IRON & WINE: Sam Beam's latest video is for "Boy With A Coin." If it comes up blank, try the "F5" key on your 'puter. NEW RELEASES: A week before Christmas? Not…
Read MoreVAMPIRE WEEKEND perform "I Stand Corrected" — a track from their upcoming album — on Indie 103.1FM. They were also on MTV recently, defining "crunk," and talking about David Byrne and blog buzz. …
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with VAN MORRISON! Arguably at the height of his artistic powers, live at London's Rainbow Theatre, July 24, 1973. Your setlist includes "Warm Love," "Take Your Hands Out Of My Pocket" (Sonny…
Read MoreIKE TURNER, whose role as one of rock's critical architects was overshadowed by his ogrelike image as the man who brutally abused former wife Tina Turner, died Wednesday at his home in…
Read MoreLED ZEPPELIN REDUX: NME is collecting the Tubed video from the reunion show. Your pick to click? "Kashmir," though "Good Times, Bad Times" would have been even better without the feedback. And :42…
Read MoreEDDIE ARGOS joins THE MOUNTAIN GOATS on a rendition of the MG's "Best Ever Death Metal Band Out Of Denton" at the Pineapple Folk Yuletide Gathering, Union Chapel, London. Because nothing says Yuletime…
Read MoreJENS LEKMAN did an interview and four-song set to watch over at Spinner. THE WHITE STRIPES: The band's future is cloudy following an abrupt cancellation of its tour amid concerns over Meg's…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with ROY ORBISON! The man with the soaring bel canto left us 29 years ago yesterday. How legendary is he? For his 1987 "Black & White Night" at…
Read MoreRICHARD HAWLEY: Watch in-store performances of "Tonight The Streets Are Ours" and Ricky Nelson's "Lonesome Town" over at the 'Gum. ALTAMONT: Today is the 38th anniversary of the infamous Altamont Speedway Free…
Read MoreSIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE: London's Sun suggests Ben Chasny is the Jimi Hendrix of folk music. I think that's stretching the point, but you may want to check out the atmospheric video for "Shelter from…
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