EARL PALMER, a legendary session drummer who manned the throne on songs from "Tutti Fruitti," "Something Else," "I'm Walkin'" and "La Bamba" to "Dead Man's Curve," "River Deep, Mountain High" and "You've…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with 120 MINUTES! With MTV cancelling Total Request Live, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at the network's alt-rock show (a "dumping ground…
Read MoreNORMAN WHITFIELD, one of the creators of the Motown sound and the psychedlic soul sound of the late 60s, died Tuesday of complications from his long struggle with diabetes at age 67. He was…
Read MoreBLACK KIDS & CUT COPY join forces on a cover of Blondie's "Union City Blue." It put me in the mood to hear the original, too. CALEXICO: Joey Burns tlks to PopMatters…
Read MoreRICHARD WRIGHT, the founding member of Pink Floyd whose piano and synthesizer work played a critical part in the pioneering British psychedelic rock band's ethereal sound, died Monday after a short battle…
Read MoreBRIAN WILSON & ZOOEY DESCHANEL interview each other at the Hollywood Bowl as part of the "Artist on Artist" series. And Wilson is relatively normal for it. He does tell Deschanel that she's…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with HUSKER DU! Recorded live at the Stone in San Francisco, on March 1, 1985. Part 1 includes "Diane" "Hate Paper Doll" and "Green Eyes." Part 2 includes "Divide and Conquer,"…
Read MoreCONSTANTINES: "Our Age" is not really my age anymore, but parts of it seem vaguely familiar. JENNY LEWIS is advance streaming her new album via JennySpace. SONIC YOUTH has signed with Matador. Those…
Read MoreTHE TEENAGERS are "Feeling Better" with help from fan footage. PAUL WELLER talks to Pitchfork about the various twists and turns of his career at age 50. ANNUALS have made "Confessor" downloadable at…
Read MoreTHE KAISER CHIEFS "Never Miss A Beat" in their latest video. NEW RELEASES: Calexico, Passion Pit, and Chad Van Gaalen are among the albums streaming via Spinner this week. Okkervil River releases…
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