ONE DAY LEFT on that eBay auction of a near-complete set of 45s issued by the Sub Pop Singles Club. As you're reading this, Craig O'Neill's ears are burning.ON THE PITCHFORK: Modest Mouse announce…
Read MoreBRAD AND JEN ARE SPLITSVILLE: A NATION MOURNS. People magazine rushes a full issue to newsstands four days ahead of schedule; Us Weekly is publishing a day early. Rumors of disagreement over…
Read MoreLET'S KICK OFF the week with a few Pate influences:GANG OF FOUR: profiled in the Guardian.THE JAM: There's a limited edition of the non-compact Snap.X is profiled by the San Francisco Chronicle.GbV's…
Read MoreHOW COULD I FORGET? Happy Birthday, Elvis Presley… wherever you are.WILLIE NELSON, JOE ELY AND ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO will headline a benefit concert for tsunami victims Sunday night in Austin.LOU REED and Robert…
Read MoreFERRETS: Forced to watch The Matrix.ON THE PITCHFORK: Lots of traffic! More than Ron Jeremy, even.HELP TSUNAMI VICTIMS and get your buzz on.LAURA BUSH: Rawkin' out, dude.TERI HATCHER: Saving herself for me; very…
Read MoreGUIDED BY VOICES: Mayor Daley formally declared Dec. 30 “Guided By Voices Day” in Chicago. My take is in the Reviews section in the left sidebar. The Chicago Sun-Times had a preview,…
Read MoreIT’S NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE: Thanks to everyone for stopping by! In particular, thanks to Sylvia Hauser, for sharing her engagement with us and boosting the site’s traffic considerably. No thanks to…
Read MoreHERE’S A FEW shiny new links to tide you through the Yuletime… PULP CHRISTMAS: Video by Rankin-Bass, audio by Quentin Tarantino, colliding in this Quicktime clip. Not for the kiddies! CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS:…
Read MoreCATS: Veteran journo Georgie Anne Geyer pens a book on the history of cats. DOGS: To quote the classic New Yorker cartoon, “On the Internet, Nobody Knows You’re a Dog.” These two…
Read MoreIT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION that some of you will not be as near your screens through year’s end. Accordingly, I am accelerating the holiday linkage. Time’s a-wasting, so let’s waste…
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