JamBase — By: Jim Welte Tinariwen :: 04.16.09 :: Palace of Fine Arts :: San Francisco, CA Tinariwen There's really nothing quite like the sound of a pack of middle-aged white women ululating. In a powerful display of a band's ability to transport its... more info

MTV.com News — Glam rocker tackled the legendary 1970 Led Zeppelin song for 'American Idol' rock night.By Gil Kaufman Adam Lambert (file) Photo: MTV News Imagine a freight train speeding toward you at midnight. Or a rockslide barreling down a hill as you... more info

Starpulse — Former Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts has blasted the band's drummer Butch Trucks - accusing him of fabricating a clash between late rock legend Duane Allman and Robert Plant.[...] Read more! more info

Thrash Hits — With over 120 Million album sales, it’s kind of surprising that Bon Jovi have never had a comprehensive A-Z out until now. Putting that one right was the job of prolific metal and rock author Neil Daniels, whose previous books have included bi... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The idea of a heavy-metal awards show, with paparazzi flashbulbs and celebrity wranglers, seems odd. Metal is outsiders' music, forged in dank garages by fans for whom Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister is a sex object. But it's also competitive. The co... more info

USA Today Music — Let Alison Krauss have Robert Plant. Nickel Creek fiddle player 'Sara Watkins will take John Paul Jones for her solo project, ... more info

Guardian Music — Björk fronting Led Zeppelin? Coldplay recording in zero gravity? Nine Inch Nails working with Timbaland? It can only be April Fool's Day? Right?To anybody visiting from another planet, yesterday would have seemed like a landmark day for musical te... more info

NME — Coldplay record in zero gravity, and other April Fools' Day madness more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Without undermining the musical and pop culture knowledge of some of our older readers (if we have any?), or that of our younger readers who are "in" this particular "know," if you haven't heard of this band, Small Faces, or this song: pay close atte... more info

Slowcoustic — The Subject: Tony Dekker How Do You Know Subject: Lead in the band Great Lake Swimmers Subject's Reason for Speaking: Album "Lost Channels" being released March 31, 2009 Why Do We Care: Because it's the Great Lake Swimmers new Album, damn it! So Tony... more info