All About Jazz — Jett Williams never met her father, Hank. Then she came across his lost recordings, and she heard him laugh at last.According to Hank Williams, Mother's Best Flour makes "the best biscuit you ever hung a tooth in," and "On Top of Old Smokey" sounds b... more info

Pitchfork — A pair of previously reported Cure tribute compilations now have release dates and finalized tracklists: Manimal Vinyl's Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to the Cure and American Laundromat's Just Like Heaven: A Tribute to the Cure.Manimal will release the... more info

Pitchfork — A pair of previously reported Cure tribute compilations now have release dates and finalized tracklists: Manimal Vinyl's Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to the Cure and American Laundromat's Just Like Heaven: A Tribute to the Cure.Manimal will r... more info

Pop Candy — Hey, everyone! I'm back from New York -- once my ears stop ringing from CMJ, I guess I should start packing. Thanks to everyone who sent apartment tips and encouragement last week. It was great to hear from so many... more info

Finally, "30 Rock" returns. Plus: "Mystery Science Theater's" 20th anniversary DVD set, The Cure returns, "Zach and Miri Make a Porno." more info

Detroit Free Press — Like Neil Young, North Carolina native Ryan Adams can rock out convincingly and also write tender, sensitive love songs. And like Keith Richards, Adams has gone through more than a few battles with drugs and alcohol, but he remains standing. Push asi... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Used CD stores are killing the music industry. It's a bold statement. Most people want to blame greedy college kids in dorm rooms for bringing down the sincere music exec's salary by downloading millions of songs illegally. But there's one problem wi... more info

Stereogum — We received a number of songs from the Cure's 13th album incrementally, over so many weeks, that 4:13 Dream feels comfortably well-worn even on the first listen. The Single Of The Month Club brought us jangly, sexy "The Only One," lame-o "Freakshow,... more info

The Red Radio — All the way back to 1979. Check out Robert Smith. He is so young. You would never recognize the guy here. The signature hair, the lipstick and the white sneakers are all missing. Just a normal looking guy in hot... more info

Guardian Music — Smith makes his music in a state of splendid isolation more info