All About Jazz — Songs by New Yorker Cartoonist-Turned-Country-Crooner Not Funny BROOKLYN, NY — He moonlights as a cartoonist for, most notably, The New Yorker, but the songs written by “hard scrabble singer-songwriter” (Time Out New York) and ... more info

JamBase — Jeff Tweedy & Friends with Barack Obama Jeff Tweedy, Pat Sansone, and Glenn Kotche of Wilco perform at a fundraiser for Barack Obama and talk about their support for our new leader. Then they introduce Obama and talk about his iPod. Check out the ... more info

The Telegraph Blog — What would Barack Obama: The Musical sound like? There is certainly no shortage of songs to choose from. Veteran rocker Neil Young namechecked the Senator from Illinois back in 2006 on his grungey 'Looking For A Leader', before Obama had even announ... more info

ContactMusic — NEIL YOUNG has made a documentary about a nine-day road trip from his home in California to Kansas. The rocker and his pal, Larry Johnson, made the journey in Young's ... more info

Paste Magazine — With the current Presidential campaign hitting a fever pitch, it’s no surprise to see David Crosby & Graham Nash hitting the touring trails together. Though the two oft-political troubadours are best known as part of a collaborative trio al... more info

Pop Matters — Neil Young's politically-charged documentary is moving without being cloying, dark without being despairing, and clever when it could have been just plain obvious. more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Concerts and Tours, Rock PixSpinner.com: This Week: Neil Young got sweet on Cat Power, Norah Jones rocked a hot new look, Josh Groban sang a duet with Billy Corgan and much more. Rock Pix: Live Concert Photos Ezra K... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — AD caught up with Blair last week from her home in New Orleans where the singer-songwriter is finishing up her debut LP, Die Young. Think: Feist meets Neil Young at a bar owned by Dolly Parton where the house band is Radiohead. Among other things, we... more info

JamBase — Words by: Bobby Coleman | Images by: Rod Snyder Alyssa Graham :: 10.17.08 :: Philadelphia Museum of Art :: Philadelphia, PA Alyssa Graham :: 10.17 :: PA The setting for Alyssa Graham's performance was fitting for this singer who appreciates ... more info

Pitchfork — Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard knows all about the sting of heartbreak. It is, after all, the basis for some-- okay, most-- of his lyrics. But the sting of a fucking scorpion? 'Tis a pain Ben became all too familiar with this week, as bassi... more info