WIZZARD: Roy Wood & crew with the seasonal “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day.”THE HOODOO GURUS confirm they will tour the US next spring, including a stop at SXSW. You…
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Read MoreTWO MILLION PAGE VIEWS: Barring a tech meltdown, this site will probably break that mark today. Thanks again to Lance for keeping things running, and to y'all for stopping by!TRIP SHAKESPEARE: Long before…
Read MoreA CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS is on ABC tonight. Or you can watch it now.CAT POWER sings Cat Stevens to help out the diamond industry in this uncertain holiday shopping season. She previously…
Read MoreSUFJAN STEVENS got a good review for his Christmas box in the Boston Globe. CDReviews likes it too, while snarkily noting that Pitchfork managed to review it twice. You can watch the…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE…… with BRENDAN BENSON. Before his songs helped propel The Raconteurs up the charts (with an assist from the Jack White brand), Benson was cranking out tunes that are…
Read MoreEVERYBODY PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER for Sam & Dave on “I Thank You.” What were you expecting? Dido? Alanis Morissette?“I'M THANKFUL” by veteran soul singer Spanky Wilson (with British electronica soul producer…
Read MoreGLEN CAMPBELL, who started out as a seession guitarist for The Champs, The Hondells, Phil Spector and many more, got his solo material from the Sixties' greatest pop prodigies. Brian Wilson gave…
Read MoreI'M FROM BARCELONA: The 29-person band have signed to Mute North America; Let Me Intruduce My Friends will be released in the US on March 20th, 2007. I've linked to their signature…
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