FEIST has "Bittersweet Memories" that are NSFW, but not really prurient.

NEW RELEASES from M Ward, Alabama Shakes, Dinosaur Feathers, the Black Seeds and more are streaming this week at Spinner.

LUCERO bring their country-flavored rock n' roll to KEXP and The Current.

NADA SURF stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set.

MAGIC CASTLES stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set.

PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS sync through "Steppin' Out" and "Louie, Louie" on Canada's Swingin' Time for Twofer Tuesday.

HEARTLESS BAST^RDS: Five Things To Know. Plus, Erika Wennerstrom shares several of her favorite songs with Reverb. (Thx, LHB.)

ALABAMA SHAKES drummer Steve Johnson talks to Exclaim about influences and adjusting to success.

SPIRITUALIZED: Jason Pierce talks to Interview about the long gestation of Sweet Heart, Sweet Light.

BUTCH VIG talks to LA Weekly about Nirvana and Garbage, but not about producing Georges Duty-Free Goulash for The Service.

BACK TO THE FUTURE: Madonna and Lionel Richie top the Billboard albums chart. Great Scott!

LINDSAY LOHAN has been off formal probation for less than two weeks and she's already being accused of getting into an altercation with a woman in a nightclub earlier this week. Lohan denies it.

AMANDA BYNES tried to return to the Hollywood bar she patronized before her DUI arrest, but was denied entry.

ALEC BALDWIN's alleged stalker was arrested outside the actor's NYC apartment.

ANNE HATHAWAY is going very waifish for Les Miserables.

VANESSA WILLIAMS claims she was molested as a child in her new memoir.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: Anatomy of a late-blooming hit.

MOONRISE KINGDOM: Wes Anderson's next movie has a trailer online.

SYRIA: Prospects for the latest UN-sponsored peace plan faded as violence spread. Government forces shelled the city of Homs, killing 30.

IRAN and Western nations agreed to a new round of nuclear talks in Istanbul starting April 14. US and Europe called on Iran to end uranium enrichment. Iran claimed a compromise may be possible.

IRAQ: The appearance of calm that has endured for four months has come at a price, many Iraqis say, in the form of Prime Minister al-Maliki's increasingly authoritarian behavior.

TWO PARROTS, just sitting around talking. 

HEY, IS THAT A PARROT in your pants? No, it's two parrots. Presumably not talking.

RABID SKUNKS are invading the the suburban landscapes of states from up in South Dakota to down in New Mexico.  It's the biggest outbreak since the 1970s.

PONIES used in a program for the disabled were stolen Down Under. Is there anything lower?