LONEY, DEAR: The video for “I Am John” may be dark, but the song from the Swedish popsters is anything but.PETER BJORN & JOHN: Fellow Swede-poppers talk about the “Young Folks”-propelled buzz…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:…with RAMPANT BEATLEMANIA! In this Pathe Newsreel, the lovable moptops play “She Loves You” and “Twist and Shout” for a screaming crowd in Manchester circa 1963.RYAN ADAMS: Spin has…
Read MoreBREAK-UP SONGS for the day after Valentine's Day are listed (with some streaming) at NPR, categorized as “sad” or “angry.” Obviously, the list includes the Greg Kihn Band's “The Breakup Song,” but…
Read MoreTHE 100 GREATEST LOVE SONGS, according to the New York Daily News, just in time for St. Valentine's Day. Topping the chart is The Temptations' “My Girl.” Others making the list include…
Read MoreELENI MANDELL sings about “Girls” and “The Makeout King” on her new album, Miracle of Five.NEW RELEASES: Lucinda Williams releases West. The Postmarks and Beach House are streaming in full this week…
Read MoreTHE POLICE: For some reason, I keep thinking about “Roxanne,” so here's versions from URGH! A Music War and the band's 2003 reunion at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:…with THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP: Not just their best-known “Gimme Some Lovin'”, but a live set from Beat! Beat! Beat! circa 1966 that includes “Keep on Running,” “Sittin' and…
Read MoreMITCH EASTER talks to Greensboro's Yes! Weekly about his first album in 18 years. You can — and should — stream a few from Dynamico at HisSpace. (For you youngsters, Mitch produced…
Read MoreSPIKE JONZE: Bloggers Dave & Thomas list their “Top 10 Spike Jonze Music Videos.” But I think you would find that this “Weapon of Choice” has better sync than the one embedded…
Read MoreMAXIMO PARK multiplies and and beefs up a new-wave synth in the video for “Our Velocity,” from the band's upcoming Our Earthly Pleasures album.NEW RELEASES: Peter Bjorn and John, Bloc Party, Apples…
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