Chicago Tribune — 3.5 stars (out of 4) more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Get ready for Super Tuesday in musicland: More than a dozen big names — including Neil Young, The Beach Boys, The Hives and Joe Walsh — have new albums on the way. Let's run down the roster: more info

Guardian Music — (Reprise)There's plenty to like about Neil Young and Crazy Horse's first work together for nine years, a collection of cover versions of essential American tunes. Some – openers Oh Susannah and Clementine, Jesus' Chariot (aka She'll Be Coming Round... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up on the last seven days in the world of musicSixty years of No 1 singlesTo celebrate the 60th anniversary of the UK singles charts, Guardian writers and celebrities have picked their favourite tracks that made it to the coveted No 1 slot. Tak... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher should bring his own merchandise to gigs.The singer can’t understand why fans ask him to autograph scrappy pieces of paper rather than an album cover or poster.He fears his signature will be tossed in a drawer filled with Z-lister sc... more info

Guardian Music — (Warner)You can hear Neil Young addressing Crazy Horse at the end of Americana's first track. "It's really funky. It gets into a good groove," he says of their version of Oh Susannah. This leads one to wonder how he defines "funky", since his version... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Up on neilyoung.com: a 40 minute movie about the new album Americana. Directed by Bernard Shakey, Neil's alias for his movie projects. "A Day At The Gallery" Directed By Bernard Shakey Original Music by Neil Young and Crazy Horse - from th... more info

411 Mania — From Harvest and Dand#233;jand#224; Vu to Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, Zuma and more, 411's C.A. Bell counts down the top 10 Neil Young albums! more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Takeaway interviews Jennifer Egan about her new short story, shared on Twitter 140 characters (maximum) at a time. Rolling Stone is streaming the new Neil Young and Crazy Horse album, Americana (out June 5th). Rahul Bhattacharya has won the... more info

Guardian Music — Neil Young is back with Crazy Horse for an album of US folk songs – plus his take on the British national anthemWith the Queen's diamond jubilee upon us, there's no more fitting way to celebrate than by being upstanding for a rendition of God Save ... more info