Did I have you for a moment? GROUNDHOG DAY AND PAYOLA: Can you crack college columnist Melody Joy Kramer's code? THE BRAVERY recently won the BBC's annual Critics' Poll and are generating…
Read MoreFirst D.J.: Rise and shine, campers and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today.Second D.J.: It's cold out there every day. What is this, Miami Beach?First D.J.: Not hardly.…
Read MorePOPMATTERS interviews Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis.ON THE PITCHFORK: Wire is set to release another archival CD/DVD set, this time covering their recent output.COACHELLA: After bringing the reunited Stooges in 2003 and helping…
Read MoreCREAM REUNION SET FOR MAY at the Royal Albert Hall, according to Jack Bruce. RYAN ADAMS will be releasing three albums in 2005. Some samples from one of the records can be…
Read MoreIRAQ PRE-ELECTION NEWS has a short shelf life, so I thought I would post some links while they were still fresh: Insurgent attacks have climbed ahead of the vote starting tonight. The…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:ALT-RADIO: The Big Ticket is all over the debut of “The Current,” KCMP 89.3 in Mpls, the first two hours of which included Earlimart, Jim White, Ani DiFranco, Luna,…
Read MoreMUSICTHING: It's like Gizmodo or Engadget, but musical. If you need info on a headless folding banjo, this is the place.ON THE PITCHFORK: Wilco announces an expanded version of A Ghost is…
Read MoreLUCINDA WILLIAMS, TIMOTHY LEARY, LEADBELLY, THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS AND A CAST OF THOUSANDS: MSN Music has teamed up with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings to make nearly 35,000 historic songs available for download. The…
Read MoreCHARLOTTE HATHERLEY: Mojitos and a Fender Jag make her 80s-stylin' video for “BASTARDO” pop. You can stream it from her home page. ON THE PITCHFORK: A review of the two new discs…
Read MoreIT’S THE MOST DEPRESSING DAY OF THE YEAR, according to Dr. Cliff Arnall, so take a few moments to cheer yourself up with the following: RILO KILEY is profiled in advance of…
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