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Pixies Give Away Free Live Album

Reunited alt-rock pioneers Pixies are relaunching their website, and to mark the occasion, they’re giving away a free live show recording. It’s a doozy: The band’s triumphant set at Coachella 2004, an early… Read More →

Digesting “Breakfast In America”

Here’s an interesting read about one of the most popular albums of the 1970′s, Supertramp’s “Breakfast In America”. I happen to love SUpertramp, don’t even consider them a “guilty” pleasure. They never really… Read More →

Reason Number 424-B Why The 80’s Didn’t Suck

Album: Talk Talk Talk Artist: The Psychedelic Furs Release Date: 1981 Track Listing: Mr. Jones; No Tears; Dumb Waiters; She Is Mine; Into You Like A Train; It Goes On; So Run Down;… Read More →

U2 Jump 3 Sharks At The Same Time!

U2 frontman Bono has revealed that Danger Mouse is working on their forthcoming album. The record, which is tentatively titled ‘Songs Of Ascent’ and is due out next year according to the band’s… Read More →

Computer Go BOOM!

My computer, you know, the one with 16,000 songs on it? Well, it blew up. It gave me all the warning signs that something was terribly wrong by making little electronic “glitchy” sounds… Read More →

Expiration Date Notwithstanding

A band past their prime making a fantastic return to form is as rare as finding a 1776 silver continental dollar in a street gutter. In other words, it’s a wonderful fantasy but… Read More →

Pickin’ On Pitchfork, Vol II

The second post attempting to analyzing Pitchfork Media’s “Best Of” choices. This time it’s the 90′s: 010: Guided by Voices Bee Thousand [Scat; 1994] Why is lo-tech/ lo-fi so revered by the rock critic… Read More →

Pickin’ On Pitchfork

Pitchfork. Safe haven to Cheetos stained fingertips and pilonidal cysts. The place all rock snob music critics go to die. The music site that usually abandons all logic (and melody, for that matter)… Read More →

Teenage Head

Wonder if my page views will skyrocket given the title of today’s post? Sorry all you pervs out there, but I just wanted to take a few minutes and talk about a wonderful… Read More →