Archive: 2006

Beck takes one of his biggest risks with this latest effort, but he often sounds bored and un-inspired, forcing many songs to crying for guitar. This should have been released as a ten song ringer, instead The Information suffers from “dud overload.”

Despite the show’s technical shortcomings, Joseph Arthur proved to be a true professional, giving his all to a small crowd on a Friday night. Lets hope he receives bigger crowds soon – his oversized talent deserves it.

I mean, what else would explain this guy’s string of horrible luck in the health department? For someone who’s done so much good for so many people, I can’t believe what kind of medical obstacles he’s been forced to overcome. As he’s so accustomed to doing with his instrument, Phil dropped another bomb on us […]

We’re featuring two special sneak previews for youse to devour today. The first requires no introduction whatsoever — take a gander at what the movie’s poster calls “The Greatest Motion Picture Of All Time”: Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny. The second preview comes from the long-awaited album collaboration of unheralded country ‘n blues legend […]

We’re all big fans of lists. Who isn’t? We Americans love Top Tens, and we love to categorize everything that can be filed away. So every week, in an effort to build community discussion ’round these here parts, I’ll post a random list reflecting my opinions and ask you to provide your own thoughts… For the […]

If Cormic McCarthy’s end-of-the-world novel The Road is made into a film before the world actually does end, this album by The Thermals should constitute the soundtrack. 

In continued support of its latest, highly-acclaimed Epitaph album  Pick A Bigger Weapon (released last April), incendiary hip-hop outfit The Coup will resume its enormously successful North American Tour on November 24th in Bellingham, WA. Set to wrap on December 19th in Philadelphia, the four week trek will give way to a one-off New Year’s […]

Geffen will on Dec. 12 release "The Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities," which will fulfill Sonic Youth’s contract with the label. Kim Gordon says Thurston Moore and guitarist Lee Ranaldo have been in charge of the project, which will feature a blend of tracks from vinyl singles, compilations and international releases as well as material […]

In a message noted on his website below,  Phil Lesh reveals he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The former Grateful Dead bass player is quick to note that he’s feeling energetic and all shows will go on as planned, including his perfomance this weekend at the Vegoose Festival. "What do I have in common […]

I’m not sure if your frat brothers or tour-rat friends sent you this clip yet, but if you haven’t seen this, enjoy the first four minutes of what many critics are already calling “the funniest movie ever made.” As you may determine in the preview, it at least has the greatest ping-pong scene in cinema history. [youtube]w-qO8Oywpas[/youtube] Truthfully I prefer Martin Lawrence […]