Unless you’re some Peter Pan-like freak, the bands you loved as a kid, hopefully, aren’t the artists you adore today that is, after pimples, after trigonometry and most certainly post your “first time.” Granted, life – and to a certain extant, music itself – was a helluva lot simpler then. You liked what you liked […]

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Ok, maybe not. Listening to The Wonderful and Frightening World of… tonight inspired some YouTube trudging and resulted in this entertaining Beeb bit. The man is a legend and deserves his own Bank Holiday. (part 2, 3, etc… [9 parts total] As a bonus, here’s my favorite track from The Wonderful and Frightening World of… […]

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In celebration of our newest guests, the very vocal and always eloquent Ween(er) Lovers of Ween.net, I’d like to formally welcome you to Drawer B with one of my all-time favorite Ween tracks, Buenas Tardes Amigos, from 1994’s Chocolate and Cheese. Ween – Buenas Tardes Amigos

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Jawbreaker’s debut record, Unfun, is getting the reissue treatment eighteen years after it was originally released in 1990. Original drummer Adam Pfahler is overseeing the process of remastering and distribution. His own Blackball Records will support the release, which will be available for the first time digitally, as well as on both vinyl and CD. […]

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I’m a sucker for animation like this. The song, not so much.

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Raking in almost $340 million bucks from last year’s record shattering tour hasn’t slowed The (reunited) Police, who are prepping one final summer jaunt across the US before retiring for good. Or at least until its time to rob fans blind again and build more castles. The band is planning to play amphitheaters and sheds […]

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Slate’s Jody Rosen attempts to argue that Amy Winehouse isn’t just another celebrity train wreck, despite all the evidence to the contrary. Yes, Winehouse got her shit together long enough to eke out a via satellite Grammy performance on Sunday, but whether that good behavior sustains is far from conclusive. I mean, she was just […]

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