FEIST played "I Feel It All" unpluggedy on a bus for Jimmy Kimmel Live. KEITH RICHARDS, LORD of the UNDEAD, is soon to become an action figure, but that's the only merch…
Read MoreEDDIE & THE HOT RODS perform "Do Anything You Wanna Do" on The Marc Show. I'm confident that Ken King will alert Craig O'Neill. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS have been making kids' albums,…
Read MoreROBYN HITCHCOCK talks to Harp magazine about the tour documentary, Sex, Food, Death and Insects, which I have seen and enjoyed. There are three clips on the Tube (Clips One, Two and…
Read MoreTHE DECEMBERISTS soundcheck big hunks of Steve Miller's "Jet Airliner" and Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" at Western Washington University, plus clips from the concert at Volume-Knob. WILCO frontman Jeff Tweedy gives The…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with XTC! Inspired by the career overview in Being There magazine, I checked the Tube to find tons 'o' tracks like"Statue of Liberty," "This is Pop" and "Neon Shuffle" from White…
Read MoreBEN GIBBARD of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service covers Nirvana's "All Apologies." The fine folks at Stereogum can hook you up with video of new songs. ARCTIC MONKEYS frontman…
Read MoreLITTLE BARRIE put a British pop spin on American blues forms, not unlike an update of some British Invasion bands. My picks to click would be "Love You" and the older,…
Read MoreTHE NATIONAL has a video for "Mistaken for Strangers" from their upcoming album, The Boxer, posted at MTV. NEW RELEASES: Wilco (a week early), Lavender Diamond, Maximo Park, Page France and more are…
Read MoreNEIL SEDAKA is backed by the Fountains of Wayne on "Calendar Girl" at Joes Pub in NYC, so you'll have to watch the original Scopitone to see the chicks. WILCO frontman Jeff…
Read MoreTHE 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…
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