News …
Coachella announces line up today, but names of some bands and artists, like The Raconteurs, The Verve, My Morning Jacket and Rilo Kiley, have already leaked - Los Angeles Times (registration may be required)
Peter Gabriel's free music Web site gets cash injection - Guardian U.K.
This isn't your father's Baltimore music scene - Baltimore Sun
Jack Johnson loves being a dad - The Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Fergie in Australia - "I hope I have some fans there" - The Sydney Morning Herald
Rickie Lee Jones talks about her SF residency - San Francisco Chronicle
Views …
Martina McBride - "an intensely personal experience" - Evansville Courier & Press
Jane Monheit - "boldly eclectic" in Toledo - Toledo Blade
Aaron Lewis - "tough to avoid getting caught up in the moment" - The Buffalo News
Rascal Flatts - "contented and relentlessly inoffensive" - The New York Times (registration may be required)
Matt Costa gives an "enthralling performance" - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Poncho Sanchez gets "deep in the groove" - The Roanoke Times
The Cool Kids remain "faithful to the roots of hip-hop" - Los Angeles Times (registration may be required)
They Say It's Their Birthday … (Or so says Associated Press)
Snooks Eaglin is 72
Richie Havens is 67
Mac Davis is 66
Jim Ibbotson (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 61
Billy Ocean is 58
Mark Trojanowski (Sister Hazel) is 38
DJ Chris Kilmore (Incubus) is 35
Emma Bunton (Baby Spice - The Spice Girls) is 32
Nokio (Dru Hill) is 29