THE HOODOO GURUS were in my city last night. Here's my review — 13 years after their last US tour, they still got it! David Faulkner's hair was the only thing missing. It…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL! They played "Do You Believe In Magic?" and "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice" live on the Big TNT Show, as evidenced by…
Read MoreTHE PIPETTES have finished their tiny US tour, so until they come back when the album is released, we have a clip of "Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me," and parts of…
Read MoreMODEST MOUSE frontman Issac Brock sliced his chest with a pocket knife during a March 18th gig in South Dakota. A roadie had to take the knife away from the singer, who later…
Read MoreROBYN HITCHCOCK was joined by Peter Buck and Harvey Danger's Sean Nelson on "Flesh Number One (Beetle Dennis)" for the Yep Roc Showcase at SxSW (Thanks, Stereogum.). SUPER BONUS: Someone named "gordo73" has…
Read MoreCHEAP TRICK: Robin Zander and Rick Nielsen duet on "Voices" for Kids Are People Too, then answer questions from the kids, circa 1980. SxSW REDUX: At Chromewaves, Frank has link-laden posts from Day2, Day3,…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with JOE STRUMMER and THE POGUES putting a Celtic spin on "London Calling" and "I Fought The Law" for St. Patrick's Day, 1988! Follow that up with the Dropkick…
Read MoreGRAHAM PARKER released a new album this week — featuring "Stick To The Plan" — which I forgot to mention the other day. To make up for it, I tracked down the videos…
Read MoreDO YOU LIKE GOOD MUSIC? You know, "Sweet Soul Music," by Arthur Conley. MORE ROCK HALL REDUX: Spinner has now broken out a number of individual video clips from the induction ceremonies. …
Read MoreTHE FRATELLIS are a British band that have been getting blog buzz stateside, particularly since they landed the latest iPod commercial. But I prefer, the longform version of "Flathead" which features pin-ups…
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