JENNY LEWIS, in the midst of an international tour, tells Manchester online her solo album was inspired by Laura Nyro and the Sun Records sound. You can hear a couple of examples…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:FRIDAY TIMEWASTER: Keep Katie Quiet by catching the crazy pills, or she will fall into the clutches of Xenu!CATFISH HAVEN: It may be some comment on the Internet Age…
Read MoreSID 'N' SUSIE: We can probably be glad that Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs didn't know that Duran Duran, Rush and (soon) Def Leppard have done covers albums, as they might have…
Read MoreTHE WHITE STRIPES are getting sued by Jim Diamond — the co-producer of their debut album and a mixer on De Stijl — who claims he played a pivotal role in creating…
Read MoreFLAMING LIPS: Though the band's latest album has its share of politics, frontman Wayne Coyne has his priorities: ''People will say, 'Wayne, are you interested in politics?' I say, 'Not as interested…
Read MoreSONIC YOUTH: We already heard that Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore would appear in the season finale of Gilmore Girls, but now comes word that Joe Pernice, Yo La Tengo, Sparks, Mary…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:“WHERE'S YOUR MESSIAH NOW?” ABC has its annual showing of The Ten Commandments S-a-t-u-r-d-a-y night, so I cannot let it pass without mention now. Edward G. Robinson's Dathan never actually spoke that line…
Read MoreSILVER JEWS frontman David Berman talks to the Chicago Tribune (Metromix) about overcoming his tour anxiety, what his rabbi said about having other Jews in the band, and getting hit on by…
Read MoreDRIVE-BY TRUCKERS frontman Patterson Hood talks about the band's upcoming album: A Blessing and a Curse: “We went in with an agenda of what we did not want to do: A concept…
Read MorePATE REUNION? No smoke yet, but someone is rubbing a couple of sticks together… Should anything come of it, I'll let you know, natch. (And yes, there's a clue in that item.)NEKO…
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