NME - The Daily Download — There are many words to describe Austin, Texas band Okkervil River – but we’re going to have to go with prolific. Not only have they just completed their sixth album, ‘I Am Very Far’ (which is now ready to pre-order before its Jagjaguwar rele... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offCharlie Haden Quartet West Sophisticated Ladies The great American bassist and bandleader Charlie Haden, a key figure in Ornette Coleman's free-jazz revolution of the 50s an... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Nicole Atkins during SXSW 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) If you like Bob Dylan and booze-soaked singalongs, you might want to consider hitting Bowery Ballroom on May 26th and 27th for Dylan Fest, a two day extravaganza in celebration of... more info

Guardian Music — Brother are our guests on this week's Music Weekly podcast. They talk to Michael Hann - who, like Brother, hails from Slough - about how their music is overlooked by writers who concentrate on the image, the provocative quotes, and comparisons with ... more info

Guardian Music — Jazz Cafe, LondonKeren Ann Zeidel is a well-kept pop secret who may be set to go public. This 37-year-old half-Israeli, half-Dutch singer-songwriter has enjoyed cult status for nigh on a decade, but her sixth album, 101, appears poised to deliver mor... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — THURSTON MOORE MATTHEW SHIPP GYAN RILEY MASADA STRING TRIO NED ROTHENBERG ALHAMBRA TRIO WITH ROB BURGER ERIK FRIEDLANDER LIZZ WRIGHT & AYA NISHINA MIYA MASAOKA JAMIE SAFT AND NEW ZION TRIO IKUE MORI & JOHN ZORN ELLIOTT SHARP MARK FELDMAN... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — EMI artists like Katy Perry, Coldplay, Norah Jones and others launch charity for Japanese disaster relief more info

Stereogum — The Lonely Island are back with (drumroll) “We’re Back,” the first taste of their forthcoming second album Turtleneck & Chain. The SNL trio’s 2009 Incredibad boasted guest spots from T-Pain, Norah Jones, and Julian Casablancas. This time they... more info

Stereogum — Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi’s 15-song spaghetti western-inspired Rome is out next month. The collection features guest vocals by Jack White and Norah Jones: White does his thing on “Two Against One” (along with two others) and Jones her thin... more info

Abeano — Prolific collaborator Danger Mouse has spent the past five years working with Italian composer Daniele Luppi on their experimental record ‘Rome’, and now we can finally hear one of the first tracks. Jack White features, singing about trigge... more info