All About Jazz — Next week, Concord Jazz will release Vagabond, the highly anticipated new album from singer songwriter and pianist Spencer Day. Day's 14 track Concord Jazz debut draws from the 'Great American Songbook' and is infused with contemporary influences ... more info

The Music Fix — Review: The ever-so-shy Rufus Wainwright treats us to a CD/DVD package showcasing his most recent tour. more info

Stereogum — You know when your parents are like, "What is the garbage you're listening to?" and turn down your Soulja Boy CD and try to turn you to on to some Bob Seger shit from before you were born? Parents are so lame. That is sort of like what happened to... more info

411 Mania — Tracklisting and album art for big CD/DVD release... more info

Altsounds — Affectionately referred to by Elton John as “the greatest songwriter on the planet” and praised by The New York Times for his "genuine originality," Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists and son... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — In this week's NME, Blaine Harrison of Mystery Jets picks his favourite records. Click below to listen to some of his picks - and see the mag to read his full selection. Right now I'm loving: Music Go Music – 'Light Of Love' "People ask me what... more info

JamBase — Complete Lineup For 19th Annual Folks Festival In Lyons, Colorado Announced Intimate Roots Festival Set To Go Down August 14, 15 & 16 Gillian Welch Just three weeks after the sold-out RockyGrass Music Festival event organizers, Planet Bluegr... more info

Guardian Music — Amy Winehouse's dad isn't the first pop star relation to have a go at singing. But keeping it in the family isn't always the best ideaWhen stories broke last week that Mitch Winehouse – father of Amy – planned to release an album, you c... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Concerts and Tours, Live It Out, CanadaThis year's Osheaga may have had its fair share of hitches -- from the health-related cancellation of day two headliners Beastie Boys to a very uncooperative weather system. But over the Montreal fe... more info

The Yellow Stereo — The video doesn’t make a lot of sense, but the song has me excited for their next album, the ridiculously long-titled No More Stories/Are Told Today/I’m Sorry/They Washed Away//No More Stories/The World Is Grey/I’m Tired/Let’s Wash Away, due ... more info