Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Photo by Matthew Rodgers from the band’s MySpace page Most folks are familiar with The Meat Puppets ' hit "Backwater," but those in the know are more familiar with the band's more out-there sonic explorations across sun-bleached desserts and murky swamp haze. The group splintered in the early '90s after Cris Kirkwood left the band due to drug problems, leaving his brother Kurt Kirkwood...
jtwitten's blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
In 1960, Frank Drake did something extremely clever. At least it was something the people in my lab would consider clever. He wrote down an equation that would define how frequent detectable, intelligent life is in the galaxy, if only we knew the values of the variables. The Drake Equation (simple form, there are a lot of variations and adjustments): ,where: read more
Consequence of Sound (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The former Hüsker Dü drummer hits the road.
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Jump Clubb: "Los Angeles (Elliott Smith cover)" [mp3] other Jump Clubb posts at Largehearted Boy Laugh at Matt: free and legal Radio Soap Star album [mp3] other Laugh at Matt posts at Largehearted Boy...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
A review of the reissue of Nirvana's 1989 debut album, 'Bleach." Reviewer Jonathan Zwickel says it's "as seething and catchy and funny as 20 years ago."
Slog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
I'm speaking at Indiana University tonight as a part of IU's annual "Sexploration" week. Indiana University is the home of the Kinsey Institute —Alfred Kinsey pretty much invented the field of scientific sex research right here at IU—and Jennifer Bass, the institute's director of communications, contacted me ahead of my visit and asked if I wanted a tour. Um... yes . Jennifer...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Rapper Eminem performs for the first time in four years this weekend along with KISS and a fleet of punk and rock bands during Voodoo Experience, the music festival held amid oak trees and lagoons at New Orleans City Park.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
NEW ORLEANS -- Rapper Eminem performs for the first time in four years this weekend along with KISS and a fleet of punk and rock bands during Voodoo Experience, the music festival held amid oak trees and lagoons at New Orleans City Park.
The Observer (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
When most people think of '80s music, the sound they usually conjure up is a kind of glossy, sexy, synth-laden pop somewhere between David Bowie and Duran Duran. Yet there were a lot of things happening in music during that decade besides electronic beats and crazy clothes.
The Smudge of Ashen Fluff (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
As someone we know once introduced them, "These are the brothers Meat Puppets. We're big fans of theirs." Meat Puppets - Live, Acoustic, on KEXP 9-23-2009 (mp3 podcast)
Celebrity VIP Lounge (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Director Spike Jonze is 40. Actress Joan Fontaine is 92. Actor Christopher Lloyd is 71. Actor Derek Jacobi is 71. Actor Tony Roberts is 70. Actress Annette Funicello is 67. Actress Catherine Deneuve is 66. Guitarist Leslie West of Mountain is 64. Actor Jeff Goldblum is 57. Bassist Cris Kirkwood of Meat Puppets is 49. Christian [...]
Planet Intertwingly (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
A while back my copy of iTunes saw fit to present me (for the first time?) with a party playlist. I honestly can’t imagine any party that would have this as a playlist, but the bizarre randomness of it all intrigued me and prompted me to present the unexpurgated list to the world (with comments [...]
donewaiting.com (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Beaten Awake played one of the Donewaiting.com Three Year Anniversary shows. Doesn’t seem too long ago, but year seven anniversary is coming in February…. Damn we’re getting old. ANYWAY… The band has a new record out on Fat Possum, and here is the title track for your downloading delight: MP3: Thunder$Troke They’ve got a few shows coming up, [...]
Matablog (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
(Kim photo by Kirstie Shanley) Hand in hand with their recent appearance on Gossip Girl, be sure to check out Sonic Youth’s “Star Power (Acoustic 09)” which is, as guessed, an acoustic version of the EVOL classic. This exclusive single comes coupled with “Antenna” (The Eternal version) via iTunes. Speaking of which, for a limited time [...]
The Fader Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Every year we’re always amazed by how the Voodoo Fest manages to mix national megatalent with local musicians, it makes for a festival that is not only different than most, but also gives us the chance to be like, Yeah after I catch the Meat Puppets I’m going to go check out the New Orleans [...]
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