Last call for requests to have SNFU come to your town. MySpace

Maple Blues Awards... tonight! Globe and Mail

And The Award Goes To... Katy Perry tangled in awards mixup. CBC

The Ting Tings announce Shut Up And Go Tour; sole Canadian stop is in Vancouver. CMJ

New Decemberists to arrive March 24. CMJ

Sonic Youth talks about "weird" new album. Billboard

Bob Mould reveals details of Life and Times. NME

Listen to new Grizzly Bear, one track a day. Stereogum

Punk royalty pays tribute to Ron Asheton. Detroit Metro Times

Springsteen, U2, many more kick off Obama inauguration party with massive outdoor concert. Rolling Stone

BBC Radio 1 and 2 should be privatized because they're too similar to commercial radio: industry figures. The Guardian

Dave Grohl, Norah Johes, Jack Johnson, Eddie Vedder, Heath Ledger to appear on Nick Drake tribute. NME

Joaquin Phoenix gives up acting for hip-hop. Exclaim!

Is the new U2 album cover a rip-off? Pitchfork