SEEN YOUR VIDEO: The Eagles of Death Metal video, “I Want You So Hard,” with appearances from Jack Black, Dave Grohl and Elisha Cuthbert, in Real, Windows, or in Quicktime. (credit Golden…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:SEEN YOUR VIDEO: My main concession to St. Patrick's Day is to hook you up with plenty of The Pogues. YouTube has studio videos of “Sally MacLennane” (one of…
Read MoreSXSW XX: Welcome to Day Two of my virtual visit to SXSW 2006. If I was going with Pate drummer Jon Hahn or Sylvia Hauser, we would probably spend most of the…
Read MoreSXSW XX: The musical part of South By Southwest kicks off today in Austin TX. I won't be there, but thought it would be fun to pretend I was and figure out…
Read MoreBILLY BRAGG is touring in support of Volume One, a nine-disc compilation of his first four albums and bonus material, but he explains to Carl Wilson why he doesn't miss the Eighties.NEW…
Read MoreBELLE & SEBASTIAN has undoubtedly taken a turn from the twee folk pop of albums like If You're Feeling Sinister to incorporate elements of British soul, Motown, and glam rock on their…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:FRIDAY TIMEWASTER: With the sixth season of The Sopranos starting Sunday, the New Jersey Star-Ledger brings us Sopranos Sudoku. UPDATE: If you can’t wait until Sunday, you can watch…
Read MoreCALEXICO: Harp magazine suggests the band's upcoming album, Garden Ruin, “finds the group undergoing a subtle yet profound tectonic shift.” John Convertino doesn't mind if people call it pop. You can stream…
Read MoreBELLE & SEBASTIAN and the NEW PORNOGRAPHERS played Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club Monday night, but you can stream it from NPR now (in Real and Windows formats), as well as an interview…
Read MoreBROKEN SOCIAL SCENE: The Canadian collective played the World Cafe, which is now streaming from NPR. DJ Monster Mo has YouTubed the video for “7/4 Shoreline,” which I really like for breaking…
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