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MUSIC NEWS -This past weekend Bon Iver was the music guest on Saturday Night Live performing the grammy-nominated "Holocene," and Bon Iver Bon Iver closing track "Beth/Rest." Watch both, below.   The band also announced today that they'ver booked a new set of live dates on the west coast starting in April, including headlining performances at both weekends of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival , as well as the New Orleans Jazz Festival and the Sasquatch Music Festival in Washington state... Read Full Story

MUSIC NEWS - Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward says he won't take part in the British band's reunion recordings and tour unless he is offered a "signable" contract.  The statement on his website casts more doubt on the much-hyped return of the metal rockers, who announced last November that the original line-up were getting back together to write and record their first album in more than 30 years.  They've also unveiled plans for a world concert tour in 2012. With guitarist Tony Iommi... Read Full Story

MUSIC NEWS - Some of the greatest songs were written to give voice to anxiety, despair and unwanted change. “ After it’s Gone ”, a new single just released by Patterson Hood and the Downtown 13 , was inspired by the threat of a Walmart in the heart of downtown Athens, GA.  The city that nurtured the band’s career. Hood, singer, writer and guitarist for the band Drive-By Truckers assembled The Downtown 13 , a musical collective made up of some of Athens, GA's finest musicians to celebrate... Read Full Story

MUSIC NEWS - Following the recent announcement of a 19-date tour to commemorate the 40th anniversary of 'Thick As A Brick, ' on April 3, Ian Anderson will release a sequel to the original album! In 1972,Ian Anderson wrote and recorded the Jethro Tull  p rogressive rock classic album 'Thick As A Brick .'  The lyrics were credited at the time to the fictitious child character, Gerald Bostock , whose parents supposedly lied about his age. The record instantly became a number one Billboard... Read Full Story

MUSIC NEWS -  Feist has unveiled her new video for  “The Bad In Each Other” off her critically-acclaimed album, Metals (out via Cherrytree/Interscope) .  The video was directed by Martin De Thurah (James Blake, Glasvegas), and it captures glimpses of something human. What we get is a peek inside something real between people; could be loss, longing or love, things which are about being a human being.  “The Bad In Each Other” video opens up more aspects than it concludes; possibly something... Read Full Story

MUSIC NEWS - The fourth season of the innovative music series Live from the Artists Den premieres nationally on public television beginning February 3, 2012 (check local listings). The New York Emmy-nominated show connects music fans with a remarkable line-up of icons and emerging stars performing in unique and historic venues. The new season features A dele, The Fray, Death Cab for Cutie, Kid Rock, Iron and Wine , and Amos Lee with special guests Calexico . "There's something for every... Read Full Story

MUSIC NEWS - White Stripes frontman Jack White has announced the April 24 elease of his first solo album, Blunderbuss , out on Third Man/ Columbia Records. White also premiered the first tune from the album called “ Love Interruption ,” (listen below) via his JackWhiteIII.com .  Blunderbuss will be White’s first solo release since the breakup of The White Stripes , which was revealed nearly one year ago, February 2, 2011 to be exact. Since 2005, White has been busy with misc production work... Read Full Story

MUSIC NEWS- Garbage has announced that their fifth studio album, Not Your Kind Of People , will be released in the USA on May 15, 2012, on the band's own label STUNVOLUME. As V Magazine recently put it: "The poster girl for '90s alternative rock is ready to reclaim her reign - and the radio - with a new record from her iconic band, Garbage."  "Working with Garbage again was very instinctual," said Duke Erikson. "Like getting on a bicycle...with three other people." He adds "We haven't felt... Read Full Story

MUSIC NEWS  - Roger Hodgson , the voice of Supertramp, will kick off his Breakfast in America Tour next month, leading off with two sold out shows at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, CA. Fans the world over have been thrilled with Hodgson 's unforgettable songs such as " Breakfast in America ," " The Logical Song ," " Dreamer , " " Give a Little Bit ," " Take the Long Way Home ," and " School ." Hodgson and his band will perform these timeless songs, as they take you on a magical... Read Full Story

MUSIC NEWS - It's been three years since Portland, OR-based troubadour M Ward released his last solo album, the much lauded Hold Time , and druing that time he’s toured the globe, released two albums as one half of Grammy-nominated duo She & Him as well as one with the talented group of friends collectively know as Monsters Of Folk .  Now, Merge Records will release Ward’s anticipated sixth solo album, A Wasteland Companion , on April 10, 2012 .   Inspired by his increasingly itinerant... Read Full Story