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RIP Dickie Petersen, Swell Season, Beatles, Wavves, 4600 Scorpions   Printer-friendly page   Send this story to someone
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl

Karl

DICKIE PETERSEN, bassist/vocalist and founding member of the proto-punk-psych-metal combo Blue Cheer, passed away Monday morning in Germany, apparently from infection following cancer surgery. He was 61.  Blue Cheer was best known for its cover of "Summertime Blues," but here's two hours featuring the band from KSFU.

THE SWELL SEASON is advance streaming their Strict Joy album via NPR.

THE BEATLES: Listen to "Come Together" deconstructed as part of a BBC show on the Fab Four remasters. Waxy has that track, plus deconstructions of "A Day in the Life" and "She's Leaving Home" available for download.

WAVVES is profiled by the Arizona Republic, with a streaming playlist.

URBAN OUTFITTERS has a free mix to stream and download, featuring Girls, El Perro del Mar, The XX, White Denim, the Spinto Band, Edward Sharpe, Islands and more...

PHOENIX recently played "Girlfriend" for Craig Ferguson.

TITUS ANDRONICUS singer-guitarist Patrick Stickles chatted with The A.V. Club about NPR bands who people think of as being indie-rock, misconceptions and perceptions, and how to turn all that on its head.

BUILT TO SPILL's Doug Martsch talks to the Boston Herald about the artistic laissez-faire approach that works for the band.

THE DODOS: Meric Long talks to Greg Kot about moving to a more melodic approach on the band's new LP.

WILCO bassist John Stirratt talks to the National Post about being the other founding member of the band.

JANUARY JONES (Mad Men) does a cover story and photo spread for GQ.

MICHAEL JACKSON's posthumously-released song, "This Is It," was co-written by Paul Anka... and he's miffed at not getting credit. He'll end up getting paid.

DAVE LETTERMAN: Quinnipiac University says it will tell staff in charge of placing interns to be extra careful when sending students to the studio to work for him.

JON GOSSELIN, fading reality star, has been ordered to return 180K of the funds he withdrew from his joint bank account with Kate in violation of an arbitrator's order.

CHRISTIE BRINKLEY and ex PETER COOK have reportedly been discussing a proposed settlement over details of their divorce.

ANNA NICOLE SMITH IS STILL DEAD, but the trial of people accused of feeding her drugs may put her baby daddy in a bind.

LINDSAY LOHAN may have walked off with borrowed one-of-a-kind accessories from Paris.

ZACH BRAFF: Rumors of his death are greatly exaggerated.

IAN McKELLEN talks to Empire about The Hobbit and Magneto.

IRAN: Russia is already backing away from supporting new sanctions against the Islamic thugocracy's nuclear program. Shocka.

AFGHANISTAN: Recruits to the Afghan Army are being rushed into combat with a barely acceptable level of training, according to senior British officers closely involved in the program.

PET HOARDING: A Thai man lives with 4600 scorpions.

RARE VEGETARIAN SPIDER discovered in Central America.

THE SQUIRREL THREAT: Militant rodents again steal flags from veterans' graves.

WILD STALLIONS fight in the heart of the English countryside.

FAUX FISH confuse visitors to London's Sea Life aquarium, in a classic bait-and-switch tactic.

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