THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with R.E.M.! Live on German TV's Rockpalast circa 1985, more complete than what has previously turned up on the Tube. Songs include "Feeling Gravity's Pull," "Harbourcoat," "Sitting Still,"…
Read MoreTHE ACORN video for "Crooked Legs" made the Tube's front page, reminding me that I forgot to post it last month. JOLIE HOLLAND stopped by the World Cafe for a chat and mini-set you…
Read MoreMORRISSEY is throwing his arms around Paris in his latest video. M WARD: His upcoming Hold Time album is advance streaming at NPR. THE HYPE MACHINE has posted its Blog Zeitgeist 2008,…
Read MoreOKKERVIL RIVER played "Pop Lie" for Dave recently at the Ed Sullivan Theater. NEW RELEASES: Antony & the Johnsons, Franz Nicolay, The Derek Trucks Band, some vintage Bee Gees and more are…
Read MoreGLASVEGAS guitarist Rab Allan talks to Straight about the year that saw him leave his Rocky-esque day job. Bassist Paul Donoghue talks to the San Jose Mercury News about the evolution of…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with the YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS! Live at Cicero's in St. Louis, On November 23rd,1985, so this is Chuck Carroll-era YFFs. Selections include: "Gus Theme," "White Bird," "If I Had A Hammer,"…
Read MoreM WARD has released a Video for "Hold Time," from the upcoming album of the same name. DEATH VESSEL did three free songs for Daytrotter, one previously unreleased. "This is pretty like flower beds and…
Read MoreTHE STOOGES: Guitarist Ron Asheton is dead at 60, sometime over the past few days, apparently of natural causes. Here are two remembrances from Greg Kot, the Detroit Free Press and the…
Read MoreMY MORNING JACKET apparently tore the roof off MSG on NYE, if the trove of audio and video at Brooklyn Vegan is any guide. Or you can stream the whole gig —…
Read MoreUGLYSUIT plays a rooftop in "Chicago." ANDREW BIRD gets an in-depth NYT magazine profile, which finds him worried on the edge of a breakthrough. NPR is offering an advance stream of his…
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