This can’t be good. CBS has purchased Last.fm for $280 million. Says a CBS representative: “We’re emulating what Fox did with MySpace. There are a lot of super-cool, whiz-bang applications they have that I can’t wait to apply to other parts of the business.” Whiz-bang applications? When corporate fruitcakes use terms like that it shows […]

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What? Well, it’s less of a mind-fuck when you find out that Nuno Bettencourt was also the guitarist for the ultra-cheesy 80’s hair metal band Extreme. Granted, Extreme rolled in a higher sphere of cheese than Journey ever did, but the pairing isn’t completely bizarre. The fact that Buttencourt is also in a band with […]

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I think this song could make a believer out of anyone on the fence about this band. I imagine there are plenty of people put off by the hype and the accolades, and that’s a shame. The lyrics are just too insanely good to be ignored, and Alex Turner is too fucking young to be […]

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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://youtube.com/v/SxdzOd-2kh8″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Not sure why they decided to play “Missed the Boat”- it’s one of the weakest tracks on We Were Dead before the Ship Even Sank. And it comes across pretty flat and dull live as well, despite the fact that Johnny Marr is playing guitar and singing back-up.

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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://youtube.com/v/X17MHr5oFvI” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] I used to be semi-obsessed with Andrea Lewis. And she only got cuter as time went on. This is one of the band’s early singles from 1988 on the Native label. The Darling Buds were pop’s answer to the Jesus and Mary Chain– lots of harmonies, fuzzy guitars, and […]

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I can’t complain a bit. Well, no “Peanuts”, but other than that…it’s a flawless set. And according to the veritable stable of credibility, the USA Today, the band made a no frills comeback: “Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers made their reunion a tribute to the muscular but intricate minimalism on which their chemistry was […]

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Joe Jackson has dabbled in every whim of his fancy from classical to new age to jazz to salsa, but it’s the rock on his legendary Look Sharp! record for which he will be remembered best. Why it takes these people so damn long to figure this stuff out astounds me. I know the self-important, […]

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