christmas music. And there is no shortage of tunes to get you through the holidays. There are a couple of compilations out there for free right now: one from iTunes – to show off their “LP” feature and one... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Prior to today, I never thought Idaho was full of much aside from gorgeous scenery and, of course, potatoes. One of my favorite musicians, Josh Ritter, hails from Moscow, Idaho and is known to be quite the avid long distance runner. Apparently ther... more info

Altsounds — Joe Pug will release Messenger on February 16, 2010 on Lightning Rod Records. Messenger is the long awaited follow-up to his highly acclaimed self-released EP Nation of Heat. After playing over 200 shows, including runs with Steve Earle, M.Ward an... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — I’m writing this post at 6:35 AM, and I cannot sleep. I am pretty much fucking myself over for my long day today. I got a test too, but I am not too worried about it. While divulging in insomniac activities like checking how my blog’s traffic ran... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Pavement's Spiral Stairs talks to The Age about the band's upcoming reunion shows and the possibility of new material. Author Neil Gaiman shares his love for audiobooks at NPR's Morning Edition. Strangeglue interviews singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop. Si... more info