“From the pop-art multi-media experiments of Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground to the sinister gentility of Peter Gabriel’s Genesis, White Light, White Heat traces how rock became a vehicle for artistic ideas and theatrical performance. We follow Pink Floyd from their beginnings with the fated art school genius of Syd Barrett through to the [...]

Grizzly Bear have found themselves, much like their namesake animal, at the top of the indie rock food chain. They’ve been gaining attention and appreciation since their 2006 debut, Horn of Plenty, and there seemed to be a groundswell of anticipation leading up to the release of 2009’s Veckatimest. Reaction has been near unanimously positive, [...]

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 like bubbles, don’t you? Rhapsody’s new ad entitled, “Music without Limits,” features pretty catchy tunes from both Kraak & Smaak and David Bowie.

MP3:
Kraak & Smaak – “Squeeze Me”
David Bowie – “Sound and Vision”

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: [...]

I’ve been holding off on posting anything about this, but I buckled. Scarlett Johansson released her debut vanity album last week. The album is a collection of Tom Waits covers with one original thrown in.
Can’t she just be happy being hot and a pretty good actress? Did she really need to go out and piss [...]