JOE JACKSON has posted a live take on "Invisible Man," from his new Rain album, which you can stream below. It's a bit jazzier, mid-period Joe than "King Pleasure Time," which recalls early…
Read MoreDUFFY, whose video for "Rockferry" I am still digging, has a new video for more upbeat "Mercy." The Welsh singer, who reminds folks of Dusty and Lulu, is profiled in the Times…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with RICHARD THOMPSON & DAVID BYRNE! The darkly funny British songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire joins the Talking Head for renditions of "Psycho Killer" a Sir Douglas Quintet/? and…
Read MoreFEIST has a new video, for "I Feel It Now." Unlike the dancetastic hit "1 2 3 4," don't try this at home. PAZZ & JOP: The Village Voice polls are out,…
Read MoreVAMPIRE WEEKEND: The self-titled debut album due next week is streaming in advance from Much Music, assuming that they haven't crossed the lawyers again. The combo also peformed a "Take-away" threefer…
Read MoreRYAN ADAMS continues to post all sorts of video like "Why Heartache Hurts" to his Tube account. He's already deleted a couple more explicitly dealing with his breakup with Jessica Joffe, so if…
Read MoreU2: Given that the US marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a holiday today, "Pride (In the Name of Love)" and "MLK" are your obvious choices. ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS plot…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with RADIOHEAD's surprise show at the 93 Feet East club in London two nights ago! It was the first show this intimate since some US dates around the…
Read MoreTHE ROSEBUDS left Jasmine instructions to work up a cover song for the band. The resulting take on Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It" is a little too true to the original for my taste,…
Read MoreRYAN ADAMS plays "Like Yesterday" on his webcam and turns it into an ad for a fictional album, then uploads it to the Tube. Because he's Ryan Adams. R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe was excused…
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