THE FICTIONS are breaking up next week. So if you like bouncy, classic pop as much as I do, you'll want to be downloading the MP3s or at least streaming them from…
Read MoreSTARTING THE WEEK WITH A SHOUT for our vast audience on the Continent…GANG OF FOUR is streaming all over the 'net. Brooklyn Vegan has the linkage.HUEY LEWIS has a fan base among…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:FRIDAY TIMEWASTER: Miniputt.FRIDAY TIMEWASTER II: Peekaboom. Devised by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, it harnesses the brain power of online players to train a set of powerful vision recognition…
Read MoreBIG STAR: Stereogum is killing music with a track from the band's upcoming album. I would not be surprised if it sounded very much like… Big Star. There's also a download of…
Read MoreTHE DECEMBERISTS: B-sides and rarities are up at Pure Volume.RICHARD THOMPSON: With the new album in stores, the Associated Press covers his busy schedule.BEN FOLDS may seem kinder and gentler on Songs…
Read MoreKEITH RICHARDS, Lord of the Undead, has no idea what is in his hair: his kids and his friends like to decorate him while he's passed out.SILVER JEWS' principal songwriter, David Berman,…
Read MorePETER JENNINGS, who anchored the evening news for ABC not once but twice, died Sunday of lung cancer at 67.IBRAHIM FERRER, a leading voice with the Buena Vista Social Club, is dead…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB WAS DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA 60 years ago this Saturday. The act that ushered in the nuclear age, but also helped end World War II, still…
Read MoreSUFJAN STEVENS was on the MTV, disclaiming responsibility for Texas. Yesterday, I mentioned that Stevens is contributing to a Rubber Soul tribute album. Today, I note that Welcome to the Midwest is…
Read MoreRICHARD THOMPSON has a new album coming out next week. Chromewaves has a nice round-up of links on “one of the finest singer/songwriter/guitarists alive today,” including links where RT talks about being…
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