L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Alison Krauss may have figured she was tempting fate to try a second time to capture the kind of magic she and Robert Plant bottled with their transcendent “Raising Sand” album, or perhaps she simply felt the prepossessing need to... more info

Chicago Tribune — Singer explores deep currents of American folk, blues, countryRobert Plant could've trotted out a greatest-hits set Saturday at the Auditorium Theatre and no one likely would've complained. Even just a hint of that old Led Zeppelin mojo and he'd be b... more info

Guardian Music — (Rounder)Raising Sand, Krauss's triumphant collaboration with Robert Plant, was never going to be the act of reinvention for the bluegrass star that it was for the ex-Zep singer. Reunited with her customary band, she cruises through a set of well-flo... more info

Chicago Tribune — Wire, Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris, Rush lead the wayWire : The U.K. punk-era iconoclasts have trimmed themselves down to an even leaner and meaner trio, and the recent "Red Barked Tree" – only their 12th studio album in 34 years – functions as a... more info

Altsounds — Rounder Records is excited to announce that Robert Plant has confirmed an 11-date North American tour that begins in San Diego, CA, and ends at the Borgata Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. The shows on previous legs of the tour have been some of ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Any Major Dude said... STEP BACK TO 1978 - PART 3 John Paul Young – Love Is In The Air Clout – Substitute Supermax – Love Machine Umberto Tozzi – Tu Robert Palmer – Best Of Both Worlds Nina Hagen Band – TV-Glotzer Status Quo – Again And... more info

Guardian Music — (New West)After years as an unsung Nashville session guitarist, Miller is on a roll as a producer (he bossed Robert Plant's Band of Joy) and lead. Here, he assembles stellar friends for a selection of antique country curios well salted with new mater... more info

Guardian Music — Our brother Pat Moran, who has died aged 63, was a record producer and engineer who worked with many top performers. He was the assistant engineer on Queen's 1975 album A Night at the Opera and was engineer on the 1977 Rush album A Farewell to Kings.... more info

ContactMusic — PLAN B crowned a triumphant 12 months by scooping the British Male honour at the Brit Awards in London on Tuesday night (15Feb11).The rapper - real name Benjamin Ballance-Drew - saw off competition from Paul Weller, Mark Ronson, Tinie Tempah, and Rob... more info

ContactMusic — EMINEM and ARCADE FIRE have been unveiled as the headliners of this year's (11) Bonnaroo music festival, just two days after the Canadian rockers beat the rapper to claim the Album of the Year prize at the Grammy Awards.The Strokes, The Black Keys, L... more info