THE SPINTO BAND is poppy as ever on "Summer Grof," an advance clip from the forthcoming Spinto Band release, Moonwink. THE RACONTEURS' Brendan Benson talks to Newsweek about the surprise release of the band's…

THE RACONTEURS drop the video for "Salute Your Solution" from the surprise sophomore LP, Consolers of the Lonely. (Profanity.) BRITISH SEA POWER stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set you…

THE BLACK KIDS bring the powdered wigs and the cheerleaders for "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend," which falls somewhere between The Go! Team and The Cure. NEW RELEASES:  Albums from Gnarls…

THE BLACK KEYS are profiled in the Wall Street Journal as they try to breakthrough to a wider audience with their upcoming Attack & Release album.  You can stream two advance tracks…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with MY MORNING JACKET!  Breakfast on Tour has video of eight new MMJ songs from the band's upcoming Evil Urges LP — performed live in Houston — for…

I'm still not 100% healthy, even by my standards.  Nevertheless, here is some linkage to keep us all on top of the news of the semi-popular… THE RUTLES put yet another spin…

Accordingly, I'm taking the day off.  I hope to be back with the usual stuff for Thursday.  In the meantime, the Godfather of Soul. H-UH!!!

SPOON has a new video for "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb," a song that still puts up the hair on the back of my neck. NEW RELEASES:  New albums from The B-52s,…

SxSW VIDEO:  Festival keynote speaker Lou Reed takes a "Walk on the Wild Side" by joining his own tribute concert.  WXPN also has clips of The Weakerthans, Kaki King, and Someone Still…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with a head start on ST. PATRICK'S DAY!  Around here, that means bringing on The Pogues with a vintage live set from 1985 and this later set from Japan,…