Ben Gibbard and Zooey Deschanel have finalized their divorce with documents filed in a Los Angeles court citing irreconcileable differences as the reason, Us Weekly reports. Initially introduced by their mutual manager, the couple married in 2009 but parted last November in a split described as “mutual and amicable.”

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ben-gibbard-zooey-deschanel-finalize-divorce-20121218#ixzz2GvLfXhhU

The Blues Foundation has announced the nominees for their 34th annual Blues Awards, set to take place in Memphis, Tennessee on May 9, 2013.

• Billy Boy Arnold Sings Big Bill Broonzy - Billy Boy Arnold
• Blues on Solid Ground - John Primer
• Deeper In The Well - Eric Bibb
• Not Alone - Ann Rabson w/ Bob Margolin
• Talking Guitar - Paul Rishell

• Carolina Chocolate Drops
• Doug MacLeod
• Eric Bibb
• Harrison Kennedy
• Paul Rishell

• And Still I Rise - Heritage Blues Orchestra
• Double Dynamite - The Mannish Boys
• Show of Strength - Michael Burks
• Son of the Seventh Son - Mud Morganfield
• Stronger For It - Janiva Magness

• Curtis Salgado
• Janiva Magness
• Joe Louis Walker
• John Nemeth
• Rick Estrin

• Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials
• Phantom Blues Band
• Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
• Tedeschi Trucks Band
• The Mannish Boys

• 24 Hour Blues - Charles “CD” Davis
• They Call Me Big Llou - Big LLou Johnson
• Turning On the Naughty - Paula Harris
• Uphill From Anywhere - Brad Hatfield
• Wanna Feel Somethin’ - Mary Bridget Davies

• Blak & Blu - Gary Clark, Jr.
• Blues Live - John Nemeth
• Candy Store Kid - Ian Siegal & The Mississippi Mudbloods
• Hellfire - Joe Louis Walker
• Show of Strength - Michael Burks
• Stronger For It - Janiva Magness

• Bettye LaVette
• Janiva Magness
• Shakura S’Aida
• Shemekia Copeland
• Susan Tedeschi

• Gary Clark, Jr.
• Joe Louis Walker
• Michael Burks
• Robert Cray
• Tab Benoit

• Blackbird Music/55 Arts Club - The Lucky Peterson Band feat.Tamara Peterson Live at the 55 Arts Club Berlin
• Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art/Broke & Hungrey Records - We Juke Up in Here: Mississippi’s Juke Joint Culture at the Crossroads
• Delta Groove Records - That’s My Thing: Elvin Bishop Live In Concert
• Eagle Rock Entertainment - Muddy Waters & Rolling Stones, Live at Checkerboard Lounge
• J & R Adventures - Beacon Theatre - Joe Bonamassa Live From New York

• Derek Trucks
• Joe Bonamassa
• Joe Louis Walker
• Kid Andersen
• Michael Burks

• Bill Stuve
• Bob Stroger
• Patrick Rynn
• Richard Cousins
• Scot Sutherland
• Willie J. Campbell

• Cedric Burnside
• Cody Dickinson
• Jimi Bott
• Kenny Smith
• Tony Braunagel

• Billy Boy Arnold
• Bob Corritore
• John Nemeth
• Kim Wilson
• Mark Hummel
• Rick Estrin

• Al Basile
• Big James Montgomery
• Eddie Shaw
• Sax Gordon
• Terry Hanck

• Diunna Greenleaf
• Jewel Brown
• Maria Muldaur
• Ruthie Foster
• Tracy Nelson

• Barrelhouse Chuck
• Chuck Leavell
• David Maxwell
• Deanna Bogart
• Mike Finnigan
• Victor Wainwright

• Blues For The Modern Daze - Walter Trout
• Driving Towards The Daylight - Joe Bonamassa
• Everybody’s Talkin’ - Tedeschi Trucks Band
• Here I Am - Nick Moss
• Royal Southern Brotherhood - Royal Southern Brotherhood

• “I Wont Cry” written by Janiva Magness & Dave Darling - Stronger For It (Janiva Magness)
• “Lemon Pie” written by John Hahn & Oliver Wood - 33 1/3 (Shemekia Copeland)
• “She Didn’t Cut Me Loose” written by Curtis Salgado, Marlon McClain & Dave Duncan -Soul Shot (Curtis Salgado)
• “The Devil Ain’t Got No Music” written by Matthew Skoller - The Devil Ain’t Got No Music(Lurrie Bell)
• “Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey” written by Sam McClain & Pat Herlehy - Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) (Mighty Sam McClain)

• Blues Heart - Dorothy Moore
• Soul Live - John Nemeth
• Soul Shot - Curtis Salgado
• Soul Survivor - Johnny Rawls
• Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) - Mighty Sam McClain

• Barbara Carr
• Denise LaSalle
• Dorothy Moore
• Irma Thomas
• Sista’ Monica

• Bobby Rush
• Curtis Salgado
• John Nemeth
• Johnny Rawls
• Mighty Sam McClain

• And Still I Rise - Heritage Blues Orchestra
• Double Dynamite - The Mannish Boys
• Milton Hopkins with Jewel Brown - Milton Hopkins with Jewel Brown
• Son of the Seventh Son - Mud Morganfield
• Spider Eating Preacher - Eddie C. Campbell

• Bob Margolin
• John Primer
• Lil’ Ed
• Magic Slim
• Mud Morganfield

Things in life that are guarantees: Death, Taxes and The Allman Brothers Band playing a March Multi-Night Run at the Beacon Theater in New York City. Over the course of 16 the band will play 10 shows there and the tickets  are on sale on Friday, 01/11 @  10AM EST from  www.ticketmaster.com , www.beacontheatre.com or if you haven’t discovered the internet yet you can still charge by phone at (800)745-3000. The tickets that are left over will be available at the Beacon Theater’s  Box Office on Saturday, 01/12. The dates lay below.

The Allman Brother Band March Residency At The Beacon Theater

• Fri 03/01
• Sat 03/02
• Tue 03/05
• Wed 03/06
• Fri 03/08
• Sat 03/09
• Tue 03/12
• Wed 03/13
• Fri 03/15
• Sat 03/16

An isolated bass track of The Who’s Won’t Get Fooled Again, filmed in Sheppard’s Bush, London, England. Skip to 0:18 for the music to begin

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Paul McCartney will perform a new song he has been working on with Grohl and Novoselic (Picture: EPA)

Sir Paul McCartney is to front Nirvana for one night only, it has been reported, when surviving members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic reunite for the first time in 20 years.

Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2012/12/12/paul-mccartney-to-replace-kurt-cobain-at-nirvana-reunion-gig-3312907/