Rolling Stone — • Dr. Pepper Reveals Chinese Democracy Plan Top stories from the last three days: • G N’ R Announce Pre-Orders, Formats • Metallica Kick Off 10 Month World Tour • Charts: Kenny Chesney, Ray LaMontagne • “Chinese Democracy” Premieres ... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Danny Clinch Lucinda Williams’ 2007 album West was powerful and soul-baring but also sort of a downer (sample lyric: “My joy is dead”), but her new album Little Honey (which just debuted in the Billboard top 10) is a more upbeat, rock-or... more info

MTV.com News — New LPs from Ray LaMontagne, Keane and Lucinda Williams debut in next week's top 10.By Chris Harris Kenny Chesney's Lucky Old Sun Photo: BNA After spending two weeks as Billboard's best-seller, rapper T.I.'s Paper Trail has been usurped by... more info

MTV.com News — New LPs from Ray LaMontagne, Keane and Lucinda Williams debut in next week's top 10.By Chris Harris Kenny Chesney's Lucky Old Sun Photo: BNA After spending two weeks as Billboard's best-seller, rapper T.I.'s Paper Trail has been usurped by... more info

Monsters and Critics — Music icon Lucinda Williams has always been adept at painting landscapes of the soul, illuminating the spirit's shadowy nooks and more info

JamBase — M. Ward announces details of Hold Time (Merge Records - February 17, 2009) M. Ward M. Ward's rise to international success has been something of a slow burn. Initially a well-kept secret of his peers in the Portland folk scene, his star contin... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Jen ReelPost-Post-War, M. Ward has been busy palling around with that Zooey Deschanel character, issuing an introductory volume in their She & Him pantheon, and traveling the world both by himself and with the actress-slash-tunesmith. But co... more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - From the false start on the opening rocker "Real Love" to the fade-out of AC/DC cover "It's a Long Way to the Top," anyone familiar with Lucinda Williams may notice something unusual while listening to her new disc. more info

Rolling Stone — • New Issue: Barack Obama Top stories from the last three days: • Grateful Dead Jam for Obama at Penn State • New Music Report: Lucinda Williams, Madonna • Video: Green Day in Studio With Butch Vig • Prince Funks Up Two Tiny NYC Shows • T... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Kenny Chesney "Lucky Old Sun" (BNA) more info