Savannah Stopover, the pre-SXSW festival being held in Savannah from March 7-10, 2012, has announced the initial line-up. The War on Drugs, The Love Language, Caveman, Jukebox The Ghost and Oberhofer are among the bands scheduled to perform.

Fol Chen, in collaboration with Monome and The Machine Project, has announced the availability of the limited-edition Tetrafol, “a hand-held tangible electronic sound toy.” The Fol Chen track “So Good” is included with the Tetrafol and can be streamed in this post.

Glen Campbell is on his farewell tour, supporting what will be his final album. The long-time country star announced he is suffering from Alzheimer’s. At this week’s CMA Awards, there was a tribute to Campbell by Vince Gill, Keith Urban and Brad Paisley.

The official release is several weeks old – I’m behind – but I could let the opportunity slip to pass along the word that one of my favorite bands from the ’90′s, Garbage, have reformed and will be releasing a new album in Spring 2012.

A quick site update (again as my first attempt failed): because of an issue with WordPress I am unable to access DeadJournalist via a browser to edit or update the site. I will be trying to resolve the issue again tomorrow night. I’m not sure if the issue can be resolved without risk to the [...]

Come out and enjoy work inspired by ‘The Never Ending Story’ on October 1, 2011.

Moogfest 2011 is taking place on October 28-30, 2011 in Asheville, NC, the headquarts of Moog Music and adopted home town of Bob Moog. The event features a who’s who of electronic artists and an exhibition by Brian Eno.

Somber news from The Raveonettes today as they announce an illness to Sune Rose Wagner. Sharin Foo will continue to perform while Wagner fights the undisclosed illness.

The Black Ghosts have released an artwork creation video for their new album, When Animals Stare. The video features “Even In The Darkness” from the band’s new LP.

On August 3, 2011, MBAR in Los Angeles will host California for Alabama Benefit – a benefit for the victims of the April 2011 tornadoes. The event features eight comedians including Greg Behrendt, Matt Braunger and Chris D’elia as well musical performances.

My Morning Jacket, Neko Case and Phosphorescent have announced a performance on August 19, 2011 to benefit United Way of West Alabama.

Record Store Day 2011 is next Saturday, April 16. There are dozens of special releases for this day only so make sure an visit your local independent record store and show your support.

The long-awaited Le Tigre film, ‘Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre On Tour’, will be released on DVD on June 7, 2011. The film chronicles the band’s This Island tour across four continents and 10 countries.

Record Store Day 2011 is set for Saturday, April 16.

One of Atlanta’s best up-and-coming collectives, Oryx and Crake have been added to the bill for the January 15, 2011 show at The Earl headlined by The Ghost of the Saber Tooth Tiger (featuring Sean Lennon).