THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE BUZZCOCKS! So many great songs… but they're short, so let's have more than usual. Start with "What Do I Get?" live at Manchester's famed Electric Circus, followed by "Ever…
Read MoreFOUNTAINS OF WAYNE: Adam Schlesinger amuses The A.V. Club with tales of working on the movie Music And Lyrics, opening for Jessica Simpson, and fighting to receive less credit for his work. Chris Collingwood, who…
Read MoreCHUCK BERRY and JOHN LENNON, along with Yoko and Elephant's Memory, play "Johnny B. Goode" on The Mike Douglas Show. LESTER BANGS: Portrayed by Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman in Almost Famous, and paid…
Read MoreBEIRUT: The band's latest video, for "Elephant Gun," (from the Lon Gisland EP) sports trunks, trumpets, and the Middle-European sound for which the band is currently known (word is there will be less of…
Read MoreTHE JESUS & MARY CHAIN: The band's real first reunion show since 1998 at Pomona's Glass House was called "rocky" by Tony Pierce at LAist, but other attendees commenting at Stereogum disagreed…and my…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE ANIMALS! Because nothing fuels a Friday like "Don't Bring Me Down" and other classics like "We Gotta Get Out of this Place" (on an odd set), "Don't Let Me…
Read MoreCHRIS CORNELL presents a bluesy, full-band arrangement of Jacko's "Bille Jean," which is probably how it will turn up on his solo LP next month. I think I may still prefer the solo…
Read MoreART BRUT: Pitchfork has well-shot video of a new song, "Direct Hit," live at Subterranean in Chicago — a show that sold out before I remembered to get tickets. But I relish the…
Read MoreSLY & THE FAMILY STONE: Pitchfork posted three fave video clips to mark today's reissues of all seven Sly & the Family Stone LPs. I can't resist relinking the clip of the…
Read MoreRYAN ADAMS was forced to cancel his gig at Stonehenge. It was feared that non-ticket holders might try to watch the show from the nearby road, forcing English Heritage to change the…
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