After weeks of silence, as Eddie Van-Halen has literally tried to remove his very existence from every facet of Van-Halen’s illustrious history, much-maligned ex-Van-Halen bassist Michael Anthony has finally released a statement on his official website, and it’s all very diplomatic, above board, and classy. He takes no shots at anyone in the current Van-Halen camp and […]

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A friend of mine sent me a blind link to this, warning only, “you will vomit in your mouth.” I had no idea what was coming or what to expect, but this is so much worse than anything I could have possibly fathomed. I realize it’s fair game to cover other band’s songs (unless we’re […]

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I’m not a huge fan of Ms. Winehouse, but I have to admit it is really nice to see her success exposing the soulful sounds of Daptone Records and more importantly, Miss Sharon Jones. Never in a million years would I have expected to see Sharon Jones on Mtv. This just blows my mind. (News […]

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See also: Don’t Let Our Youth Go To Waste

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For Nickel Creek’s Farewell (For Now) tour, which ran earlier this month, the modern bluegrass outfit asked Fiona Apple to join the tour. Each night saw different collaborations and covers, including this Patsy Cline classic.

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Tired of Wyatting? Drag City’s prison bitch Domino Recording Company is scheduled to release the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Comicopera – his first solo effort since 2003’s Cuckooland – as early as the 24th of next month. Regarding the weird-even-for-him title, Wyatt had this to say: “Greeks divided things into Comedy and Tragedy, and Comedy didn’t […]

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Stream “Skin Divers” here. This is the highest quality leak from Duran Duran’s forthcoming Red Carpet Massacre. There’s been much debate about the band’s new direction, but to me “Skin Divers” is the most polarizing new song yet to surface. It’s a dark and sleazy club track and another Timbaland collaboration with the inevitable arsenal of repetitive, machinated […]

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