THE CURRENT: The indie branch of MPR has an ocean of streams of cool bands just waiting for you — The Shins, The Hold Steady, Bob Mould, The National, Rilo Kiley, Dungen,…
Read MoreWALK THE LINE was pretty darn good. Perhaps not as compelling as Ray, or perhaps it had been so long since there had been a picture like Ray that it simply made…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE is still doing quite well on the ol’ Tomatometer, but what did I think of it, and can I make it spoiler-free?…
Read MoreTHE WORST RECORD COVERS OF ALL TIME, according to Pitchfork.THE ARCTIC MONKEYS: ChartAttack reports that the band exceeded the hype at its North American debut gig in Toronto. At Stereogum, Scott reports…
Read MoreART BRUT turns Nick Sylvester of the Village Voice: “I truly hated these guys… Four sold-out nights in the New York area later, two of which I attended, Art Brut might be…
Read MoreNEW RELEASES: Rockers love the Windy City. Today marks the release of Wilco's Kicking Television: Live in Chicago on CD (which scores an 8.3 on the Pitchfork), as well as U2's Vertigo…
Read MorePATE BIRTHPLACE HIT BY CYCLONES (REAL ONES, NOT ISU CLONES): Tornadoes ripped up farms and destroyed homes in several towns across central Iowa on Saturday, killing a woman in Stratford (25 mi…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:VETERANS' DAY: A military spouse reminds us to thank a veteran today and provides a history of the holiday.FRIDAY TIMEWASTER: Color Test. More of a mental test than a…
Read MoreTHE LEGEND LIVES ON from the Chippewa on down of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee. This is the 30th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, immortalized in song…
Read MoreLESLIE FEIST, sometime member of Broken Social Scene, talks to PopMatters about her solo album, Let It Die, and also promotes a solo album coming next month from fellow BSSer Jason Collett.SUPER…
Read More
Karl