My Old Kentucky — ORANJE is tonight!Indianapolis emcee, Skittz (aka Big Skittz aka Skittles) has been a long-time friend of MOKB. In fact, our relationship pre-dates the blog and hip-hop aspirations. Skittz and I have played softball together for years, more than se... more info

Pop Candy — So last weekend Camper Van Beethoven played its 5th annual Campout music festival near Joshua Tree, Calif. (Also on the bill: David Lowery's other band, Cracker, Clem Snide, Dawes and more.) more info

Shania Twain will fill in as a guest judge at an upcoming American Idol audition. New releases for the week of August 18, 2009 include: Augie Meyers – Country Amazon | iTunes | MySpace Brady Seals – Play Time Amazon | iTunes | MySpace Davi... more info

All About Jazz — Boosey and Hawkes (B&H) is pleased to announce its representation of Savoy Label Group, home to veteran jazz label, Savoy Jazz, for synchronization on a worldwide basis. The deal includes all of Savoys label imprints, including the jazz catalogs o... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Camper Van Beethoven: 1989-11-12, Milwaukee [mp3,ogg,flac] "O Death" [mp3] other Camper Van Beethoven posts at Largehearted Boy Cracker: 2009-08-01, Tampa [mp3,ogg,flac] "Darling One" [mp3] other Cracker posts at... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Camper Van Beethoven: 1989-08-01 [mp3,ogg,flac] "Flowers" [mp3] Camper Van Beethoven: 1988-01-01, San Diego [mp3,ogg,flac] "No Flies on Us" [mp3] other Camper Van Beethoven posts at Largehearted Boy Cracker: 2009... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Backyard Tire Fire: 2009-07-26, Chicago [mp3,ogg,flac] "Thick Skin" [mp3] Backyard Tire Fire: 2009-07-24, Detroit Lakes [mp3,ogg,flac] Backyard Tire Fire: 2009-07-07, Peoria [mp3,ogg,flac] "Lawyers, Guns, nd Mone... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — With the Florida Marlins in the middle of a pretty serious NL East race, it’s time to play “What Genius Move Will Larry Beinfest Make, and How Will Fredi Gonzalez Screw it Up?” So far this season, the Fish have been able to overcome a ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Cracker: 2009-07-10, San Francisco [mp3,ogg,flac] "Shake Some Action" [mp3] other Cracker posts at Largehearted Boy The Degenerettes: 2009-07-12, Baltimore [mp3,ogg,flac] "Truck Driving Girlfriend" [mp3] other De... more info

Detroit Free Press — Woody Allen has aged into that grandpa you hate taking out to Cracker Barrel because you never know what might come out of his mouth. He's still got the occasional bit of wit in him. He can still land Penélope Cruz an Oscar for a "Vicky ... more info