Month February 2009

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with GARAGE ROCK! After surveying power-pop a couple of weeks ago, I found myself in the mood for a dozen Nuggets, like Music Machine – "Talk Talk";…

THE AVETT BROS cover "Glory Days" as part of Springsteen's "Hangin' on E Street" series. THE BEATLES: Ever wondered how The White Album's "Revolution 1" and "Revolution 9" are actually related? Well, the almost eleven-minute…

TINTED WINDOWS: Stereogum has your first audio/video of the combo comprising Fountain of Wayne Adam Schlesinger, ex-Pumpkin James Iha, Cheap Trickster Bun E. Carlos, and the Hanson brother… Oh, my! NEKO CASE…

JANES ADDICTION sneaked in a pre-reunion gig at L.A.'s Echoplex last week, so you get more than Twofer Tuesday.  Selections include "Wh0res", "Ain't No Right," "Had A Dad," "Mountain Song," "Ocean Size" and…

THE WHITE STRIPES closed out Conan O'Brien's stint on Late Night with "We're Going To Be Friends." U2 is streaming their new album; you may have to click on the cover to…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with a SPECTACLE!  Last week, Elvis Costello had She & Him and Jenny Lewis on his TV show for conversation and music, music, music.  In Part One, Elvis opens…

SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS: Benjamin Curtis does a Q&A with Clash about songwriting, leaving Sectret machines, and more.  The band's latest video is for "Half Asleep." M WARD stopped by WNYC for…

THE PRIMITIVES co-founder Steve Dullaghan was found dead at age 45. He co-wrote their biggest hit, "Crash." NEW RELEASES REDUX: Spinner finally updated with full album streams from M Ward, Benjy Feree, Vetiver,…

FLEET FOXES have released an official video for "Mykonos." NEW RELEASES: Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 release Goodnight, Oslo.  Eleni Mandell releases Artificial Fire. Tommy Keene releases In The Late Bright. Morrissey releases…

THE WRENS have a video for their new song, "Marked Up." ELLIOT SMITH: An entire album's worth of unfinished recordings and outtakes from From A Basement On The Hill has leaked. SHEARWATER stopped by…