ALTAMONT: Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the infamous Altamont Speedway Free Festival, headlined and organized by the The Rolling Stones. The event is best known for having been marred by violence, including…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE dB's! The influential, but oh-so-unlucky modern pop combo performs "Happenstance," "Bad Reputation" and "Living A Lie" from Sweden circa 1982. Chris Stamey left the band (temporarily) after which we got…
Read MoreTHE FEELIES cover Jonathan Richman's "Egyptian Reggae." SHEARWATER has a new song, "Castaways," on the Matablog, along with details on their upcoming LP. THE COURTEENERS did the four free songs thing at…
Read MoreJOE STRUMMER loved Bruce Springsteen, as it turns out — which put me in mind of the posthumous all-star version of "London Calling" at the 2003 Grammys. THE XX stopped by The…
Read MoreOVER NINE MILLION SERVED: Thanks for stopping by! THE TOP MUSIC VIDEOS OF 2009, according to Pitchfork. Regular Pate visitors were exposed to most of them, including Dinosaur, Jr's "Over It." NEW…
Read MorePAUL WELLER & KEVIN SHIELDS: The men behind The Jam and My Bloody Valentine team up for "7 & 3 is the Striker's Name." TELEKINESIS did the four free songs thing for…
Read MoreTHE HOLIDAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: with THE WRECK of the EDMUND FITZGERALD: The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee. I inexplicably missed the 34rd…
Read MoreTHE MUPPETS: "Bohemian Rhapsody." THE HEAVY stopped by KEXP for a mini-set you can stream and download via NPR. CYMBALS EAT GUITARS did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter, one previously…
Read MoreTHE CRIBS' latest video is for "We Share The Same Skies." NEW RELEASES: Albums from Tom Waits, Jawbox, Kraftwerk, Miles Davis and more are streaming in full this week via Spinner. THE…
Read MoreVAMPIRE WEEKEND plays with a dolly in the video for "Cousins." LOU BARLOW stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set streaming now via MPR. BOB SCHNEIDER and GRANT LEE PHILLIPS…
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