Pitchfork - Tours — 03-17 Auckland, New Zealand - Logan Campbell Centre 03-19 Melbourne, Australia - Forum Theatre 03-23 Brisbane, Australia - Tivoli 03-26 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre 03-29 Perth, Australia - Metro City 03-31 Tokyo, Japan - Zepp04-15 San Francisc... more info

Altsounds — The immense popularity of **The Dead Weather** is hardly surprising. The band’s fierce debut album Horehound showcases the talents of their all-star cast at their finest and has generated quite a stir in the international music scene. Additi... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The shortlists for the Shockwaves NME Awards 2010 have been announced tonight (January 25).Oasis and co are in the running for the following awards.Best British Band (sponsored by Shockwaves)Arctic MonkeysBiffy ClyroKasabianMuseOasisBest Video (spons... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — It's that time of the year again, when all my Bonnaroo brethren are anxiously awaiting for the official lineup to be announced. The Roo crew usually release the lineup the first week of February, so it's only natural that the rumors and leaky lineup... more info

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Live Daily — Jay-Z, Muse and the Gorillaz top the roster of acts for the 11th annual Coachella [ tickets ] Valley Music & Arts Festival, which will take over Indio, CA's Empire Polo Field April 16-18. As tipped by LiveDaily's Backline earlier this month, Pave... more info

MTV.com News — Pavement, Faith No More, Thom Yorke, Vampire Weekend also on the bill.By James Montgomery Jay-Z Photo: Raymond Boyd/ Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images Coachella has always been seen as the least traditional of the big U.S. music festival... more info

Stereogum — Coachella's officially announced the lineup for 2010 and, not surprisingly, it includes Pavement. Jay-Z, Gorillaz, Phoenix, and Muse are also hitting Indio with Sly & the Family Stone, Faith No More, PiL, Echo & The Bunnymen, MGMT, Vampire Weekend... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Dirty Projectors - "Emblem of the World"; At some point we're probably all going to get sick and tired of hearing great new tunes from the Dirty Projectors, but until we reach that point we will continue on like normal enjoying all of their gorgeous ... more info

Live Daily — Simon and Garfunkel have been confirmed to headline the first weekend (4/23-25) of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, according to the event website. The reunited duo's April 24 performance is likely to be their only American appearance i... more info