MAN MAN vocalist/keyboardist Honus Honus tells Chart that the band's latest release, Rabbit Habits, is their "pop record," though he has no idea whether it is accessible. This week you can watch…
Read MorePITCHFORK.TV is online (and not crashing under the traffic now), featuring The Thermals, Radihead, Man Man, The Pixies and more this week… KELLEY STOLTZ brings his classic pop to not four,…
Read MoreSUN STUDIO SESSIONS: Grace Potter & the Nocturnals record "Mystery Train" to kick off a new series in which today's rising artists perform in the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee where…
Read MoreJOE JACKSON did a set mixing new tracks with old faves at the World Cafe, streaming on demand via NPR. Joe is still The Man, in a good way. BILLY BRAGG talked…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE BEAT FARMERS! Performing at the 1988 CMA Awards and introduced by no less than classic MTV VJ Martha Quinn, Part 1 includes "Ridin'" and "Riverside." Part 2 includes…
Read MoreCAT POWER sings "Metal Heart" for Letterman, who does not want to let go of her hand afterward. The man is a dawg. JENS LEKMAN talks to The A.V. Club about songwriting…
Read MoreR.E.M. played 30 Rock on the Today Show. Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin of the Venus 3 join Stipe, Buck and Mills. Scott & Peter get caught bouncing during "Supernatural Superserious." THE…
Read MoreR.E.M. continue their collaboration with La Blogotheque with a Take-Away Show; watch all five videos at the link. NEW RELEASES: Obvs, the R.E.M. album is the big release this week. The Black…
Read MoreWHY? has a video of "Song of the Sad Assassin" (from the Alopecia album) that looks a bit like Beavis and Butthead on a very, very bad trip. So it was not…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with THE ZOMBIES! The original lineup is touring behind their 1968 album Odessey & Oracle, for the first time ever, but are playing the hits, too. They kicked it…
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