Spinner.com — Filed under: NewsPhiladelphia natives the Roots are relocating to New York City and not for the weather. They've been tapped to be the house band for 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,' picking things up with Jimmy right where the White Stripes will leav... more info

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NME — Pearl Jam are "close to hitting the studio" to record their ninth studio album, according to Rolling Stone. more info

TMZ — Filed under: Wacky & Weird When most people sing karaoke, it sounds worse than a Jessica Simpson concert -- but Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam doing it to "Where the Streets Have No Name" in an Arizona bar ain't half bad.... Permalink more info

Indie Music News — Rufus Cappadocia, one of the leading voices on the cello today, has been invited to perform at BAM Caf? Live on Friday, February 20th at 9:00 PM. He will be accompanied by Bethany Yarrow and dancer Sheila Anozier on selected songs. BAM Caf? Live is a... more info

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Stereogum — A couple weeks ago we traversed Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit's "Seven-Mile Island" to hear the story of "a failed father, a birthing mother, [and] an island on which banished Native Americans congregated, a place where Jason and his dad used to go t... more info

Discobelle.net — A new take on this electro-dubstep monster. High Rankin starts of with a more gentle touch before he drops rough beats with industrial flavour somewhat away from the usual dubstep style. If you like it booming don’t sleep on this one. Chase & Stat... more info

Rolling Stone — • Axl Rose Talks Democracy, Slash in Interview Top stories from the last three days: • Ticketmaster Apologies to Springsteen • Join the RS Grammy Pool! • The Cramps’ Lux Interior Dead at 62 • Remembering Lux: Songs and Photos • Pearl Ja... more info

Allmusic Blog — The past couple years have seen a tiny explosion of groups looking back to the days of disco and coming up with a very modern, icy cold and exceedingly lo-fi version. The New York label Italians Do It Better is the leading exponent of the sound, rele... more info