R.I.P. Lou Reed "The world has lost a fine songwriter and poet…I’ve lost my ‘school-yard buddy’" - John Cale more info

Big Boi – Lines (feat. A$AP Rocky & Phantogram)(MP3) While we won't have another Outkast album, next month comes the next best thing, Big Boi's follow-up to 'Sir Lucious Left Foot'.  Big Boi says Andre 3000 is not on the album because he's too bus... more info

Kurt Cobain's Handwritten Top 50 Albums List Interesting to see Public Enemy and The Slits on this list. The Vaselines, David Bowie, and Leadbelly are listed and are well known to fans as they were also covered on the Unpluggged album. Black Flag i... more info

Sky Ferreira - Everything is Embarrassing I'm not sure when I'll get sick of her. Move over Lana Del Ray. Pitchfork reports on a mysterious Terrence Malick film set in Austin Tell me if you've heard this one before: Kevin Shields Says a New My Bloody... more info

Still hard to collect my thoughts and write a worthy tribute. Here are some remembrances from around the web. Beastie Boys ?uestlove Eminem, Nas, Chuck D, LL Cool J, Common, will.i.am, Justin Timberlake, Q-Tip, and others Santigold, B Real, Majo... more info

New Radiohead Album, 'The King of Limbs,' Will Hit Web on Saturday The best Valentine's Day news! more info

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives 8/10 'Uncle Boonmee' is mysterious, haunting, surreal, and unconventional, a deserving winner of this year's Palme d'Or at Cannes. However, it is sure to be a bore for the majority of audiences, particular... more info

Fish Tank 8/10 I started watching Fish Tank knowing little about it other than the fact that it had won the BAFTA and the Prix du Jury at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Mia (Katie Jarvis) has a rebellious potty mouth, likes breakin' (well, trying t... more info

I seem to have missed the news of Ari Up's untimely passing. RIP. Interestingly, John Lydon's was her stepfather, but more importantly, she was frontwoman for The Slits and her influence on punk, ska, and artists as diverse as Courtney Love, Lily Al... more info

Here's a flashback from 2005. An entertaining collaborative effort featuring Beck, Karen O, Wolf Parade, Arcade Fire, Sonic Youth, Postal Service, Smoosh, Feist, Rilo Kiley, Devendra Banhart and Peaches, with David Cross, Elvira and Nardwuar. Have ... more info