SLEATER-KINNEY: The band's new album, The Woods gets a whopping 9.0 on the Pitchfork, with the reviewer claiming it “marks a significant transformation for the band.” Indeed, as of presstime, MetaCritic's compilation…
Read MorePHIL SPECTOR: The written story is that prosecutors can introduce some (but not all of the) evidence that the famed music producer had a history of threatening women with guns in Spector's…
Read MoreCOUNTING CROWS FRONTMAN and Sideshow Bob look-alike Adam Duritz denies claims by jailed escort agency boss Jason Itzler that Duritz was one of his best clients. Itzler told Page Six, “He used…
Read MoreSUMMER MUSIC: The Guardian asked a wide swath of music folk (with links at the end of the piece) for their feel-good hits of the summer. Those who know me well will…
Read MoreYOUR WEEKEND STARTS HERE:FRIDAY TIMEWASTER: Today, we're kickin' it old skool adventure style in the Crimson Room.DYLAN DAYS kick off today in Hibbing, proving that Bob Z is the exception to the…
Read MoreREVENGE OF THE SITH opens wide today, as you have undoubtedly heard many times over. But did you know that Darth Vader is one of the grotesques on Washington's National Cathedral? No,…
Read MoreTHE FLAMING LIPS documentary, The Fearless Freaks, gets a boffo write-up at Digitally Obsessed: “Considering the rampant acclaim, I would expect the Flaming Lips to posture at least a bit regarding their…
Read MoreTOP 25 ONE-HIT WONDERS OF THE NINETIES, courtesy of Glide magazine, via Stereogum. Anyone who saw Trip Shakespeare play their first gig outside the Twin Cities at the M-Shop has to have…
Read MoreFEIST: Leslie Feist is profiled in the Boston Globe. Asked about her genre-bending solo disc, Feist says, ''Willie Nelson is country, but is he really? He's a great jazz guitarist and writes…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: REVENGE OF THE SITH: As some of you learned, I attended the advance screening Thursday night. There will be no spoilers in this first part of my review;…
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