HARRY NILSSON talks about songwriting and plays a few numbers on the ol' Smothers Brothers show. He mentions that he wrote one of them for Midnight Cowboy, which was rejected in favor…
Read MoreTHE UNITED STATES celebrates the 230th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. As the Wikipedia notes, this is a little arbitrary:…
Read MoreTHE PRESIDENT, THE PRIME MINISTER, poorboys and pilgrims with families are all going to Graceland. President Bush, took Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi — a self-described Elvis Presley maniac — to the…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:…with THE BEACH BOYS, because it's summer, because folks my age will always remember their big concerts on the Fourth of July weekend at the Washington Monument (as with…
Read MoreTHE PIPETTES are profiled by London's Telegraph, giving the backstory on theor run at mixing pre-fab pop with a punk DIY spirit. The article mentions that the band's new video for “Pull…
Read MoreART BRUT fans have started a petition for the band to play its “Top of the Pops” on TOTP before the show ends its 42-year run next month. Unfortunately, the song does…
Read MoreROBERT POLLARD, hiding under the name Townshend Research, played Schuba's in Chicago on the 22nd. The sound is bad, but you're right up front for the GbV classic “Game of Pricks.” And…
Read MoreMORE AWESOME MUSIC VIDEOS: Or, as Modern Demogogue titled its list, “50+ Music Videos Thare Are More Awesome Than The Ones on Pitchfork's Crappy List.” MD certainly makes me wonder how the…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE……with THE JAM. Original Pate drummer Ron Hahm pointed me to an absolute trove on YouTube, including the band's final TV appearance on The Tube from late 1982. It…
Read MoreRADIOHEAD debuted a new song, “All I Need,” in Chicago and it's turned up on YouTube (for now). The sound, which is surprisingly good for a bootleg video, has also turned up…
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