Pitchfork — Photo via Team Coco After Jack White and Conan O'Brien teased some sort of happening going down at Jack White's Third Man headquarters last night, something indeed did go down at the Nashville home of White's label. A rock show. With Conan bringing h... more info

Guardian Music — Follow in the footsteps of Bob Dylan (?) and write a cracking football hit. Plus, spoof songs and fans for hire!And so I return to clean up the fag packets and empty bottles of Jack Daniel's left lying around by Rosie Swash after her stint at the hel... more info

MTV.com News — Comedian covers Radiohead, White Stripes during intimate concert.By Gil Kaufman Conan O'Brien (file) Photo: Michael Buckner/ Getty Images He's jammed with Spoon and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder during his "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on... more info

Altsounds — *Amanda "Fucking" Palmer*, the un-pin-downable front-woman of The Dresden Dolls, gleefully announced her release from a major label stranglehold in April after a protracted legal battle with Roadrunner Records. To celebrate, Palmer hit the home st... more info

Stereogum — At different times, Midlake and The Sophtware Slump-era Grandaddy were getting Radiohead comparisons. Both have moved on from the label (for better or worse) or moved on entirely, as Lytle has. In 2009 Lytle released his debut solo album, lately heâ€... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Amd said... SOUTH AFRICA VOL. 1 The first of four weekly post to coincide with the World Cup, discussing aspects of the event amnd featuring randomly-chosen songs from the host country: Nancy Jacobs & her Sisters – Meadowlands (1955) Mandoza – Nk... more info

Perez Hilton — Radiohead's Thom Yorke is foreseeing the end of the major labels in the music industry. Way to see the obvious, pal! Thom urges young musicians to resist the temptation of signing a big record deal as he believes all the labels will "completely fold"... more info

MTV.com News — In the spirit of our March Madness competition, we pit rock bands against each other -- fans decide who wins!By Kyle Anderson and James Montgomery Photo: Alexander Hassenstein/FIFA/Getty Every four years, the international community comes t... more info

Topix — Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke is warning the next generation of rock stars not to sign any contracts with record labels, who he says are about to become extinct. more info

Altsounds — What to make of Portico Quartet? The young, UK-based, Mercury-prize-nominated band has been compared to everyone from Radiohead to Steve Reich to Moondog. They've been called "genuinely innovative" (The Observer), "powerfully atmospheric" (The ... more info