Words On Music

The Smiths’ former frontman Morrissey is hospitalized; Andrew Bird attempts to make children television watchable for parents; Duane Allman […]

The King of the Road gets his due; Coachella unveils its 2013 lineup; Flaming Lips go ‘dark’…

El Paso’s ‘The Mars Volta’ are no more, Nick Cave confirmed for NPR Music’s showcase and new ‘Willie and Family’ […]

It’s time for another round of music news curated by our ever curious David Brown. Today he catches up […]

Israel-palooza on hold, The Postal Service reunite (-ish), and Justin Bieber music: antidote to delinquency?

Here’s your daily SoundCheck!

Today we have news from New Orleans Jazz Fest, the Houston Symphony makes bold moves under new leadership and […]

David Brown checks in on the news from the past 24hrs. Today, Tom Waits’ comes to a coffee table […]

Bowie’s back…but live? Okkervill’s Will Sheff resurfaces with “Lovestreams”, and the dirty, dirty lowdown on new Boz Skaggs: he’s […]