The Vinyl Villain — But I'll come to that in a moment.  First up, some appropriately named tunes for today:-mp3 : Lambchop - Scared Out Of My Shoemp3 : The Prodigy - Ghost Townmp3 : New Order - SpookyThe most frightening thing ever? Seeing a close friend dance to this ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tamara Porras AMNY: When did you discover the music of the '90s? When I was around 17, I got introduced to some really good stuff by my friends, like Lambchop, Smog, Dinosaur Jr. and Will Oldham. That had... more info

Altsounds — Harvest Sun Promotions present a co-headline gig on Thursday October 6th at Leaf Bold Street, with William Tyler (of the legendary Lambchop and Silver Jews fame) Hiss Golden Messenger, and support coming from Cavalier Song and Simon Knighton (of Kazi... more info

Guardian Music — From Dub Side of the Moon to Dave Depper's Ram Project, the heroically pointless act of covering an entire album is one of pop's odder habits. Peter Paphides tries to rationalise itThe footnotes of pop are littered with all sorts of heroic but arguab... more info

Stereogum — Lambchop’s Turd Goes Back: Essential Tracks from Secret Secret Sourpuss & Big Tussy is a collection compiling prolific band-leader Kurt Wagner’s “early recordings” from two hard-to-find cassettes. It’s out in an edition of 200 LPs by Grapef... more info

Altsounds — A bustling port on the north-east coast of Queensland, home to what seems like half the Australian army, Townville hardly seems like the most fertile ground for a slice of luminous musical beauty. But it's where the seven-strong collective known a... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Please don't run away or be scared. This is actually a nice bit of music. mp3 : Lambchop - Up With People (edit) It is a shortened version of one of the very fine tracks to be found on the LP Nixon released in 2000. Lambchop has always had a fluid l... more info

Totally Fuzzy — cuddlefish said... Dave Brock - Memos and Demos (2001) Hawkwind - The 1999 Party: Live at The Chicago Auditorium - March 21, 1974 (1997) http://suckingicecubes.blogspot.com Mark said... Marvin Pontiac - The Legendary Greatest Hits http://elestuporse... more info

Guardian Music — Like Lambchop's Kurt Wagner, this troubled troubadour's voice seems to wink and nod with every knowing croak and sighHometown: Denver, Colorado.The lineup: Nathaniel Rateliff (vocals, guitar), Ben DeSoto (drums), Julie Davis (bass, vocals), Carrie Be... more info

Guardian Music — Fans of Will Oldham and Bill Callahan will find much to admire in the work of MC Taylor, a revivalist who also lectures in folkloreHometown: San Francisco.The lineup: MC Taylor (vocals, instruments), plus band.The background: Because country and soul... more info