Today's roundup of quick music news stories

The post Traffic And Weather activity from FoW has been mostly limited to songs for The Colbert Report and spots for L.L. Bean, but it appears the NJ power poppers are ready to indulge in some retrospective activity. There's a spread of shows lined up around the Northeast the next few weeks with no new material, in addition to a new live DVD tit...

FoW's "Valley Winter Song" is featured in a new holiday-themed L.L. Bean commercial, which means you get to listen to it while watching a person dressed way better than you and who lives in a house much nicer than yours, play with an obedient pedigree dog, smile warmly as their private-schooled kids make snow angels, and otherwise pretend the ec...

Fountains of Wayne guitarist Jody Porter is gearing up for the release of his very first solo record, set to be released next month.

Crowded House, KT Tunstall, Ben Harper, and Fountains of Wayne are among the musicians who will perform on the US television programme 'Live From The Artists Den' next year.