THE WRONG TROUSERS don't seem old enough to know that "Video Killed the Radio Star," but they seem to have studied it pretty well. NEW RELEASES: The White Stripes release Icky Thump…
Read MorePAUL McCARTNEY is having his 65th birthday party today, so aside from the obvious, I thought I would point you to some medleys of unreleased and alternate takes of McCartney tracks. Plus,…
Read MoreTHE WEEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE KINKS! Having recently posted some less obvious Stones clips, I thought I'd do the same here, with songs like "I Gotta Move" (from Shindig!), and softer fare…
Read MoreSHOCKING BLUE play a rare, raw, live version of signature tune "Venus" on Dutch TV. Sounds more like the Jefferson Airplane. ZUMPANO — A.C. Newman's band before the New Pornographers — gets…
Read MoreGNARLS BARKLEY + THEREMIN = "Crazy" delicious! THE WHITE STRIPES: Icky Thump hits the stores next week, but you can stream it all now via MTV. CRUISIN': Why settle for Capt. Stubing's…
Read MoreTHEY MIGHT BE GIANTS have released a stop-motion clip for "With the Dark" from the forthcoming album, The Else. NEW RELEASES: Queens of the Stone Age, O'Death, Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles, country…
Read MoreDUNGEN brew up an old skool psychedelic clip for "Familj" from the Tio Bitar album. Guitarist Reine Fiske is interviewed by Stylus about the band, Swedish psychedelia, and more. THE MEAT PUPPETS get…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE PIPETTES! I just got back from seeing them play a packed house at the Empty Bottle in Chicago (previewed by Jim DeRogatis for the Sun-Times) and boy,…
Read MoreLOU REED joined BRIGHT EYES for a cover of the Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting For The Man" at NYC's Town Hall on May 25th. Here's a longer, alternate take with less distorted sound,…
Read MoreTHE POLYPHONIC SPREE has released a video-less video for "Running Away" from the upcoming LP The Fragile Army, featuring over 70K still photos from a ten-day tour. THE DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS' long out-of-print live…
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