Set for April 29-May 2nd during the city’s annual Memphis in May celebration, this year’s festival also sports Cee-Lo Green, Mumford & Sons, The Avett Brothers, B.o.B., The New Pornographers, Sublime with Rome, Cake, Ziggy Marley, Cage the Elephant, Macy Gray, Amos Lee, Slightly Stoopid, Gregg Allman, Manchester Orchestra, Lucero, Lotus, J.J. Grey and Mofro.

Rounding out the bill are Jason Mraz, Lucinda Williams, Charlie Wilson, Betty LaVette, Ludacris, Tommy Castro, Godsmack, Buckcherry, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Lee Boys, Devon Allman’s Honeytribe, Kirk Whalum, Hubert Sumlin, Sick Puppies, Jimmie Vaughan, Amy LaVere, Magic Slim & The Teardrops, John Hammond, and Otis Clay.

As mentioned, tickets cost $69 and are available through Ticketmaster.com. VIP packages are also available. For additional details on the festival as well as all of Memphis in May’s activities, please visit the memphisinmay.org.

Specifically as it relates to the music portion of the festival, this year’s bill is led by Ben Harper & Relentless7, Jason Mraz, Ziggy Marley, and Guster. Also performing will be Galactic, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Ozomatli, Dr. Dog, Brett Dennen, Mavis Staples, Donavon Frankenreiter, Trombone Short & Orleans Avenue, Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars, and Toubab Krewe. OK Go and They Might Be Giants will both play two sets during the weekend, the latter of which will play on the “Good Kids Stage.”

Other Life is good ’10 activities includes a dog show, batting cages, train rides, face painting, and The Art for All Mural, which is a one-of-a-kind community art project that unites festival attendees and gives everyone a chance to make their own unique mark on the festival’s design.

Tickets will go on sale Thursday, June 17th at 10 AM EST. One hundred percent of Life is good’s festival profits will go towards The Life is good Kids Foundation, helping kids who are facing life-threatening conditions, including the trauma of violence, poverty, and loss.

In the meantime, click here for more details about the festival.

As Godrich’s “About” section explains, the website is called “From the Basement” and is “a sort of music show / labour of love produced by a small group of dedicated individuals.” In other words, the website is the next component of the musician’s podcast turned television program of the same name, basically featuring high-definition video footage of some of your favorite acts, including RADIOHEAD!!!!, performing some of your favorite songs, like “Reckoner”!!!

As Godrich goes on to note, “The whole emphasis of the show is about being artist friendly and making our bands as comfortable as possible so that they can give great performances without the usual agony of TV promo which everyone has to do but no one seems to enjoy.”

“My own personal goal is that in the future some of these performances might be seen as the truest representation of the state of their artists work, captured in a way that lets their talents speak without the interference of presenters, or audiences,” he adds.

Sounds like something we can all get behind, especially considering that in addition to Radiohead performing “Reckoner”, the website also already features offerings by The White Stripes, Fleet Foxes, My Morning Jacket, The Shins, Queens of the Stone Age, Jarvis Cocker, Beck, and Iggy and the Stooges.

Now that you’re salivating, have at it. Might we recommend a first viewing? The White Stripes’ performance of “Blue Orchid / Party of Special Things to Do” is as Rivers would say, pretty rad.

Marley’s oldest son, Ziggy, is apparently using these words as the basis for his latest studio effort: “My father’s music spans generations and with B is for Bob we give the youngest their very own Bob Marley record.”

Yes, parents, on June 23rd, Ziggy Marley will look to introduce the styles and sounds of his legendary father to your children. The kids-approved B is for Bob will feature eight reworks of classic Marley songs, along with four additional tracks left untouched. The effort will also include bonus online digital content including coloring book pages, a sing-a-long music video and audio stream previews of Ziggy Marley’s own recently released kids album, Family Time.

No word on whether Ziggy is planning on performing any this material on his upcoming summer tour with 31, but for unmentionable reasons – shh, this is a kids post!, that’d be oddly hilarious.

B Is For Bob Tracklist:
01. Three Little Birds (B Is Version)
02. Redemption Song (B Is Mix)
03. Wake Up And Live Part 1
04. Bend Down Low (B Is Version)
05. Lively Up Yourself
06. Jamming (B Is Version)
07. Small Axe (B Is Version)
08. One Love People Get Ready
09. Satisfy My Soul (B Is Mix)
10. Could You Be Loved
11. Stir It Up (B Is Version)
12. High Tide Or Low Tide (B Is Mix)

Ziggy Marley 2009 Tour Dates:
05/24 – Sonoma, CA @ Field of Dreams
06/05 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl ^
06/07 – Eugene, OR @ Cuthbert Amphitheater ^
06/08 – Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theatre ^
06/11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Usana Amphitheatre ^
06/12 – Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre ^
06/14 – Chicago, IL @ Charter One Pavilion ^
06/16 – Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre ^
06/17 – Columbus, OH @ Lifestyles Communities Pavillion ^
06/19 – Detroit, MI @ Freedom Hill Amphitheatre ^
06/20 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center ^
06/21 – Indianaopolis, IN @ White River State Park ^
06/23 – Saratoga, NY @ SPAC ^
06/24 – Boston, MA @ Comcast Center ^
06/25 – New York, NY @ Central Park Summer Stage ^
06/27 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Art Center ^
06/28 – Washington, DC @ Nissan Pavillion ^
06/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Penn’s Landing ^
07/01 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre ^
07/03 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre ^
07/04 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre ^
07/05 – Raleigh, NC @Walnut Creek Amphitheatre ^
07/07 – St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre ^
07/10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre ^
07/11 – San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre ^
07/12 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre ^

^ = w/ 311

It turns out that Uplifter, the band’s forthcoming Bob Rock-produced studio album, will be officially released on June 2nd and available in both standard and deluxe editions. The latter will include a new 80-minute DVD documentary titled The Road to 3-11 Day 2008. Directed by Wayne Price, the DVD will include behind-the-scenes footage of the band and its fans during the week leading up to 3-11 Day, as well as backstage footage, interviews, fan footage and eight live performances from the 3-11 Day 2008 concert at the New Orleans Arena. Both releases will be proceeded by the album’s first single, “Hey You”, in mid-April. Check out an early taste of the single here, and a preview of the documentary below…

Of course, what would a new 311 album be without a supporting tour? Well, fortunately we won’t have to find out, as the band has also unveiled a slew of upcoming dates for both a spring trek and its annual “Summer Unity” tour, which this year will feature Ziggy Marley as an opener. Tickets for all dates are currently available via Ticketmaster.com.

311 2009 Tour Dates:
04/15 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre *
04/16 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre *
04/18 – Iowa City, IA @ University of Iowa
04/19 – Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion #
04/21 – Knoxville, TN @ The Valarium %
04/22 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues %
04/23 – Charleston, SC @ The Music Farm %
04/25 – Orlando, FL @ WJRR Earthday Birthday Party
04/26 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall @
04/29 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Sunfest
04/30 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre &
05/01 – Birmingham, AL @ Crawfish Boil Festival
05/03 – Memphis, TN @ Beale Street Music Festival
05/04 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel $
05/05 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
05/07 – Bossier City, LA @ Riverdome $
05/08 – Orange Beach, AL @ Amphitheater at the Wharf !+
05/12 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall ?
05/14 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom ?
05/15 – Springfield, MO @ Shrine Mosque ?
06/03 – Bakersfield, CA @ Majestic Fox Theatre
06/05 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl ^
06/07 – Eugene, OR @ Cuthbert Amphitheater ^
06/08 – Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theatre ^
06/11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Usana Amphitheatre ^
06/12 – Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre ^
06/14 – Chicago, IL @ Charter One Pavilion ^
06/16 – Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre ^
06/17 – Columbus, OH @ Lifestyles Communities Pavillion ^
06/19 – Detroit, MI @ Freedom Hill Amphitheatre ^
06/20 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center ^
06/21 – Indianaopolis, IN @ White River State Park ^
06/23 – Saratoga, NY @ SPAC ^
06/24 – Boston, MA @ Comcast Center ^
06/25 – New York, NY @ Central Park Summer Stage ^
06/27 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Art Center ^
06/28 – Washington, DC @ Nissan Pavillion ^
06/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Penn’s Landing ^
07/01 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre ^
07/03 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre ^
07/04 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre ^
07/05 – Raleigh, NC @Walnut Creek Amphitheatre ^
07/07 – St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre ^
07/09 – Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre ^
07/11 – San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre ^
07/12 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre ^

* = w/ The 88
# = w/ The Movement
% = w/ The Urgency
@ = w/ Passafire
& = w/ Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
$ = w/ Outlaw Nation
! = w/ Hinder
+ = w/ Theory of a Deadman
? = w/ Full Service
^ = w/ Ziggy Marley