Daytrotter.com remains as one the most consistent sources for not only finding the best new music, but finding it within fresh context that is lively, intimate, and pure.
The Daytrotter studios have seen some wonderful talent lately – here are our picks from the most recent sessions (including Bay Area locals the Mumlers, Golden Gram, and [...]

Yes, that’s Jesus flipping the bird at Ticketmaster. Do you know why? Because Ticketmaster made him sad. Why did Ticketmaster do that to Jesus? Because the management at that company constantly stomps all over the 11th Commandment: Thou shalt not be a total dick.
It took every ounce of my restraint (which I have in short [...]

Oh, good God, that picture is awful. Sorry about the nightmares, folks.
Quick piece of fun reading courtesy of our second favorite-ist sports blog in the world, Deadspin (KSK still rules all). Apparently, Stephen Malkmus has a serious fantasy basketball jones and talks about it with Rotoworld’s Steve Alexander, who plays in a league with the [...]

“Yo Flav, you think we’re gonna sell out?”
“I know if we do, we’ll get the hell out!”

— Public Enemy, “Caught, Can We Get A Witness?”
Since the first time it aired, I wondered like hell what Chuck D’s reaction was to “Flavor of Love.” Mine included the words “what,” “the” and “fuck.” In that order, with [...]

You really have to love it when an obscure song from the past suddenly becomes a pop culture phenomenon. Remember when we kids who had never even listened to Queen before, fell in love with “Bohemian Rhapsody” because of “Wayne’s World”? Cool, right? And it introduced a new generation to a pretty cool band. But [...]

In my other life – the one where I’m not a world-famous music blogger – I work in the tech industry and pay pretty close attention to the ins-and-outs of the Valley. It’s pretty cool when my worlds collide, both because I’m duly interested in anything having to do with music and tech, but also [...]

Like our friend Roger over there to the left, there are many facets to Uncle Corey. Unfortunately, I’ve never been offered a record deal to detail them in song. Roger Troutman, however, was, and ended up with an, um … intriguing album cover. It was also part of a hilarious feature the South Florida Sun-Sentinal [...]

Apparently eMusic has taken it upon themselves to create a Music Intelligence Quiz. It’s actually pretty entertaining. And according to Idolator, Iceland’s average score is higher than any other country in the world. Damn.
Take the quiz and regain some national pride.
I got a 123/180 so take that Iceland! I’m apparently a “Mix-Tape Master.” What ranking [...]

So much has been written about “The Wire” and its untimely demise – fawning tributes, depressed deconstructions – that there’s not much left to say besides the obvious. It was the best American television show to ever run. It may not have been the most important show (I’d say “All In The Family” and “The [...]

Why not end the work week with a bit of strangeness?
I loved Garfield when I was a kid. It was like a primer for growing into Calvin and Hobbes and Bloom County – I loved it, then grew out of it, but still could laugh at the harmless humor. (Fun fact: I wrote Garfield’s creator, [...]