ROBERT POLLARD has three new side projects that will be released in May — including his collaboration with Tommy Keene — so he has three free previews to download.SUFJAN STEVENS is putting…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:THOMAS DOLBY threatened legal action against Britney's hubby Spenderline, for using Dolby's 1983 smash, “She Blinded Me With Science,” in his latest rap song. And he got the song…

THE CLASH and LED ZEPPELIN: Indian-born Harraj Mann, 23, was held for questioning under the Terrorism Act after playing “London's Calling” and “The Immigrant Song” through the stereo of a taxi he…

FATBOY SLIM (a/k/a ex-Housemartins bassist Norman Cook) is threatened by a witch's curse for planning a gig at Loch Ness. And I'll take any excuse to turn someone o­n to Spike Jonze…

T-BONE BURNETT, who will release his first new album in 14 years next month, talks to Newsweek about his careers as a musician, alt-rock producer, and movie music maven, putting together classics…

ROBERT POLLARD, as anyone who saw GbV might guess, was not happy with Chicago's new anti-smoking ordinance Friday night: “I can't smoke… that means I'll just have to drink more tequila!” Of…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE……with bootleg video of Robert Pollard playing “Love Is Stronger Than Witchcraft” in Lexington, KY. Ken King and I will be seeing him in Chicago tonght.FRIDAY TIMEWASTER: WEBoggle.REPLACEMENTS REUNION…

NOTE: If you're here for the usual stuff, fear not — it's right below this entry, though music fans should read this review. OTOH, if you came her directly for the review,…

THE REPLACEMENTS were back in the studio to record a track for the upcoming Replacements box set. Coolfer Glenn also has a link to the trailer for a Replacements movie, Color Me Obsessed…

KURT COBAIN: Smells Like Teen Action Figure. Oh, listen… you can hear him spinning now…THE BEATLES: Politically correct anti-smoking police have chopped off two of Ringo's fingers in their proto-Stalinist zeal to…