Set your DVRs for tomorrow night to catch “Don’t Be Denied”, an introspective look at the music and life of Neil Young, airing on PBS, 9PM EST.
Narrated by Young and produced by the BBC as part of their “American Masters” series, the film chronicles the songwriter’s entire career — from his suburban Canadian upbringing, through [...]

Pearl Jam treated the Tonight Show audience Monday night with the debut of “Got Some”, a song off their new record, Backspacer. If the tune is any indication, the new record (due out this summer) should pick up right about where 2006’s Avocado album left off.

The Outside Lands co-headliners have also been in the news [...]

Green Day continues their string of surprise Bay Area shows with another gig tonight in Oakland at the Uptown. The East Bay natives have been road testing new songs from their upcoming release, 21st Century Breakdown, at bay area venues with shows at the Independent and DNA Lounge last week and last night at the recently [...]

OK. Lets officially write this off as one of the most heinous musical crimes of all-time perpetrated by a formally great artist. What is it about male musical figures in their mid-forties that causes such frequent lapses in judgment? Insecurity? Boredom? Maybe it’s just the drugs, or combo of all three?
Whatever the reason, the fact of [...]

I’m a little bored with the electro-pop indie scene. Sampled midi-drums? Arpeggiated synth-strings? No, thank you. Still, there are always exceptions, and bands like The Sea and Cake, Cut Copy and San Francisco’s own, Loquat, make great records regardless of their “indie-electronica” classification.

Well, it’s Wednesday again… and I still got them hump day blues. This week’s selection includes some deep cuts from artists you won’t find in the blues section of your local record store. It’s a mixed bag, but it’s all 100% blues.
Stay tuned for the next installment, featuring some great stride [...]

Eddie Vedder is embarking on a month-long solo tour this summer. The shows will most likely be very similar to the West Coast solo concerts that Vedder played last fall, promoting his work on the excellent Into the Wild soundtrack.

Eddie Vedder – “I See Red”

If you’re anything like me, then your Wednesdays seem like they never end. Here are a few gems from the archives to help you get through the rest of the week and get rid of those hump day blues.
MP3s:
Bobby “Blue” Bland – “I’ve Just Got to Forget You”
Lowell Fulson – “Worry Worry”
Magic Sam – “I [...]

With Noise Pop 2008 ending yesterday, I thought it a good time to ask a simple question: What the fuck happened? Last year the line up was an indie kids’ wet dream with the likes of Tapes ‘n Tapes, Josh Ritter, Sebadoh, John Vanderslice, Ted Leo, Midlake, Spinto Band, Vic Chesnutt and The Coup. The [...]

[Editorial note: This is the first of what we hope will be many posts from Scooter. He's got impeccable musical taste, an encyclopedic knowledge of modern music history, is a sick guitar player, absurd audiophile (his speaker cables were literally more expensive than my entire stereo) and life-long Pearl Jam devotee. Welcome Scoot.]
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