Former Replacement and current hired Gun (pun intended), Tommy Stinson, apparently “accidentally fell down a flight of stairs“, spraining his wrist. Stinson explains, “I feel so bad right now…I put my hand down to break my fall and heard a loud ‘pop.’ The next morning my hand looked like a balloon.” So the tour is […]

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Mogwai will cover “Gauge Away” on Dig For Fire: A Pixies Tribute along with contributions from British Sea Power and J Mascis, which should be worlds better than the shitty pop-punk one from 1999 on Glue Factory records. Pixies official site Pixies Myspace

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After a whiny, completely disappointing second record, Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is starting to get some edge back. First, he trashed Oasis pretty thoroughly after Noel Gallager called Bloc Party a bunch of nerds, and now he’s laying into Pete Doherty– an easy target, admittedly, but one that never fails to amuse. Said Okereke, […]

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I am admittedly puzzled by Spiderman 3’s decision to go indie for the its latest soundtrack, since the franchise has successfully slummed through unlistenable nonsense like Nickelback and Hoobastank on previous compilations with enough fanfare to ignore the little guys. I guess some remotely tuned-in staffer decided it was time to cater to the Subterranean […]

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On March 31, 2007, Sly Stone actually showed up at the Flamingo in Las Vegas and played a 30 minute set. This is news for two reasons: 1. Sly Stone rarely shows up for scheduled concerts; 2. Vegas bookmakers had it as a longshot with odds at 45-1. And then, according to comedien George Wallace, who […]

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This is just too amazing not to comment on. Wow. Bad pun and everything. Who knew Motley Crue members were so desperate for cash? First, Tommy Lee shamlessly agreed to appear on Rock Star Supernova, and now Vince Neil is partnering with Carnival Cruise line? At least Nikki Sixx still has his integrity, only reduced […]

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According to NME, Blur drummer Dave Rowntree plans to run in a local UK council election as a Labour candidate. Rowntree told The Independent: “I’ve been a long-standing member of the Labour party and active in local politics for a while.” Despite his fame, NME opines that Rowntree might not have much luck as the […]

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