THE CLOTHES LINE SAGA CONTINUES. (Have you heard the news?) ARCTIC MONKEYS: "I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor." Their ferocious (Domino) debut. AEROSMITH: A judge ruled against Joey Kramer…
Read MoreTHE HOLLIES: "I Can't Let Go." PRINCE HARRY touched down in Canada on Monday night to join Meghan Markle. TAYLOR SWIFT is no longer polite at all costs, incymi. PAMELA ANDERSON married…
Read MoreLOVE TRACTOR plows through "Buy Me a Million Dollars," "Paint" and "Fun To Be Happy" in Athens, GA, circa 1983, for an instrumental Threefer Tuesday. THE BLACK PUMAS, Live from First Avenue in…
Read MoreU2: "Pride" and "MLK." Crushingly obvious. Have a dream. DION: A vintage performance of "Abraham, Martin & John." WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Bad Boys For Life tops the chart with 59.2MM, which is…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: ….wtih THE PRETENDERS! Circa 1981, via one of Pate's two fab drummers, Jon Hahn. Your setlist includes "The Wait," "The Adultress," "Message of Love/Louie Louie," "Talk of the…
Read MoreALBERT LEE covers Jimmy Webb's "If You See Me Getting Smaller," one of my favorite Webb tunes, though (afaik) never a hit for anyone. HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER visits World Cafe. WHITE REAPER…
Read MoreGUIDED BY VOICES: Technically, the clip for "Auditorium" and "Motor Away" is Twofer Tuesday, but since it runs just about 3 minutes, I'll toss in "My Valuable Hunting Knife" as a bonus.…
Read MoreUPGRADING a 3G flip-phone on a 10-dollar unlimited plan turns out to be tricky and time-consuming. Fortunately, Monday turned out to be a slow "news" day, so let's get to it. LIZ…
Read MoreNEIL PEART, the pyrotechnical drummer and high-concept lyricist for the Canadian progressive-rock trio Rush, died from brain cancer on Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 67. The Rolling Stone obit touches…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with R.E.M.! Live in Germany circa 1985, more complete than what has previously turned up on the Tube. Songs include "Feeling Gravity's Pull," "Harbourcoat," "Sitting Still," "Maps &…
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