After hearing Hum’s “Stars” in a Cadillac commercial of all places the other night, I was reminded how much I used to listen to You’d Prefer an Astronaut. When “Stars” first came out, I didn’t actually take to it. It wasn’t until years later that I eventually learned to appreciate the crushing wall of guitars […]

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Yeah, go ahead plonk down your hard-earned shekels for this now. The projected release date is December 2008. I’m sure it will ship on time. What’s a 15-month wait, when you’ve been waiting 14 years? It may be safer to add it to your wishlist, but that’s not very rock ‘n roll, now is it?

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I realize it’s some times shitty to be in a touring band. You don’t really make that much money, unless your selling out stadiums the world over. Everybody’s downloading your album, so your CD’s just collect dust at the merch table. But, artists are supposed to have it rough. My sympathy only extends so far. But it […]

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Prince plans to sue YouTube for its lackluster filtering practices in an effort to “reclaim his art.” And while he’s at it, eBay and The Pirate Bay are on his list, too. If he’s on a quest to become the new Metallica, then this might be a good idea. But Metallica’s notorious bitching and complaining […]

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With the stateside release of Control nearly here and word of a Jon Savage Joy Division “documentary” on its way, it’s worth checking out this short documentary from 1988, which includes interviews with New Order, Rob Gretton, Tony Wilson, Alan Erasmus and Paul Morley. (part I,part II ) “I think what has happened now is […]

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The Cure has rescheduled the tour dates it recently canceled because Fat Bob was a little behind on his word count, which in turn caused a delay in the band’s 13th studio album meeting its fall release date. So, now both the record and the tour will coincide like they’re supposed to this coming spring. Goths […]

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This is the reason the now official Led Zeppelin reunion is a very bad idea. This performance was left off the official Live Aid DVD set for a reason. And this was 22 years ago. How bad are things going to be now?

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