THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:FRIDAY TIMEWASTER: There are 75 bands hidden in the picture above, which can be downloaded at wallpaper sizes from Virgin Digital. I'll link to the answers on Monday.DAVID BYRNE…
Read MoreBELLE & SEBASTIAN: What's that I'm listening to? It's the new Belle & Sebastian, freely downloadable from Matador records.JENNY LEWIS of Rilo Kiley is profiled in Harp magazine in advance of her…
Read MoreRUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: Okay, so I was off by a week on Charlie Brown, but Rudolph definitely airs on CBS tonight. To warm up for the show, you can check out…
Read MoreCHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE: A Charlie Brown Christmas airs tonight on ABC. Unsurprisingly, network suits didn't dig it at first. That was 40 years ago. Granted, it's not quite the same without…
Read MoreOH, THE HUMANITY! AND THE M&MS!RICHARD THOMPSON: Billboard has details on the incredible box set coming in February. But wait, there's more… if you pre-order direct.HARRY AND THE POTTERS: The band that…
Read MoreKATHLEEN EDWARDS: Although she doesn't see herself as alt-country, *Sixeyes does and hooks you up with seven legal MP3s from her website. If you haven't heard her, I would recommend starting with…
Read MoreHAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY — the remembrance of gratitude for Native Americans teaching the Pilgrims some farming tips and celebration of the Pilgrims' rejection of communism. Writing from the Land of Lincoln, I…
Read MoreI HAVE FRIENDS IN TOWN FROM DALLAS this week and may not get to round up the usual suspects today. So with the holiday shopping season just around the corner, I thought…
Read MoreTHE 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…
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