Brooklyn Vegan — Gary Louris @ Truck America (more by Alexandra Marvar) Gary Louris of the Jayhawks (who are playing three nights in a row in their hometown of Minneapolis in June) played the Truck America Festival earlier this month (NYC Taper taped... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr Moodswings said... Progressive Rock/Avant-Garde: UNIVERS ZERO "RELAPS" Soul/Funk/Hip-Hop: GNARLS BARKLEY "THE ODD COUPLE" Hard Rock: GREAT WHITE "SAIL AWAY" (w/ Bonus Live Disc) Indie Rock: DODGY "HOMEGROWN" http://newmoodswings.blogspot.com Brux... more info

Topix — The Jayhawks' debut album finally will be available on CD - nearly 25 years after it was released. more info

Rolling Stone — The Kansas Jayhawks’ second-round loss in the NCAA tourney had Rock Daily ditching our brackets and turning our attention to the next big sporting event on the horizon: the Kentucky Derby. Though the final field of horses in the Derby hasn’t been... more info

Guardian Music — This unplugged chamber-folk sextet will appeal to those who like Beirut (the band, that is, not the bomb-torn Middle Eastern city)Hometown: Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York.The lineup: Nona Marie Invie, Marshall LaCount, Todd Chandler, Jonathan Kai... more info

My Old Kentucky — It would be criminal to begin actively pimping Canadian artists without tipping our collective hat to the old men of Canadian rocks rock, Blue Rodeo. Luckily for all involved parties, the Toronto-based quintet is still hard at it; on the road pushing... more info

Stereogum — "Liv Tyler"'s the first single off Jersey crew Roadside Graves' forthcoming You Won't Be Happy With Me. It follows the excellent (and overlooked) full-length My Son's Home. I heard a couple of the new songs live in Brooklyn last month and recognized ... more info

Guardian Music — As the series draws to a close, we look at the science behind wistful longing in popWhen it comes to musical yearning, we should start with the obvious. And what could convey the emotion more directly than calling your song I Want You? However, a tra... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr Moodswings said...Rock:DAVID BOWIE "PIN UPS" (REMASTER)Rock/Folk/Soundtrack:EDDIE VEDDER "INTO THE WILD"Chanson/Indie:CLARIKA "JOKER" (W/ BONUS TRACKS)Metal:VOIVOD "INFINI"Hard Rock:KISS "MUSIC FROM 'THE ELDER'" (REMASTER)Indie Rock:GHINZU "BLOW"@... more info

Allmusic Blog — The Jayhawks - Music from the North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology Of the musicians who rose to prominence in the 1990s during the alternative country scene’s 15 minutes of media prominence, the Jayhawks were at once the band that best exemplified... more info