• Hip Hop,  Video

    Can I Kick It?

    / April 22, 2008

    Yes you can! The annual Rock the Bells tour line up has been announced and it is, for my dollar, the most jam-packed bill of any tour crossing North America this year. Headlining the trek is the reunited members of…

  • Indie,  Video

    Music and Ads: Let Me Sleep On It

    / April 13, 2008

    By no means do I think it’s a great idea for respected musicians to shill products on TV. But once in a while, as hard as it may be to stomach, I can’t help but be entertained. Case in point,…

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    Country,  Folk,  Video

    Townes Van Zandt in Heartworn Highways

    / April 10, 2008

    I just watched Heartworn Highways last night. It’s a great music film, a snapshot of the mid-70’s Nashville and Austin outlaw music scene. It features Rodney Crowell, Guy Clark, David Allan Coe, Steve Young, a very young Steve Earle, and…

  • Pop,  Video

    Video: Sebastien Tellier’s Divine

    / April 2, 2008

    From the inbox. This was instant gratification for me. It’s too early for a summer song. How about a new spring song of 2008? From French artist Sebastien Tellier. We’re going international baby… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz58Hw9hldw] Le Myspace d’ Sebastien.

  • Rock,  Video

    Rave On!

    / March 31, 2008

    The Raveonettes are undoubtedly one of my favorite bands of recent years. They incorporate elements of garage, girl groups, surf and wall of sound in ways that somehow manage not to sound passe. I’m also enamored with their harmonized vocals,…

  • New Orleans,  Video

    Big Chief

    / March 5, 2008

    The Meters. Dr. John. Professor @#!% Longhair. Earl King. ‘Nuff said. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IOyBwrvOKA]