PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW ROUTER, SO THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE (though you should check out Thursday's links also):FRIDAY TIME-WASTER: The Babycal throw. I'm not sure what it is (and I know…
Read MoreTHE MOUNTAIN GOATS will be playing the M-Shop in Ames on April 1st. Their new disc is not sceduled for release until the end of April, but you can sample their last…
Read MoreWILCO: If you own a copy of A Ghost is Born, you can now download bonus tracks from the band's site or iTunes.ON THE PITCHFORK: Brian Wilson is extending the Smile tour…
Read MoreA JOHN-AND-YOKO “BED-IN” is among the videos you can see at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's “1960s a GoGo” page. ALSO: It appears that Yoko has sanctioned a John Lennon Museum.MEMO TO PHIL…
Read MoreBOB DYLAN AND JOHNNY CASH: The infamous Trademark of Quality (TMQ) bootlegs of the duo's 1969 Nashville sessions have surfaced at Between thought And Expression. IIRC, they're quite good.AND THE BEAT GOES…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:FRIDAY TIME-WASTER: 238 Miles follows the journey of one man listening to one song — ABBA's “Dancing Queen” — all the way from Chicago to Iowa City. In Quicktime.FRIDAY…
Read MoreGOD SAVE THE QUEEN: Elizabeth II (a/k/a “The Deuce”) will be handing out a medal to musicians. It seems likely to be given to classical musicians, as the Queen is a pretty…
Read MoreBONO'S FUNERAL: “I would like lots of weeping and wailing,” he says. I know people like that. I'm not real big on it, but have been known to agree to do it.LOU…
Read MoreROBERT POLLARD has demos posted for free download.NORAH JONES AND JOHN PAUL JONES JOIN THE FOO FIGHTERS, as guests on the band's forthcoming double-disc.KINGS OF LEON is profiled in the Chicago Sun-Times.ORIGINAL…
Read MoreOKAY, SO ALL THE OSCAR STUFF FIRST: As you probably heard already, it was a big night for Million Dollar Baby, its director and its cast. Marty Scorsese remains the Susan Lucci…
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