ARE YOU READY? ARE YOU READY TO GO BACK……to the WRECK of the EDMUND FITZGERALD? The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee.…
Read MoreROBYN HITCHCOCK and the VENUS 3, which includes REM guitarist Peter Buck and Young Fresh Fellow/Minus 5 frontman Scott McCaughey on bass, and Bill Rieflin on drums and percussion, played the Cabaret…
Read MoreMICK JONES talks to Blender about seeing Clash artifacts in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, what he's doing and listening to now, and the power of positive thinking.…
Read MoreNEW RELEASES: Foo Fighters, J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton, PJ Harvey's Peel Sessions, and early Bee Gees are streaming from AOL this week. Isobel Campbell rolls out the Brit-folk on Milkwhite Sheets.…
Read MoreTHE PRETENDERS' reissues didn't really make my radar, but Rhino has packaged them with bonus discs of rariries like the demos for “Brass In Pocket,” “Kid,” “Talk of the Town” and a…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE……with BIG STAR 2.0 abroad. Pretty decent bootleg video of “September Gurls” in Stockholm and “Ballad of El Goodo” in Tivoli Utrecht. The legendary Alex Chilton and drummer Jody…
Read MoreTHE MEAT PUPPETS were a tight, indie mash-up of the Dead and ZZ Top by the time they recorded “Sam,” and their live cover of “Little Wing” does credit to Hendrix. However,…
Read MoreTHE HOLD STEADY: The Boston Herald hits the Springsteen comparison again, but notes that: “Instead of trying to seduce Rosalita, Finn
Read MoreIT'S HALLOWEEN: It's time for scares, it's time for screams; it's Halloween!STREAMING FROM THE CASTLE EAST: This fan-made 1973 video for “The Monster Mash” is today's must-see clip, though you can also…
Read More“DO THEY KNOW IT'S HALLOWEEN?” is an all-star charity send-up of Band-Aid's “Do They Know It's Christmas?” featuring Roky Erikson, Elvira, plus members from Arcade Fire, Sonic Youth, Smoosh, Rilo Kiley, Sparks…
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