Brooklyn Vegan — Jon Spencer @ South Street Seaport in 2009 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is playing Brooklyn Bowl on April 16th. Tickets are on sale. Tickets are on AmEx presale for the Mumford & Sons / Middle East... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Melvins played all of Houdini at Webster Hall in 2009 (more by Ryan Muir) The Melvins will hit the road for a string of dates in early summer. Those dates include the previously discussed Bonaroo, as well as... more info

The Quietus — Angus, Aaron and Julian explain how to email Thom Yorke and befriend the Melvins more info

Altsounds — Though many of *Jello Biafra's* "collaborations" (*Lard, No WTO Combo, Tumor Circus, & records with Melvins, DOA, Nomeansno, & Mojo Nixon*) would have been called solo albums by other artists, this is his first full-time working band since *Dead Kenn... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — After a hectic day of updating the constaly updating Bonnaroo lineup page, the entire thing has been announced. Gwar, Norah Jones, and the rest of the lineup below...... more info

Live Daily — Kings of Leon, fresh off their wins at this year's Grammy Awards, will perform at the Bonnaroo Festival in June, joining a headlining crew that includes Jay-Z, the Dave Matthews Band and The Flaming Lips performing Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon... more info

Stereogum — Anthemic Seattle sludge dudes (and karaoke champions) Big Business' third album Mind The Drift was mentioned favorably a few times in my year-end metal roundup. I've enjoyed bassist/vocalist Jared Warren's work since his days in the awesomely heav... more info

Live Daily — Experimental indie-rockers Liars [ tickets ] have set up a short spring tour in support of their forthcoming fifth studio album, "Sisterworld," which is set for release in March. The well-traveled band--which currently calls Los Angeles home but h... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Liars fifth album Sisterworld (due out on the 8th of March) will be available in an expanded edition featuring remixes and reinterpretations of all 11 tracks by artists including Thom Yorke, Tunde Adebimpe (TV On The Radio), Bradford Cox ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Liars - Scissor (MP3) Liars announce details of an expanded edition of their eagerly awaited fifth studio album, Sisterworld, out on March 9th 2010. This version comes with a second CD of remixes and reinterpretations of all 11 tracks... more info