THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with the MOUNTAIN GOATS at the M-SHOP, which Pate fans know is a fabulous, initmate venue in the Memorial Union at ISU. Selections include "Dance Music" and "Houseguest," though I'm…
Read MoreGIRLS now have a video for "Laura," another warped pop ditty from their Album. DAN MANGAN is streaming his Nice, Nice, Very Nice album, and talks to the Singing Lamb about taking…
Read MoreARCTIC MONKEYS: "Cornerstone" is the second video from the band's Humbug LP. Like this better than the first one, fwiw. THE FLAMING LIPS stopped by Mourning Becomes Eclectic for a chat and…
Read MoreGRAND ARCHIVES have a new video out for "Oslo Novelist." NEW RELEASES: Phoenix, Kings of Convenience, Sufjan Stevens, Leonard Cohen, Otis Redding, White Denim, Electric Six, The Slits, Thao with the Get…
Read MoreCAMERA OBSCURA stay with the retro for "The Sweetest Thing." LUCERO played the World Cafe on Friday; you can stream the gig on demand via NPR. MOBY, Live in Berlin, also courtesy…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with THE SOUND OF MOTOWN! This Ready Steady Go! special from 1965 kicks off with Smokey Robinson and The Miracles singing "Ooo Baby Baby," Dusty Springfield joined…
Read MoreTHE FLAMING LIPS are "Watching the Planets" for Conan. JAY FARRAR and BEN GIBBARD are streaming their album, based on Jack kerouac's Big Sur, via NPR. CASIOTONE for the PAINFULLY ALONE does…
Read MoreDICKIE 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…
Read MoreTHE DECEMBERISTS have released an animated video for "The Rake's Song," created and directed by art students in Moscow, complete with refs to Russian folklore. NEW RELEASES: School of Seven Bells, Josh…
Read MoreWHITE RABBITS have a mini-set to watch and download (at 320kbs, no less) via MySpace Transmissions. Seelctions include "Percussion Gun," "Rudie Fails," "The Salesman (Tramp Life)," "They done Wrong/We Done Wrong," and…
Read More
Karl