Simon Reynolds clearly understands Joy Division’s music, mystery, and cultural significance, as evidenced by his impressive review of Anton Corbijn’s biopic, Control, in yesterday’s New York Times. In fact, there are few other writers I’d want to read on the subject: “Yet there’s one crucial factor mentioned in Touching From a Distance that ‘Control’ strangely […]

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Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged session from November of 1993 is finally coming out on DVD November 20 via Universal Music. It’s so annoying how record companies hold back on goods just to milk the market every few years, but, sadly, this horse is primed for an unending flogging, since Kurt Cobain has been unwittingly appointed the […]

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“Music for Airports” was composed in an era when air travel was still a romantic affair — a far cry from today’s paranoia drill, where getting through security becomes a shoeless, beltless, helpless exercise in humility. In this light, Eno’s ambient breakthrough feels more vital — and functional — than ever.” –How Brian Eno Helped […]

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Amy Winehouse’s drug problems are not exactly low profile. Even my mom knows “she’s a little weird.” But having dropped out of The Rolling Stones’ A Bigger Bang tour for reports of “narcotic dementia” have inspired one Mick Jagger to put on his cape and try to save the day. Evidently, neither his wallet nor […]

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With all the excitement and confusion surrounding the impending Radiohead album, many fans have experienced technical glitches at the band’s website, just trying to order the damn thing. Guitarist Johnny Greenwood released a statement on the official Radiohead site, owning up to the less than smooth transactions: “Just to let you know…w.a.s.t.e are working on the […]

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Morrissey is set to record the follow-up to Ringleader of the Tormentors at the close of his current US tour, which finishes up in Miami, FL on November 8. Speaking on the direction of the new record: “You are bound to pick up influences whose lyrics are famed for incorporating social and political commentary. But when you create and […]

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Perhaps, she was inspired by Band of Horses’ pitch for Wal-Mart, but affected-beyond-all-get-out songstress Regina Spektor has politely lent her pasty white Russian Jew “Music Box” to low budget retailer JC Penney, dragging her credibility down more than a few rungs.

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