CHRIS CORNELL presents a bluesy, full-band arrangement of Jacko's "Bille Jean," which is probably how it will turn up on his solo LP next month. I think I may still prefer the solo…
Read MoreART BRUT: Pitchfork has well-shot video of a new song, "Direct Hit," live at Subterranean in Chicago — a show that sold out before I remembered to get tickets. But I relish the…
Read MoreSLY & THE FAMILY STONE: Pitchfork posted three fave video clips to mark today's reissues of all seven Sly & the Family Stone LPs. I can't resist relinking the clip of the…
Read MoreRYAN ADAMS was forced to cancel his gig at Stonehenge. It was feared that non-ticket holders might try to watch the show from the nearby road, forcing English Heritage to change the…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE SHINS! They are the latest to play a "Take-Away show" for La Blogotheque, playing five songs unplugged as they roam the streets of Paris. In Part 1,…
Read MoreTHE ZIMMERS: Brought together for a TV documentary, they have attracted a cult following after recording a version of The Who's "My Generation" at the famous Abbey Road recording studios. The group, fronted…
Read MoreOVER THREE MILLION PAGES SERVED: Thanks again. POP LEVI: An Aquarium Drunkard says "The T. Rex inspired production and latter era Robert Plant vocals cannot be ignored… But get past the obvious…
Read MoreOF MONTREAL PLAYED KARAOKE at NYC's Studio B for a party sponsored by New York magazine. Actor Paul Rudd and actor-director David Wain show how hard it is to sing Boston's classic "More Than…
Read MoreTHE STOOGES were in town last night; going to the show was of course "My Idea of Fun." They played the Congress Theater, which was just perfect — the decaying palace still sells cans of…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL! Hard to believe that I have not featured Fogerty & Co. before, but here are live clips of "Travelin' Band," "Proud Mary," "Born on…
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