JamBase — Six Degrees Records To Release Alice Russell's Pot of Gold British Soul Singer Featured On The Hotel Cafe Tour In Support Of Her New Album Alice Russell Six Degrees Records is pleased to announce the signing of Alice Russell, whose sophomore... more info

Pitchfork — Tip of the hat to Stephen Colbert for his choice of guests this Thursday. Chicago heroes Wilco will perform one song on the Comedy Central show "The Colbert Report" this Thursday, following in the footsteps of such previous Colbert musical guests as ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mickey Factz playing w/ the Cool Kids during CMJ (more by Leia Jospe) today in NYC * Army Navy @ Union Hall * Trap Them @ Union Pool * Jay-Z & Lil Wayne @ Izod center * The Roots @... more info

JamBase — 3rd ANNUAL JOSHUA TREE ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL 10.18 & 10.19 :: Joshua Tree, CA Images by: Larry Mills The Belleville Outfit The Starlings Star Ann Thriftstore Allstars Mark Olson with the Thriftstore Al... more info

Paste Magazine — Fifteen years ago, Lee Ann Womack was handing out demos door-to-door in Nashville, baby daughter in tow. “My husband at the time was on the road. I couldn’t afford a babysitter and thought, ‘I’ll probably never have a career now because I hav... more info

PopSugar — Katie Holmes piled on a few layers on her way out of her apartment in NYC yesterday and treated Suri to a trip to Central Park this afternoon. We liked having Katie back on TV for her appearance on Eli Stone this week, but apparently it wasn't enoug... more info

ContactMusic — Redheaded actress DEBRA MESSING has refused to return to her natural hair colour - because casting directors ignored her as a brunette. The former Will + Grace star ... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Free MP3 of the DaySpinner.com: Artist: Roots Manuva Songs: 'Let The Spirit' (Hot Chip Remix)Album: 'Let the Spirit' [iTunes]Sounds Like: Coldcut, Spank RockDownload: 'Let The Spirit' (Hot Chip Remix)(MP3)[Get Winamp] [Download Help] Ne... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Forecast* (http://www.myspace.com/theforecast) will be releasing a limited edition EP by the end of the year; the EP will be individually numbered and will include two new songs, acoustic versions of "Carry Me Home" and "We All Return To Our Roo... more info

XLR8R — Each month our resident cycling fiend and S.F. DJ legend Toph One drops 13 bombs for your listening, watching, and wearing pleasure. read more more info