BUDDY HARMAN, whose percussion work on more than 18,000 recordings established him as country music's best-known and most-recorded drummer, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 79. You heard him on…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with SHINDIG! This is a "best of" compilation of "Sixties Superstars." Part 1 features the Byrds ("Turn, Turn, Turn"), Donovan ("Catch The Wind"), The Turtles ("Let Me Be"), and…
Read MoreGUILLEMOTS go for a lo-fi look in the clip for "Kriss Kross" fro the Red album. TV ON THE RADIO is streaming a new song, "Golden Age," at their website. ROBYN HITCHCOCK has released…
Read MoreOKKERVIL RIVER is promoting its upcoming The Stand-Ins album with video featuring "stand-ins" like the New Pornographers' A.C. Newman on an acoustic version of "Lost Coastlines." Newman kinda overpowers Will Scheff, though the…
Read MoreBECK alludes to Warhol and Man Ray (imho) in the video for "Gamma Ray." NEW RELEASES:Laura Marling, Lykke Li and Death Vessel are among the albums streaming in full this week at Spinner. DAVID BYRNE…
Read MoreJERRY WEXLER, who coined the term "rhythm and blues," and who as co-founder of and producer for Atlantic Records helped lead the genre to mainstream popularity, died Friday at age 91. The NYT obit is quite good,…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: with ELVIS PRESLEY! The King died 31 years ago tomorrow, but remains a global pop phenomenon, so it's worth a recap of highlights from the bigh 30th anniverary…
Read MoreBOWERBIRDS stick close to their name with "In Our Talons," though insects and crustaceans also appear in the animated clip. OKKERVIL RIVER has dropped a new song, "Lost Coastlines," in advance of their…
Read MoreI'M FROM BARCELONA drops the video for "Paper Planes," the new single from the forthcoming album, Who Killed Harry Houdini? THE ROSEBUDS have four new songs that can be streamed via their MySpace.…
Read MoreDUSTY SPRINGFIELD may be the subject of three biopics, starring Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron and Kristin Chenowith. So why not revisit "Son of a Preacher Man" and her take on "How Can I Be…
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