Lots of artists you enjoy are covering lots of other artists you enjoy for another tribute album organized by and benefitting War Child, the "network of independent organisations, working across the world to help children affected by war." The pairings are mostly logical -- the Hold Steady covering the Boss, TV On The Radio covering Bowie, Beck ...

Last September, Pitchfork reported that Astralwerks would be releasing Heroes, a benefit compilation for War Child, a charity that helps kids stranded in war zones across the world. Heroes has a pretty simple and great concept: Music legends pick the songs of theirs they want to hear covered and the younger artists they want to have cover their ...

The Hold Steady are a band you loved commenting about in 2008, even though Stay Positive didn't place as high in those year-end lists as past HS offerings. Regardless, Craig Finn & Co. donned tuxedos and helped Jools Holland ring in 2009 as part of his New Years Eve Hootenanny with a couple Positive anthems. This version of the title track's...

The Hold Steady have announced a string of dates, kicking off March 31 in Albany, NY.

The billboards are leering. It's the boys from the Hold Steady, performing the title track from their latest (and still pretty great) album Stay Positive while all two-dimensional-like. The street scenes are in New York City, and Jake Davis directs. I'll buy.[from Stay Positive; out now on Vagrant]