THE SPECIALS reunited on Fallon, playing "A Message to You, Rudy" and "Little B^tch." It's like Twofer Thursday. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM is advance streaming This Is Happening. THE BLASTERS stopped by KEXP's Shake the…
Read MoreMAYER HAWTHORNE ends his tour with a cover of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." MERLE HAGGARD is advance streaming I Am What I Am via NPR. Spinach not included. NATALIE…
Read MoreAPPLES IN STEREO hits the "Dance Floor" with guest star Elijah Wood. NEW RELEASES: MGMT, Freelance Whales, Kaki King, Coheed and Cambria, The Flatliners and more are streaming in full this week…
Read MoreLUCKY SOUL released a video for "Whoa, Billy!" DR. DOG played the World Cafe on Friday; you can stream the whole gig on demand via NPR. THE XX stopped by The Current…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE… with MALCOLM McLAREN! The svengali behind the Sex Pistols (after a stint promoting the New York Dolls), the Burundi drumming sound of post punk (e.g., Adam Ant and Bow…
Read MoreDR. DOG play "Stranger" for Fallon. CARIBOU is advance streaming Swim. (Thx, Chromewaves.) THE VIVIAN GIRLS were guests on this week's edition of Sound Opinions. QUASI is profiled by All Things Considered.…
Read MoreLISSIE covers Lady GaGa's "Bad Romance." SPOON stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. TITUS ANDRONICUS also stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. JAKOB DYLAN did a Tiny…
Read MoreSHE & HIM play "In The Sun" late at nght in NYC. Zooey tends to starehere, suggesting she's not in a tour groove yet, though she sounds fine. NEW RELEASES: Sharon Jones…
Read MoreI'M TAKING A SICK DAY, but hope to return tomorrow with all the usual tripe. To tide you over, a few showbiz items: WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Clash of the Titans takes the…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with UPBEAT! Syndicated out of Cleveland, Upbeat never achieved the status of American Bandstand, but attracted any number of major acts from 1964-71, including Otis Redding on the…
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