Ringo’s recent walking out on Live with Regis and what’s-her-trash for trying to make him cut his new song short reminded me of another time Ringo asserted his bad-ass-ness. I once saw Ringo on The Arsenio Hall Show way back when. And Arsenio, curled up like a gay praying mantis and being the smug [...]

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So, some jackass claims to have heard Robert Plant dissing Radiohead in a bar in London, labeling them “rhyming crap.” People talk shit when they’re drinking, but “rhyming crap” seems harsh, as Thom Yorke is a bit more obtuse than your typical lyricist. Sure, he’s rhymed a time or two, but, erm, so has [...]

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Amy Winehouse’s smoking crack is neither interesting nor surprising. She’s a complete and utter mess. Even stating that is stating the obvious. If you’ve ever seen her perform, you can tell by her unemotional glassy stare that the road to oblivion is not long. Idolator actually grew a conscience with regards to Winehouse schadenfreude, [...]

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Since Paul Weller has come down with a nasty case of principles, his remaining two ex-bandmates in The Jam have reunited under the catchy moniker From the Jam: Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler. The leftover duo has recruited some anonymous scabs Hugh Cornwell of The Stranglers two replacements to fill in for Weller on [...]

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Jens! (obligatory shout out.) I’ve been to a couple of Coachella’s (though, not the Pixies/Radiohead one, which would have been AMAZING). This looks to be a solid lineup. I don’t know if anything will ever top Daft Punk’s performance in ‘06. And will Portishead’s music really translate well to a large [...]

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It’s been seventeen years since The Wedding Present recorded its aggressive master work, Seamonsters, with engineer Steve Albini. The marriage of Albini’s penchant for abrasiveness with The Wedding Present’s strumming frenzy of guitars may have frightened some of the band’s early pop fans, but it cemented its underground allure. Even though The Wedding Present [...]

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Now, if only Distortion involved Stephin singing his songs whilst playing the uke instead of that other vocalist, I might not be so disappointed in the album. (here’s the Channel 4 video)
Update: By Request, here’s an Mp3 of the performance for your downloading pleasure.
nun’s litany, solo acoustic (uke).

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(Branka Parlic performs Phillip Glass)

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Iron & Wine “Boy With A Coin”, from The Shepherd’s Dog.Os oi toques para celular são uma moda com todo o mundo hoje.

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(swiped from The Music Slut)

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This is kind of awesome. Duran Duran recently held a truncated stint at The Barrymore Theater on Broadway in New York City this past November as part of the media blitz surrounding the release of Red Carpet Massacre. The band lined up side by side behind keyboards a la Kraftwerk to perform “Showroom Dummies”, replete [...]

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If you stay up late enough, you’re bound to see some crazy ass shit on cable - guaranteed. Needless to say (but I’ll say anyways because, like Eric Cartman, I do what I want), I thought I was in some sort of domestic beer-induced haze when I caught this spectacle on FX recently. Behold the [...]

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Amidst the holly and ivy, head colds and lay-a-way lines of this most wonderful time of the year, music critics of all thoughts and tastes cozy up beside the fire and begin making a list. Was the newest Bruce Springsteen record naughty? Was the Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible nice? Checked over twice or more, he [...]

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As a longtime Magnetic Fields fan, I am, of course, anticipating the new album, Distortion, which comes out next week on Nonesuch. I’m, perhaps, even more intrigued than usual given the wildly differing takes on Stephin Merritt’s new production fetishes. I’ve heard “Three Way”, a surfed-up haze of feedback instrumental, save for some ecstatic [...]

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Sebastian Grainger, former drummer and lead singer of Canada’s sadly defunct Death From Above 1979, has a new band called Sebastian Grainger & The Mountains. The quartet’s myspace page has three “working mixes” posted, and they sound very, very promising, despite being a far cry from DFA1979’s glorious pummeling bass/drums attack. From the default [...]

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I love The Knife. Makes me want to go skateboarding. (via)

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I’ve been watching the 7 Ages of Rock on VH-1 Classic, which has been decent, if a bit thin in its scope (the American Alternative section studied Nirvana and R.E.M. with only a perfunctory acknowledgment of anything else). During the British Indie section, The Stone Roses were given wild accolades, which I will cede on [...]

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According The Slut, Jens Lekman is coming back! Better buy your tix now, as these shows are sure to sell out.
3-13 Austin, TX - Mohawk
3-14 Dallas, TX - Granada
3-21 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda
3-22 San Fran, CA - Bimbo’s 365
3-23 San Fran, CA - Bottom Of The Hill
3-24 Portland, OR - Berbati’s Pan
3-25 [...]

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Evidently, Britney Spears spoke with a British accent during her traumatic stay at Ceders Sinai last weekend, according to ETonline. What’s the big deal? Madonna has been doing this for years:

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