DICKIE PETERSEN, bassist/vocalist and founding member of the proto-punk-psych-metal combo Blue Cheer, passed away Monday morning in Germany, apparently from infection following cancer surgery. He was 61.  Blue Cheer was best known for its cover…

THE DECEMBERISTS have released an animated video for "The Rake's Song," created and directed by art students in Moscow, complete with refs to Russian folklore. NEW RELEASES: School of Seven Bells, Josh…

WHITE RABBITS have a mini-set to watch and download (at 320kbs, no less) via MySpace Transmissions.  Seelctions include "Percussion Gun," "Rudie Fails," "The Salesman (Tramp Life)," "They done Wrong/We Done Wrong," and…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE… … with THE MINUTEMEN! San Pedro, California's greatest musical export took apart rock, jazz and funk and put the pieces back together in a jagged collage.  They are…

THE DEAD WEATHER have a new video for "I Cut Like A Buffalo." NELLIE McKAY is advance streaming her Doris Day tribute album via NPR. Yes, really. THE GOSSIP played DC's 9:30…

GRIZZLY BEAR plays a Cemetery Gates gig at PitchforkTV. THE FLAMING LIPS are advance streaming the Embyonic album via NPR. BRENDAN BENSON does the four free songs thing for Daytrotter, one previously…

THE XX play "Islands" on Later with Jools Holland. NEW RELEASES: The XX, Mission of Burma, the Raveonettes, Mountain Goats, Rosanne Cash, The Slits, Mike Doughty, Daniel Johnston and more are streaming…

THE AVETT BROTHERS played "I and Love and You" at the Ed Sullivan Theater. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE stopped by the World Cafe for a mini-set streaming on demand via NPR. WILL…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE… …with the wicked, wicked WILSON PICKETT, live from Germany, circa 1968. This disappeared from the Tube, but I've managed to find almost all of it reposted there or…

  SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE played DC's 9:30 Club last night; you should be able to stream the reunion gig today via NPR. They played "Seven" for Jimmy Fallon the other night. And…