Nialler9 — Taken from the forthcoming True Blood soundtrack which also features M. Ward and others (Vampire alternative soundtracks really are in), comes this new Beck track. Beck – Bad Blood Beck also appears on two tracks from the new Tobacco album (aw... more info

Topix — Among the benefits of touring with M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel? Free hats. Not the one Matt Brown's wearing here -- at home with his cat, Donny -- but a Stetson is on its way from the company after a visit to the store in New York, before She & Him p... more info

Pitchfork — Monsters of Folk photo by Jennifer Tzar MP3:> The Roots: "Dear God 2.0" [ft. Monsters of Folk] "Dear God" was a slow-burning highlight from the self-titled 2009 LP from Monsters of Folk (aka Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, M... more info

Stereogum — Already featured on The Twilight Saga: Eclipse OST, Hansen extends the vampire theme by contributing the fuzzy blues-rocker “Bad Blood” to True Blood’s roots-y second soundtrack. The 14-song collection also includes new material from M. Ward (a... more info

Undercover, Australia — The True Blood phenomena keeps getting bigger as Beck, M. Ward and Lucinda Williams with Elvis Costello and Robbie Robertson of The Band all record songs for the second soundtrack. more info

Pitchfork — Beck, M. Ward and Lucinda Williams with Elvis Costello all contribute brand new vampire sex jams to True Blood: Music From the HBO Original Series Volume II, due May 25 from Elektra. The album also features jams from people like Bob Dylan, the 13th F... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Los Angeles Times examines the literary influences behind the television series Lost. Acoustic Guitar profiles singer-songwriter M. Ward. The Guardian lists 10 of the best visits to the cinema in literature. Spinner examines social media's impact... more info

Pitchfork — BBC 6Music points out that Gary Lightbody, the golden-voiced frontman for Scottish MOR mainstays Snow Patrol, has formed a new group whose membership includes R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, Belle and Sebastian drummer Richard Colburn, and Young Fresh F... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Drew Brown On May 25, Elektra releases True Blood: Music From the HBO Original Series Volume II, which means its time for rootsy artists to step up with their most backwoods-y/vampire-friendly tracks. The CD boasts new songs from Beck ("Bad ... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Those stepping inside Camden’s KOKO to listen to some gentle folk music could easily be mistaken for thinking they had travelled into a parallel universe, one where Zooey Deschanel is Queen of the world and her every move is cheered and fawned over... more info