Ms Feist has got some tour dates lined up for the coming fall, you should check them out here, and she will also be, through the magic of videotape, making an appearance on Saturday Night Live tonight. Yes, it's a repeat broadcast with newscaster Brian Williams hosting and little Feist doing "1, 2, 3, 4" and "I Feel It All". Here are mp3s of those two SNL performances, but they're mono. Sorry about that, but I can't find stereo mp3s of those two songs anywhere. Although, to lessen that pain... Read Full Story

Once more, I've received several requests from across the globe for this live Radiohead performance, so here they are again. These are 192 kbps stereo mp3s. Radiohead - Evening Performance: Live at the BBC Radio Theatre, London, April 1, 2008. intro [mp3] bodysnatchers [mp3] all i need [mp3] nude [mp3] airbag [mp3] reckoner [mp3] the tourist [mp3] house of cards [mp3] weird fishes [mp3] lucky [mp3] everything in it's right place [mp3] outro [mp3] Read Full Story

A fantastic song. Pure pop genius has leaked from the sad, blue pen of Shane Nelken. This song will win you over in little more than two and a half minutes. Vancouver's Nelken has spent much time in the company of The New Pornographers Carl Newman and perhaps he has learned a thing or two, but in this instance the music owes more to Richard Hawley, or even Roy Orbison, than Newman's Burt Bacharach and The Zombies. from Slimming Mirrors, Flattering Lights 2008 (Mint Records) the sun goes down... Read Full Story

The Verve Forth Slipknot All Hope Is Gone Matthew Sweet Sunshine Lies Delta Spirit Ode To Sunshine Julianna Hatfield How To Walk Away The Silent Years The Globe Johnatha Brooke The Works Valencia All We Need Is A Reason Read Full Story

Uh Huh Her Common Reaction The Walkmen You & Me Laura Marling Alas I Cannot Swim Stereolab Chemical Chords Julianna Hatfield How To Walk Away David Byrne & Brian Eno Everything That Happens Will Happen Today Ra Ra Riot The Rhumb Line Death Vessel Nothing Is Precious Enough For Us Lykke Li Youth Novels Glen Campbell Meet Glen Campbell Hotel Light Firecracker People Lee 'Scratch' Perry Repentance Pictures and Sound Pictures and Sound The Duhks Fast Paced World Caesars Strawberry Weed Jonas... Read Full Story

the faint the geeks were right ani difranco smiling underneath the henry clay people the bandage on the bloodclot the henry clay people the gentle charm of the soviette franz ferdinand jeremy fraser nicole atkins & the sea party's over sugar changes gentleman reg give me the chance to fall sufjan stevens wolverine alejandro escovedo all the young dudes martha berner down and out in san francisco Read Full Story

After hearing that new Franz Ferdinand song, "Lucid Dreams", I've been on a Glaswegian bender of spiky pop, punky disco, and the kinetic energy that only the over caffeinated metabolism of skinny Brits can conjure. For days now I've been happily digging into the (only) two releases from this quartet, so far, and now I may need some help getting over this 'cause I'm sitting (ok, slumping) in a well worn office chair, the fingernails on my left hand are chewed down to the quick (my right hand... Read Full Story

(yes, the cat is wearing a hair hat and it pissed him off) arctic monkeys brianstorm bjork bachelorette neko case star witness elliott smith going nowhere white stripes vs led zeppelin icky thump wholelottafunk remix radiohead cuttooth tom waits eyeball kid (live akron 2006) minotaur shock beekeeper BONUS: Arctic Monkeys LIVE @ Manchester Academy 03-10-05 intro i bet you look good on the dancefloor fake tales of san francisco still take you home vampires dancing shoes mardy bum when the... Read Full Story

Just found the following news item on Antony's website: Antony and the Johnsons will release a new 5 song EP, entitled "Another World," available in shops on October 7th. To celebrate, Antony and the Johnsons will present 2 special events accompanied by a 20 piece orchestra playing scores co-arranged with Nico Muhly. On October 14th the band will play at the Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, and on October 16th they will be resident at the Apollo theater in Harlem. Please see the events... Read Full Story

Recently I had to reformat my mp3 player and quickly threw a slew of songs into the player. In the bunch were some older tracks by a band called Ox. And in amongst those was this cover of Cheap Trick's "Surrender". Give it a listen and/or download... come to think of it, try out the rest, as well. Pssst... that's a new *Franz Ferdinand track sitting down there. ox surrender ox burn out (from their forthcoming album Burn Out) ox miss idaho franz ferdinand *lucid dreams the beep seals all... Read Full Story