Here Comes The Flood —
Alex Chilton’s first post-Box Tops and pre-Big Star recordings are being released on Omnivore Recordings. Free Again: The "1970" Sessions will be available on CD, LP and digital. The first 1,500 LPs are pressed pressed on clear vinyl. As an added... more info
Swedesplease — If your idea of Swedish music is something exotic like Lykki Li, First Aid Kit, and/or Jens Lekman the music of might surprise you. On the whole the new record hews closer to Big Star meets Wilco dad rock than the drum and bass electronica music comi... more info
Stereogum — Name: R.E.M. Progress Report: Mike Mills talks greatest hits, covering Big Star, and life after R.E.M. It’s kind of hard to comment on the progress of a band that just released a career-capping retrospective and officially broke up. Still, it’s h... more info
Here Comes The Flood —
Minneapolis quartet High on Stress are about perseverance. Their third album iving Is a Dying Art digs even further in darker niches of DIY garage rock. They like to get in your face and under your skin, serving up their song with bravado. They ran... more info
Topix — On Sunday, Nov. 13, Tav Falco is in town for two events. He is the semi-ironic, Memphis-born garage rockabilly singer, personality and provacateur with whom the late Alex Chilton frequently collaborated. more info
Stereogum — With their last show in Los Angeles dating back nearly six years ago at the Troubadour, Kings of Convenience returned without a new album or any merchandise for sale and still easily sold out the Music Box. Some of many highlights of the evening incl... more info
Guardian Music — You really let loose on this week's suggestions, breaking out everything from Dylan to a dark Alex Chilton collaborationEscapism is an essential component of some of the best pop music. Of some of the best music, even. What is transcendence if not es... more info
ContactMusic — Michael Sheen sometimes wishes he could be more of a star The Queen star is one of the most respected actors of his generation but he doesnt really generate lots of publicity which can be a bit frustrating at times Michael - who used to da... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — It can’t be easy being Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin, with so many critics working overtime to justify their contempt, picking apart his band’s words not for enjoyment but in a search for the cheesiest mixed metaphors, listening to melodies not ... more info
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