NME — Singers discuss hot dogs, Richard Nixon, LA lore more info

Rolling Stone — Beck’s ever-changing official Website welcomed a new feature yesterday called Irrelevant Topics, where the rocker hosts completely random and topic-spanning conversations with fellow musicians, writers and artists. For his first chat, Beck recruite... more info

Stereogum — In addition to covers and DJ projects, Beck's updated website houses "Irrelevant Topics," a section featuring "conversations between musicians, artists, writers ... without promotional pretext or editorial direction." The first's with Tom Waits. The ... more info

Pasta Primavera — If you missed out on Ed Harcourt’s Russian Roulette EP I strongly suggest you pick it up.  He’s just put out a video for the track “Black Feathers” off of it.  For some reason I’ve always found some sort of parallel between Harcourt a... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Tom Waits' former manager Herb Cohen has brought a libel lawsuit against British music journalist Barney Hoskyns, and publisher Random House, over allegations of criminal practices in Hoskyns' book 'Lowside Of The Road, A Life Of Tom... more info

JamBase — TV on the Radio's Guitarist/Singer Kyp Malone Signs with Anti- Records for Side Project Kyp Malone by Eric Martin Anti- Records, home to other musical visionaries such as Tom Waits, Neko Case and Nick Cave, is thrilled to announce the signing o... more info

JamBase — Introducing Volcano Choir The Collaboration Between COLLECTION OF COLONIES OF BEES and Justin Vernon of BON IVER Volcano Choir Volcano Choir is the assembly of Wisconsinites Jon Mueller, Chris Rosenau, Jim Schoenecker, Daniel Spack, Justin Ve... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ishkabibliophile said...A couple of mixtapes featuring Aimee Mann, Eleni Mandell, Stan Ridgway, and Tom WaitsDisc OneCloser To Him: Eleni MandellLooking for Nothing: Aimee MannAs I Went Out One Morning: Stan RidgwaySnaketrain: Stan RidgwayHold On: To... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Redtelephone66 said...The Status Cymbal "In The Morning" (1967 Lp)The Yankee Dollar "S/T" (1968 Lp)The Match "A New Light" (1969 Lp)http://redtelephone66.blogspot.comwhiteray said...At Echoes In The WindThursday Videos”“Are You Readyâ€... more info

Buffalo News, New York — Four shows into the Darien Performing Arts Center's summer concert season, and the rain has been the uninvited guest during three of them. If the law of averages is anything more than an elaborate ruse, then the rest of the season should find ample s... more info