npr.org : From The 'Vinyl Deeps,' Ellen Willis Wrote About Rock | By Ken Tucker

nytimes.com : Ellen Willis’s Pioneering Rock Criticism | By Evelyn McDonnell

nytimes.com : Excerpt from OUT OF THE VINYL DEEPS by Ellen Willis | Copyright © 2011 by Nona Willis Aronowitz

latimes.com : The Reading Life: Ellen Willis, rocking the rock music boat | By David Ulin | In the essay collection 'Out of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music,' the New Yorker's first rock 'n' roll critic reveals a keen understanding not only of the music but the music business.

Ellen Willis : ellenwillis.tumblr.com

OUT OF THE VINYL DEEPS : Ellen Willis on Rock Music (book trailer)

Covering the music of Bruce Springsteen and Jersey Shore artists for 30 years.

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flavorwire.com » 10 of the Funniest Indie Rock Songs http://bit.ly/beD9Un

Indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch sat down with Rolling Stone at All Tomorrow's Parties this weekend and gave us some details on his planed Stooges (also known as Iggy and The Stooges) documentary. 

Watch video at rollingstone.com

pitchfork.com :: Photos (Erez Avissar) ATP NY 2010 curated by Jim Jarmusch

rollingstone.com :: Dylan's New 'Bootleg' to Feature Unearthed Live ShowAmazon adds 1963 concert to 'Bootleg Series Vol. 9' and 'Mono Recordings.' Plus: New details on ' Vol. 9' and future 'Bootleg' releases http://bit.ly/abX7OI

The ninth entry in Dylan's archival Bootleg Series collects acoustic demos that Dylan recorded between 1962 and 1964 for his first two music publishers. All these versions are being released officially for the first time, and 15 of the songs have never been released at all. Released at the same time as The Complete Mono Recordings, a box set of newly mastered mono versions of Dylan's first eight albums. The Bootleg Series Volume 9, The Witmark Demos http://bit.ly/9oKvOc

cnn: Icons from the music world including Paul McCartney and Slash on their guitar hero, Les Paul. http://bit.ly/9Hw3Fq

The Les Paul: More Than Just A Rocker http://bit.ly/9eBNbF

SXSW 2010 - Initially, many thought the idea of the Rock Hall was antithetical to the spirit of rock and roll. Despite its success, the question of whether rock and roll belongs in a museum persists. What efforts are being made to preserve this art form?

Social Folk Roots of California Rock via rockument.com - Tony Bove © rockument.com

This episode explores the social folk roots of California rock music, with licensed rare and historical performances (hosted by Tony Bove of the Flying Other Brothers) — including whiskey songs, fiddle tunes, piano rags and primitive dance tunes.

Performances:
Peter Rowan and the Rowan Brothers: “Rye Whiskey”
David Nelson Band: “Humboldt County Hippie (Hippie from Olema)”
Balfa and Schwarz: “Dirt Farmer”
David Nelson Band: “The Poor Old Dirt Farmer”
Flying Other Brothers: “Constellation Rag”
Pete Sears with Jorma Kaukonen: “Meadway Rag”
Flying Other Brothers: “Take Me With You”
David Nelson Band: “Frankie and Johnny”
Georgia Sea Island Singers: “Hambone, Where You Been?”
Flying Other Brothers: “Clueless”

Blues & Chaos - The Music Writing of Robert Palmer
Edited By: Anthony DeCurtis

Simon and Schuster: http://bit.ly/ankGSh

billboard.com : 15 Years Later: The Grateful Dead's Final Show.

"This performance of 'So Many Roads' (in two parts below) is considered one of the band's best renditions of the already moving song. Not only is the band in top form, but the lyrics--about loneliness, lifelong experience and losing one's way--are a particularly powerful goodbye from a legendary artist." continue...