NFL uses and abuses Morrissey’s “Everyday is Like Sunday” song. This was inevitable.

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I had wanted to do a proper write up of this amazing show in a nearly thousand year old church on a windy, cold and grey evening smack in the center of London’s West End, but I just can’t seem to find the words. It was in many ways an upgraded version of the show […]

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I heard a remix of the Trespassers William cover of the Ride classic Vapour Trail last night and it reminded me of the genius of the original. I’m usually a sucker for creative covers, but honestly, this song can’t be touched.

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Billy Corgan’s delusional behavior reached new levels of cry-baby over-reactionary absurdity this week when he swore off albums in favor of "radio-friendly" singles. He’s not eschewing albums for any forward-thinking, technological reason. No, it’s just a defensive, knee-jerk reaction to the fact that nobody listened to his band’s latest crap record. Obviously, his first mistake […]

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Despite all the hoopla about the flurry of Blur activity in the coming months, particularly the Hyde Park concert on July 3rd (tickets for which sold out in one hour), drummer Dave Rowntree, clearly the most grounded of the quartet, continues to pursue political representation under the Labour banner. After a loss last year to […]

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Wired has posted an interview with Volker Bertleman on how he mods his piano with “tacks, tape, felt, plastic wrap and other materials to alter its sound for his compositions.” The Listening Post blog also has the full story behind his experimental piano work. Appealing to fans of both modern composition and those of a […]

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For the cover of his forthcoming record, Years of Refusal, a fairly masculine-looking Morrissey is rocking a Fred Perry, sleeves rolled, and carelessly unbuttoned to reveal Magnum P.I.’s chest hair. Awesome. Not sure what’s up with the crazy metallic disease on his arm, much less the baby.  But if the music is anywhere near as […]

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