Guardian Music — The funny thing about the past is, as it gets further away, it starts to look different. Just ask Q, Mojo and NMEIn musical terms, January used to be a month of forward-looking excitement. Now it's all about bemoaning the pernicious impact of the BBC... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Every couple of years or so, whenever the mood strikes, I hit up the Jonathan Richman section of the record store as he consistently releases albums I tend to miss out on. (Did you know he is now on Vapor Records, Neil Young’s imprint? Neither did ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Taken from the Japanese music magazine Rokin' On.This is a rough translation from the album review, the original can be found here.Four Letter Word"Four-letter word" has sharp hard edge riffs. Aggression like the Pistols, Sharp like Led Zeppelin, a k... more info

Totally Fuzzy — G O D said... THE GRUNGY DUNGAREES -Working At The Black Label Brewery - The lost tape is found!Thanks to a fellow blogger who sent this in!Covers of Joe Walsh,and The Stooges,plus a bunch of originals,from the WA band where the term,"Grunge" was pro... more info

Guardian Music — So Neil Young was wrong. "Rock and roll will never die," the whiny-voiced old coot told us, and we believed him. But now along comes Paul Gambaccini, the self-styled "Professor of Pop", to announce that, since only three rock songs appeared in last y... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Only Good Song said... Pete Townshend - Magic Bus Live from Chicago (2004) with Eddie Vedder Thanks Fuzzy http://onlygoodsong.blogspot.com Zinnober said... * JESU & THE BATTLE OF MICE - Why Are We Not Perfect (2008) * Earth - The Bees Made Honey In ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Phosphorescent’s take on Neil Young’s “Are You Ready For The Country?” Culled from the companion disc accompanying the new issue of Mojo—Harvest Revisited—Matthew Houck and co. stay true to the arrangement Neil and the Stray Gators worked... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr. Jones said... 30 Days Out is back, and we've sneaked into our sister's record collection. Today we have emerged with ... "Two The Hard Way," the lamentable 1977 duet LP with Gregg Allman and Cher. Join us for some delectable duds from this lovey ... more info

Pop Headwound — After we got the breezy, West Coast indie-folk flavored “In My Time” last year, Matador has released another teaser mp3 from Kurt Vile’s upcoming Smoke Ring For My Halo. After the sharp sonic contrasts that marked Vile’s last full length, 20... more info

Topix — The Grammys take place on February 13th and will air on CBS at 8:00 p.m. ET. Rock veterans and up and comers are nominated, everyone from Arcade Fire 's The Suburbs , which is up for Album of the Year, to artists including Neil Young , Robert Plant a... more info