WILCO: Did you know that can download the Australian bonus CD attached to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot from Wilcoweb?DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS are putting the finishing touches on their as-yet-untitled sixth studio album, due next spring.…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:…AT AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION somewhere in the Southeast. After jokingly referring to Ms. Hauser's new life as a biker chick, I am informed that Ms. H got a 250cc…
Read MoreTHE DECEMBERISTS played Chicago Tuesday and Wednesday; Ken King and I saw them last night. As when I saw them at the Intonation festival, for a band that often gets compared to…
Read MoreLESLIE FEIST talks to JAM about several topics, including her expanding fanbase: “What used to happen is I'd play a show and I'd look out and see people that I could imagine…
Read MoreNOTE: The site was down for a bit yesterday, so if you missed Monday's entry, don't forget to keep scrolling for your full measure of bloggy goodness.CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH: You…
Read MoreBLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB bassist and vocalist Robert Levon Been talks to PopMatters about the evolution of the band's self-proclaimed Americana album, Howl. You can (and should) stream a couple from MySpace.THE BEATLES…
Read MoreUP TO TEN MILLION IRAQIS turned out to vote in Saturday’s referendum, protected by security that deterred all but a few ineffectual insurgent attacks. If the 10 million figure holds, the turnout…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE…(Richard Thompson and Danny Thompson in NY, via Billee.)RICHARD THOMPSON may be getting mildly positive reviews (though better scores from non-critics) for Front Parlour Ballads, but his live show…
Read MoreCAT POWER has a new album, The Greatest coming in January. Recorded at legendary Ardent Studios with a raft of longtime TN sidemen, you can legally download an MP3 of the title…
Read MoreTHE ARCTIC MONKEYS' Lauren Laverne worries that if “I Bet You Look Good on The Dancefloor” is too big a smash, the band could become a one-hit wonder.THE DECLINE AND FALL OF…
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