T-BONE BURNETT, who will release his first new album in 14 years next month, talks to Newsweek about his careers as a musician, alt-rock producer, and movie music maven, putting together classics…
Read MoreROBERT POLLARD, as anyone who saw GbV might guess, was not happy with Chicago's new anti-smoking ordinance Friday night: “I can't smoke… that means I'll just have to drink more tequila!” Of…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE……with bootleg video of Robert Pollard playing “Love Is Stronger Than Witchcraft” in Lexington, KY. Ken King and I will be seeing him in Chicago tonght.FRIDAY TIMEWASTER: WEBoggle.REPLACEMENTS REUNION…
Read MoreNOTE: If you're here for the usual stuff, fear not — it's right below this entry, though music fans should read this review. OTOH, if you came her directly for the review,…
Read MoreTHE REPLACEMENTS were back in the studio to record a track for the upcoming Replacements box set. Coolfer Glenn also has a link to the trailer for a Replacements movie, Color Me Obsessed…
Read MoreKURT COBAIN: Smells Like Teen Action Figure. Oh, listen… you can hear him spinning now…THE BEATLES: Politically correct anti-smoking police have chopped off two of Ringo's fingers in their proto-Stalinist zeal to…
Read MoreSEEN YOUR VIDEO: The Essential Roy Orbison, a career-spanning, double-disc collection comes out today. So why not an extended version of “(Oh) Pretty Woman,” on which Roy is backed by an all-star…
Read MoreBUCK OWENS, whose Bakersfield sound wound up being one of the blueprints for modern country, passed away at 76. The Washington Post has a nice piece on Owens' road back from Hee-Haw.…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:KINKS KOMMERCIALS: Though everyone thinks of Pete Townshend doing The Who Sell Out, we're increasingly hearing Ray Davies placing Kinks songs for ads, including “All Day and All of…
Read MoreTHE FLAMING LIPS played “Bohemian Rhapsody” during a surprise show at SXSW. Stereogum has onstage video. KissAtlanta has it in Quicktime. Take Your Medicine is killing music with a MP3 download. You…
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