THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:…with the HOODOO GURUS. Longtime Pate fans probably know them — they stopped in Ames, IA on their first US tour (and the city is thanked in the notes…
Read MoreTHE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MAY is a British psych-folk band, with the psychedelia sounding a little more American and the folk sounding a little more British. It seemed like this would be…
Read MoreBONO was guest editor of London's Independent yesterday. He penned an editorial about celebrity activism and Product RED. Bob Geldof wrote a piece advocating trade over aid to Africa. The Edge was…
Read MoreFIERY FURNACES: The prolific Matthew Friedberger talks to Good Hodgkins about his upcoming solo album, writing long, multi-part songs and his rep for writing “difficult” music: “I don’t understand 'difficult.' Popular things…
Read MoreJOLIE HOLLAND is scoring an 85 on Metacritic for Springtime Can Kill You. Even the Independent's three-star review says “she effortlessly conjures up the moods and manners of an earlier time, her…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:NANCY SINATRA put on her boots to walk down for her star on Hollywood Boulevard. So how could I help but point you to the videos for “These Boots…
Read MoreJACK WHITE responds to criticism he’s received for writing the tune for a Coca-Cola ad: “I saw a beautiful ad, and I wrote a song for it because I was inspired by…
Read MorePETRA HADEN, one of the triplet daughters of legendary jazz bassist Charlie Haden, known here for her a cappella Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out and as a touring member of…
Read MoreTHE RACONTEURS: You can see the alt-sorta-supergroup at Amazon and stream their upcoming album from MTV2.NEW RELEASES include full albums from Snow Patrol, Chris Isaak (Best of), Paul Simon (produced by Brian…
Read MoreSOUL ASYLUM has a new album coming in July, but you can hear “Stand Up and Be Strong” right now, via the Hype Machine. It doesn't rock my world, but it's pretty…
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