SECOND TIME AROUND: The DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS’ double-disc Southern Rock Opera, originally issued last fall on the band’s own label, has been picked up by Lost Highway Records and will receive a national release on July 16. The label has also signed on to put out the DBTs’ next album, set to be recorded this summer [...]

TOGETHER AND APART: “Say You’ll Be Mine”, a new song co-written by MARK OLSON and his former Jayhawks bandmate GARY LOURIS, will be included on Olson’s next Creekdippers album December’s Child, due July 23 on Dualtone. Olson’s wife and Creekdippers compatriot VICTORIA WILLIAMS also has a record due on Dualtone in August, a collection of standards called [...]

ROCKIN’ AROUND THE HOF: Country and rock pioneer BRENDA LEE will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on March 18. Other inductees include TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS and the late CHET ATKINS. The induction ceremonies will be telecast March 20 on VH1. Lee and Atkins join an elite group of [...]

WILCO WORLD: After discussing offers from various labels, WILCO has signed with Nonesuch, which is tentatively planning to release the band’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot in April. Wilco severed ties with Reprise after major disagreements with the label regarding the album, which was mixed by indie rocker Jim O’Rourke. Wilco reportedly bought the album back from [...]