XTC, PERE UBU, THE ONLY ONES AND BLONDIE are among the acts featured in in a photo exhibit of classic punks by Rebel Rebelle.SUPER FURRY ANIMALS should have their seventh album, Love…
Read MoreREVENGE OF THE SITH — I.S.U. EDITION: Pate site member doc loch (and if you know how to play Match Game with “Loch —-,” you may know who that is), noticed a…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:FRIDAY TIME-WASTER: Yo La Tengo: Prisoners of Love — the hipster's version of the classic “Breakout.” And a nice way for Matador Records to promote the band's retrospective collection.THE…
Read MoreGANG OF FOUR: Dave Allen gives an interview about the band reunion and the reissue of Entertainment! to Suicide Girls.ON THE PITCHFORK: The New Pornographers' new disc, Twin Cinema, will be finished…
Read MoreHEY, HO, LET'S GO: End of the Century, the critically-acclaimed documentary on the Ramones, airs on PBS this week, along with a short on Joe Strummer. Find out when it's airing where…
Read MoreTHE MOUNTAIN GOATS' new disc is out today. The New York Times pours on the love. on the Pitchfork, the review is good, but not gushing. In honor of the release, Chromewaves…
Read MoreTHE DECEMBERISTS played NPR's Morning Becomes Eclectic last Thursday. Listening to Picaresque again this weekend, I would recommend you stream the audio or video from KCRW if you haven't heard the band…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:“WHERE'S YOUR MESSIAH NOW?” Although ABC did its annual showing of The Ten Commandments before Easter, I cannot let it pass without mention now. Edward G. Robinson's Dathan never…
Read MoreHAIL TO THE KING: Dr. (and Pate fan) Ken King, that is. Of the hundreds of awards that the Boy Scouts of America presents each year to those on the local council,…
Read MoreTHE WHITE STRIPES' forthcoming disc, Get Behind Me Satan, is previewed at The ModernAge. Miss Modernage says the single, “Blue Orchid,” “Reminds me of full on Led Zeppelin.” Elsewhere there be marimbas…
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