THE PRETENDERS galloped through "Boots of Chinese Plastic" for Dave the other night. The album is streaming through the weekend via Spinner. THE CLASH: Mick Jones talks to the AP about opening for…
Read MoreCROOKED FINGERS premieres the video for "Let's Not Pretend" at the 'Gum. AIMEE MANN does the four free songs thing for Daytrotter. RAY LaMONTAGNE stopped by The Current for a chat and…
Read MoreLYKKE LI & BON IVER perform "Dance Dance Dance" at a fountain in L.A. IMHO, she really out to pursue a more acoustic sound generally. NEW RELEASES: The Clash, Pretenders, Of Montreal,…
Read MoreDEPARTMENT of EAGLES brought members of Grizzly Bear and Dirty Projectors to help out on "No One Does It Like You," their network TV debut on Conan. Their In Ear Park album drops…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with BIG STAR! Alex Chilton and Jody Stephens brought in Posies Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer to reform the ever-influential band in the 1990s and have toured sporadically…
Read MoreFLEET FOXES try their trademark harmonies on a herd of goats in "He Doesn't Know Why" And I don't either. OASIS is streaming their upcoming album, Dig Out Your Soul, via MySpaceMusic. MARGOT…
Read MoreCARIBOU won Canada's Polaris Music Prize. The Guardian music blog is not pleased. Grand Juror Frank Yang is pleased, and blogs what he's allowed to say about the process. Its as…
Read MoreBISHOP ALLEN rocks out a bit on "Middle Management," a clip to coincide with the upcoming release of the movie, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. BOB DYLAN: Tell Tale Signs (Bootleg Series, Vol.…
Read MoreOKKERVIL RIVER releases "Lost Coastlines" as the first band video for the Stand-Ins album. 6 AM WAKEUP CALL: A streaming playlist for those days when you need more than two cups of coffee,…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE WHO! Mostly because I was in the mood, but also because I noticed the resurfacing of the infamous Cow Palace Incident (1973, San Francisco), with Scot…
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