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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs tip the name of their new album: It’s Blitz. Exciting news [...]

“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 [...]

Alas, I have some bad news my friends. We received a very prompt response from Matador Records and despite my idle threats (who wouldn’t be scared of a blogger?) it appears that Cat Power only recorded a fragment of the song and what you hear on the commercial is all you get.
Matador’s Response:
Hi Vague Panther,
We’re [...]

As many of you may know, we recently posted an article informing our readers that Cat Power is indeed behind the song for Lincoln’s new commercial. In fact, it’s a cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” The only problem is that NO ONE can find a copy of the song anywhere. Like many of our [...]

It’s no secret that Cat Power loves a good cover and loves using them in commercials. The people at Lincoln recently featured her version of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” for the new MKS commercial. If someone would be so kind as to share this with our readers, please email me. I can’t find it anywhere.
[UPDATE: [...]

The lineup for the 2008 Bridge School Benefit concert has been announced, to be held October 25 & 26 at Shoreline Amphitheatre. As always, Neil Young (a school co-founder) will anchor the lineup which also features Wilco, Jack Johnson, Cat Power, Death Cab for Cutie and Norah Jones.
In addition to those artists, ZZ Top and [...]

As stated in previous posts, I’ve begin to hunt by artist in an effort to prove that no one is safe from the sellout. NO ONE. I will not rest until my task is complete (or until our capitalist economy crushes under its own weight).
Anyways, back in the day, Cat Power was featured in not [...]

The lineup for Lollapolooza has been confirmed, and it looks like Perry Ferrel & Co. have thrown down the gauntlet, basically taking the Outside Lands Festival lineup, trimming some of the MoR-friendly fat, and mixing in more talent.
Word that Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, The Raconteurs, Wilco and Kanye West would headline [...]

I updated the San Francisco Concert Schedule with a fresh crop of shows. Lots of good stuff coming up, including the Black Keys (tonight!), Cat Power, Mike Doughty, Kathleen Edwards, Man Man, Rilo Kiley, SF’s own Rogue Wave, another round of Stephen Malkmus and his Jicks, Jamie Lidell, Tapes N’ Tapes (now featuring Erik Appelwick, [...]

[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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