ROCKTOBER STARTS HERE: …with the HOODOO GURUS! As Trouser Press reminds us: "Australia has produced few bands as crazily entertaining as Sydney's Hoodoo Gurus." In their prime, few could match Dave Faulkner and Co.…
Read MoreBEN FOLDS talks to PopMatters about how his album with Nick Hornby came together, what fans who come to the shows might expect to see and hear, and some of the other musical…
Read MoreFREE ENERGY and members of Titus Andronicus cover Springsteen's "I'm Goin' Down" at The Earl in Atlanta. BAND OF HORSES stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session. SLEIGH BELLS have an unreleased…
Read MoreJOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS cover Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" for American Express' Unstaged series, shot by Spike Lee. NEW RELEASES: Albums from Ben Folds & Nick Hornby, Deerhunter, Klaxons, The Avett…
Read MoreANIMAL COLLECTIVE unexpectedly dropped a video for "Bluish" from Merriweather Post Pavilion. J. RODDY WALSTON & THE BUSINESS stopped by the World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. OF MONTREAL stopped by The Current…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with THE BYRDS! a rare 1965 clip of their breakthrough smash cover of "Mr. Tambourine Man" There are screaming girls, plus go-go dancers when they hit Shivaree for…
Read MoreOF MONTREAL launched into a Michael Jackson medley at the 40 Watt in Athens, GA. DAVID BOWIE: All three discs of the special edition reissue of his 1976 album Station to Station are…
Read MoreSUPERCHUNK spent a weekend with The Awl, then played "Digging For Something" for Fallon. NEIL YOUNG is advance streaming Le Noise. NO AGE is advance streaming Everything in Between. LOST IN THE…
Read MoreOK GO releases the hounds in the video for "White Knuckles." Plus, Damian Kulash talks to Drowned in Sound about going indie and more… NEW RELEASES: Albums from Margot & the Nuclear…
Read MoreTHE BLACK ANGELS have a classic garage-psych feel on "Telephone." SUPERCHUNK played DC's 9:30 Club Friday night; you can stream the gig on demand now. LOS LOBOS stopped by the World Cafe…
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