DANNY FLORES, who played the saxophone and shouted the title of the 1950s hit song “Tequila!”, has died of complications from pneumonia at 77. The song became popular with a new generation…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE……with ROCKPILE, a band that featured old pals Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds cranking out the rootsy pub rock. They seem to be lip-synching on “Teacher, Teacher” and “If…
Read MoreCAT POWER: Now that Chan Marshall is almost sober, she tells The New York Times that she's not sure what she wants to do next — Her next album, Sun, is already…
Read MoreSO, DID YOU MISS US? You are so sweet! If you missed Tuesday's entry, just keep scrolling!THE PIPETTES take a comic turn in their latest video, “Judy.”INTERNATIONAL TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY…
Read MoreFIRST OF ALL, Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day, me hearties!R.E.M. REUNION: I had the audio yesterday, but now you can see Bill Berry reunited with Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and…
Read MoreTHE MOUNTAIN GOATS played Chicago's Empty Bottle Saturday and were quite good. John Darnielle had the crowd in the palm of his hand, and used it to his best advantage. He introduced…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE……WITH R.E.M. and friends. Those rumors about Bill Berry retaking the throne will build now that the original foursone hit an Athens, GA studio with producer David Barbe to…
Read MoreTHE REPLACEMENTS' classic appearance on The Show That Cannot Be Named is back online, with Paul Westerberg dropping an F-bomb just off-mic during the anthemic “Bastards of Young.” That probably got the…
Read MoreTHE BEN FOLDS FIVE: Something about the spring-like weather put me in the mood to hear the BFF play “Kate.” This performance is from Sessions at West 54th. The song is from…
Read MoreBIG BLACK: I was unable to attend the Touch & Go label's 25th anniversary concerts, but YouTube has clips of Big Black (including my ol' classmate, Santiago Durango), palying “Dead Billy,” “Cables”…
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