HOPE THAT CLICKING FINGER IS LIMBER:MEMORIAL DAY HANGOVER: There are plenty of ways to support our troops. Chicago Boyz links to groups helping wounded soldiers. Winds of Change links to a slew…
Read MoreI DID NOT PLAN to update for Monday, but as people seem to have been stopping by the site over the weekend, I thought I would offer a couple of bonus links…TOM-KAT…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:“Memorial Day has become a paganistic ritual of the passage of spring, when the good people of America open their swimming pools, fire up their barbeques, forgetting or ignoring…
Read MoreSLEATER-KINNEY: The band's new album, The Woods gets a whopping 9.0 on the Pitchfork, with the reviewer claiming it “marks a significant transformation for the band.” Indeed, as of presstime, MetaCritic's compilation…
Read MorePHIL SPECTOR: The written story is that prosecutors can introduce some (but not all of the) evidence that the famed music producer had a history of threatening women with guns in Spector's…
Read MoreCOUNTING CROWS FRONTMAN and Sideshow Bob look-alike Adam Duritz denies claims by jailed escort agency boss Jason Itzler that Duritz was one of his best clients. Itzler told Page Six, “He used…
Read MoreSUMMER MUSIC: The Guardian asked a wide swath of music folk (with links at the end of the piece) for their feel-good hits of the summer. Those who know me well will…
Read MoreYOUR WEEKEND STARTS HERE:FRIDAY TIMEWASTER: Today, we're kickin' it old skool adventure style in the Crimson Room.DYLAN DAYS kick off today in Hibbing, proving that Bob Z is the exception to the…
Read MoreREVENGE OF THE SITH opens wide today, as you have undoubtedly heard many times over. But did you know that Darth Vader is one of the grotesques on Washington's National Cathedral? No,…
Read MoreTHE FLAMING LIPS documentary, The Fearless Freaks, gets a boffo write-up at Digitally Obsessed: “Considering the rampant acclaim, I would expect the Flaming Lips to posture at least a bit regarding their…
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