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It’s spit-piss raining all over the US today, so we need someone who will save our lives. Ted Leo will save us all. He will save our lives.

Model Miranda Kerr is the latest recipient of the music industry’s most coveted honor, picking up an RTPowers Award for Best Use of Built to Spill’s “Carry the Zero” Ever. Not only is Kerr a model and apparent BTS fan, but she also writes a Q&A blog for some Australian fashion store called Portman’s. I […]

I knew the new, all-DRM-free Amazon MP3 store would influence me directly at some point. Apple has decided to lower the price of its DRM-free tracks, which up until now cost $1.29, to match their price of their protected tracks at $0.99.
No official word on the reason for the price drop, but one can only […]

And Kenan does a pretty decent Charles Barkley too. My favorite line: “Charles, do you think people are just trees made of skin?”

Sigur Ros on NPR. The video of the interview speaks for itself, and awkwardness is in the air from the very first question. Yikes.

According to an article on MTV.com, perhaps the most well respected music news outlet in all the universe, some Radiohead fans “feel duped by In Rainbows‘ poor sound quality” and “possible ulterior motives.” My guess is that the people complaining are the same people who chose to pay nothing for the downloads.
For the record, the […]

This week’s guitar Friday really looks at the impact of rocking on the physical properties of the natural world. If you’re a listener of comedian Patton Oswald, you understand what I’m talking about.
In this video the Foo Fighters are up against what appears to be an insurmountable number of “faceless” SWAT team members inside […]

If to wake with a start means to rise and shine alert, aware and prepared, as if your morning had already started without you, then today I woke with a finish. The combination of allergies and Chicago’s first truly autumnal weather got the best of me this morning. I must have hit the snooze button […]

No, it is not some siren songstress like St. Vincent or Feist, though God knows I do love them. It’s Vampire Weekend, and their new cleverly titled record “Vampire Weekend”. Equal parts Paul Simon, Post-ska punk and The Police, but somehow better because of the mash-up, Vampire Weekend does a phenomenal job of […]

Well, I didn’t see this live, after swearing off late night television once the Cubs left the West Coast for good this season, but it is worth watching none the less. Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart, Prince, Rick James and Stevie Wonder straight rocking on Jimmy Kimmel. Gotta say I love this, but I […]