STILL A VERY SLOW "NEWS" PERIOD, but: WALTER BECKER, the guitarist and songwriter who made suavely subversive pop hits out of slippery jazz harmonies and verbal enigmas in Steely Dan, his partnership…
Read MoreTHE LABOR DAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with CHEAP TRICK, live at ChicagoFest '81! Can you honestly tell me you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander, or the charisma of Rick Nielsen?…
Read MoreU2 shares a video for a new song, "The Blackout." ULTIMATE PAINTING's Jack Cooper covers the Grateful Dead, Terry Allen, Scott Walker, Frank Sinatra, and Woods for Aquarium Drunkard. LYDIA LOVELESS…
Read MoreTHE NATIONAL shares a video for "Day I Die." THE WAR ON DRUGS played a short set at the Turf Club in St. Paul. MEW stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic. A…
Read MoreROD STEWART joined DNCE on "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" at the VMAs. MADELINE KENNEY advance streams Night Night At The First Landing. JASON ISBELL plays a Tiny Desk Concert. REPUBLICAN…
Read MoreHURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM HARVEY obviously occupied much of the news. NEVERTHELESS, I have… WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: It was the worst weekend box office overall since the immediate aftermath of 9/11. The Hitman's Bodyguard…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with GRAM PARSONS! As a member of both The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and as a solo artist, Parsons anticipated the so-called country rock of the…
Read MoreDENT MAY shares a video for "Across The Multiverse" (ft. Frankie Cosmos). QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE played unplugged on Danish radio. THE WOODEN SKY stopped by World Cafe for a…
Read MoreJD McPHERSON shares a video for "Lucky Penny." TURNOVER advance streams Good Nature. THE SUBURBS play a mini-set for Daytrotter, including "Love Is The Law." PORTUGAL. THE MAN stopped by Morning…
Read MoreLUNA covers The Cure's "Fire in Cairo," with a video starring Rose MacGowan. OH SEES stream Orc. BRAND NEW is streaming Science Fiction. LEONARD COHEN, Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival,…
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