I've always loved La-Blogotheque. As the site that originally turned me on to the Fleet Foxes, The Tallest Man on Earth, Arcade Fire, and Delta Spirit, I owe much of my current musical taste to them.And so, I must share their Local Natives sessions w... more info

Pearl Jam Scheduled as Musical Guest for March 13th Episode of Saturday Night LivePosted using ShareThis more info

Monday's are never fun. Monday's are even less fun when the rest of the world has off. Columbia University, however, decided that President's Day was not important enough to give us an extended weekend. So I came home from the snowy wonderland that w... more info

[Editor's Note: I was asked this week to respond to an article on The Vertex Blog that put forth the idea that Coldplay's most recent album Viva La Vida was an inadvertent soundtrack to the hit TV show Lost. While I have never watched Lost and pr... more info

I know it's a few days late, but here's Lotus Flower from Radiohead's Haiti benefit this week.Check out Stereogum's coverage here. more info

The Tickets Are Our MastersIt's finally happened, and it's not good. After months (years?) of debate, the Justice Department finally gave the two ticket giants the go ahead to merge and form a monopoly.While it's upsetting, this shouldn't be a surpri... more info

There are rumors about that Pearl Jam may be playing at Lollapalooza 2010. I'm not sure where The Sky I Scrape got their information, but here's what they've heard:a little birdie told me that PJ, Them Crooked Vultures and Soundgarden will be perform... more info

Jay Reatard died in his sleep last night in his Memphis home. I didn't love his music all that much but he was a well respected musician and will be sorely missed. more info

I briefly posted about these guys late last year, and also put their latest release in my top albums of 2009. But if you haven't checked them out, please do now; their songs are wonderful.The Mountain Goats - Psalms 40:2Pulled off the highway in Miss... more info

Delta Spirit - People Turn Around from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.Delta Spirit - People Turn AroundEighteen and jaded with guns in their handsThey were fighting for freedom, and just what is that?Bills to the banks and food for the kidsMoney for college... more info