New York Post — VAMPIRE Weekend couldn't have been better named. Not only does this young NYC quartet - one of the year's biggest buzz bands - suck its lifeblood from Paul Simon's greatest solo album, "Graceland" (which sucked the blood of South African... more info

The Lemur Blog — 2008 has definitely been the year when disco officially came back... and evolved into something completely new: nu-disco! Hercules And Love Affair has been the most prominent act to push forward this particular sound this year. Our good friend John P... more info

Stereogum — I never thought I'd be writing a headline even close to that, but in less than a year, Fucked Up's gone from the light bulb factory to playing all their indie-rock cards just right. That said, it's hard to get even slightly cynical about this: Durin... more info

Stereogum — Mr. Simon continued being awesome with a stop over at Stephen Colbert's place last night. Paul was on hand to promote his new book Lyrics 1964-2008 , a title which Colbert deemed utterly unpoetic (his suggestion: Word Salad Jazzmatron). Simon's sta... more info

All About Jazz — The 10th Anniversary season of Fitz's Jazz Cafe at the McCallum Theatre continues with trumpeter Chris Botti - a gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer, and a charismatic performer who has become a virtual genre-of-one, and a star, in the realm ... more info

ContactMusic — Singer/songwriter PAUL SIMON has settled his $10 million (GBP6.8million) lawsuit with a clock company over their alleged unauthorised use of one of his songs. Simon ... more info

Paste Magazine — Darrell Scott's Modern Hymns gets my vote for Best Bluegrass Album of 2008. Here "bluegrass" is used loosely, and is a catchall term for music anchored by acoustic guitars, fiddles, and dobros. It certainly doesn't fit within the fairly narrow strict... more info

Stereogum — Oberst's eponymous solo album just came out a few months ago, but the man and his Mystic Valley Band are already folding new songs into their set. There were a couple new ones (and a Paul Simon cover) in Austin at the end of September and last night... more info

USA Today Music — For an iconic songwriter whose words, melodies and rhythms are inextricably linked, a page of lyrics might seem like a chassis ... more info

Pitchfork — Grammy-winning South African singer and apartheid fighter Miriam Makeba died last night (November 9) at the age of 76. According to BBC News and her website, Makeba suffered a heart attack after playing a concert in the southern Italian town of Caste... more info