Guardian Music — From the frustration of youth to the longeurs of later life, boredom can kick us into action or be celebrated for its own sake. Stifle that yawn and amble into the theatre of musical tedium.Pre-historyThe music of boredom has its roots in Paris, wher... more info

Guardian Music — The day after Barack Obama's inauguration, the New York Times ran a business story headlined: "The economy is bad, but 1982 was worse." The comparison between the present day and the Reagan years wasn't new: during the presidential election campaign,... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) In the late '70s and early '80s, punk burst onto the Southern California scene, thanks in no small part to Social Distortion [ tickets ], aka Social D. Inspired by The Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Who [ tickets ] and Johnny Cash, frontma... more info

Chorus.fm — *Fucked Up* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/fuckedup) were joined on stage by Jello Biafra at a recent show to cover "Blitzkrieg Bop." The video is in the replies. more info

Idolator — In honor of—oh, lets just say the 20th anniversary of Pet Semetary—-here are three Ramones memes making the rounds. In the spirit of their three-chords, fast-and-loose, gone-in-two-minutes style, I only picked memes that were made as hastily as t... more info

Idolator — In honor of—oh, lets just say the 20th anniversary of Pet Semetary—-here are three Ramones memes making the rounds. In the spirit of their three-chords, fast-and-loose, gone-in-two-minutes style, I only picked memes that were made as hastily as ... more info

Pitchfork — Lux Interior, the awesomely ghoulish frontman for sleazed-up New York rockabilly OGs the Cramps, died today in Glendale, California, as the Daily Swarm reports and an official statement confirms. He suffered from a heart condition. UPDATE: Though va... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Deaf, Dumb, Blind said...The Durutti Column - Amigos em Portugal (1983)Papa M - Hole of Burning Alms (2004)Rheingold - Rheingold (1980)Rheingold - R. (1982)Rheingold - Distanz (1984)http://musistenz.blogspot.comVente de garage said...Vente de garage ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr Moodswings said...classical:Paul Moravec "Cool Fire"indie rock:Beauty Pill "You Are Right To Be Afraid"Beauty Pill "The Unsustainable Truth"progressive rock:IQ "The Seventh House"http://newmoodswings.blogspot.comDeaf, Dumb, Blind said...A.C. Maria... more info

Allmusic Blog — In 1974, ABBA won the Eurovision contest for Sweden with "Waterloo." During the California Jam in Ontario, CA, ELP's Keith Emerson attached himself to a piano and spun in mid air (while playing the instrument and chewing gum). Billboard began treatin... more info