THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:CINCO DE MAYO commemorates the victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza over the French expeditionary forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Although…
Read MoreJACK WHITE: He's a dad, as model/wife Karen Elson gave birth to Scarlett Teresa, their first child, in their new home state of Tennessee. He's telling NME that the Raconteurs is “a…
Read MoreCHEAP TRICK and the Allman Bros. have filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that Sony BMG has paid artists and producers “only a miniscule percentage of royalties owed for licensing of the recordings”…
Read MoreYO LA TENGO: James McNew tells Pitchfork that there will be a new album of songs that are “by our standards, short and upbeat” coming in September. In the meantime, Yo La…
Read MoreKEITH RICHARDS, Lord of the Undead, suffered a mild concussion after falling from a coconut tree at a resort in Fiji. The Rolling Stones guitarist was airlifted to a hospital in New…
Read More(NOTE: Those of you looking for the usual music news, gossip and such need only scroll down a bit, though I think you might well enjoy Anansi Boys. Those of you here…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:MISSION OF BURMA: Roger Miller talks briefly to Billboard about the reunited band's upcoming album and documentary DVD. Clint Conley talks more about them in a nifty article about…
Read MoreTHE SOUNDS frontwoman Maja Ivarsson says, “I don't want to be compared to Blondie all the time, but I can absolutely see why people do it.” You may too, if you stream…
Read MoreTHE PIPETTES talk about girl groups, popularity, their new label and recording their debut album with Wears The Trousers. And it's another excuse for me to urge you to listen to a…
Read MoreTHE POSIES have a lot of cool stuff including MP3s of live acoustic Hollies and Kinks covers up on their website. Ken King and the Pavloviches and I saw them play acoustic and…
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