The Red Radio — We're getting closer and closer to the release of M. Ward's new album Hold Time on February 17th. The album includes guest performances from Lucinda Williams, Jason Lytle (formerly of Grandaddy) and of course his She & Him partner Zooey... more info

Stereogum — Matt's reclaiming his good name from the realm of the pronouns next month with Hold Time, a 14-track followup to 2006's excellent Post War. We're excited. The album's got a nice little guest list -- Grandaddy's Jason Lytle, Lucinda Williams, DeVotch... more info

Cliptip — Super hip indie actress and singer Zooey Dechanel form She & Him with super indie hipster artist M. Ward. Fitting that director Ace Norton wardrobe her in this wedding dress as she is, *newsflash* according to Pitchfork, Rolling Stone and MTV, now en... more info

MTV.com News — Many gossip sites incorrectly reported that the singer/actress was engaged to AFI bassist Hunter Burgan.By James Montgomery Ben Gibbard and Zooey Deschanel perform together in August 2008 Photo: Timothy Norris/Getty Images Perhaps we shoul... more info

MTV.com News — Major-label blockbusters, quiet indie fare, hip-hop, electro and some LPs that are all of the above.By James Montgomery Best Albums of 2008 Photo: MTV News Is the album dead? I guess it depends on who you ask. Your Web-savvy nephew would p... more info