THE WHITE RABBITS have been getting enough blog buzz that I should have blurbed them before they got to play "The Plot" on The Late Show with Dave. This Brooklyn-by-way-of-Missouri sextet has…
Read MoreLINDSAY LOHAN was popped early this morning for possession of cocaine, driving under the influence, transporting a narcotic into a custodial facility and driving on a suspended license — her second bust in…
Read MoreJOHN VANDERSLICE is giving live-in-studio videos from his new album to his fave music blogs, starting with "Kookaburra" at Stereogum. NEW RELEASES: John Vanderslice, Tegan & Sara, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more are streaming…
Read MoreRICHARD HAWLEY has a new video for the surprisingly upbeat "Tonight the Streets are Ours," from his upcoming LP. Isn't that Amazing! Now how much would you pay? But wait, there's more……
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with SLY & THE FAMILY STONE! The mileage shows, but Sly exceeded my expectations in clips from the North Sea Jazz Festival, just last week. He is finally…
Read MoreTHE DECEMBERISTS are doing a mini-tour. playing with local orchestras. Frontman Colin Meloy talks about it and various other topics with the Baltimore Sun, the Phialdelphia Inquirer, and the Chicago Tribune-affliliated Metromix. I…
Read MorePITCHFORK FEST THREEDUX: Sadly, there's still no official video, but P-Fork has three days worth of pics and interviews posted. Plus, there's bootleg video of The New Pornographers opening their set with…
Read MorePITCHFORK was recovering from the big Fest Monday, but posted a roundup of "overlooked records" from the first half of 2007, including Lucky Soul's The Great Unwanted. While we wait to see…
Read MoreWHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATION: PITCHFORK MUSIC FEST 2007: Rather than attempt a blow-by-blow account, I'll give you an overview, discoveries, and disagreement with the press. For example, the big…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE… …with THE TALKING HEADS! Here's the expanded band — including axeman Adrian Belew (who certainly influenced Jon Pratt's early work in Pate) — in Rome, circa 1980. Your setlist: "Psycho Killer," "Stay…
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