Artist: Cream

It's just KoL day here on the blog, no? As was mentioned in this here comment thread, Kings of Leon are gearing up to launch a label imprint--strictly a trademark/brand, not an autonomous company--via... Continue reading "Kings of Leon Launch Record Label Imprint, Roster Features The Features" >

* Speaking of Kings of Leon, tickets to their Oct. 16 show at the Sommet Center with White Lies go on sale this Saturday, June 20 at 10 a.m. Those will cost you $36 or $46. (Ticketmaster.) * The youn... Continue reading "Kings of Leon Tickets, Southern Girls Rock 'n' Roll Camp: Newsy Bits" >

* Brendan Benson's got a new non-Raconteurs album on the way (My Old Familiar Friend, out Aug. 18 on ATO), and MBV has an MP3 for you, "Feel Like Taking You Home," in which the phrase from the title d... Continue reading "New Brendan Benson, Big Surprise Tour & More: Newsy Bits" >

Our girl Taylor Swift won best video of the year at the CMT Awards last night, but it wasn't for "Thug Story" (above). T-Swizzle and T-Pizzle hooked up as expected for this video interlude, wherein ... Continue reading "Taylor Swift and T-Pain: Thug Story" >

Frank Yang* Chromewaves reviews The Dead Weather's kinda secret but not really show at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, one of several small-venue warm-ups for the band's big ol' tour that kicks off l... Continue reading "Bonnaroo, Dead Weather, CMA Fest: Newsy Bits" >

We advised you on some Bonnaroo tips last week, and we hope you put them to good use while you were trippin' on some down and dirty. I myself wrote a little guide to acting your age at the old 'Roo--w... Continue reading "Touché, Old Girl: A Voicemail Response to a Bonnaroo Piece" >

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* Cortney Tidwell's Boys reviewed on Pitchfork (7/10): "...Tidwell does at least deserve to be reckoned as St. Vincent's peer-- her music may not be as brightly likable as Annie Clark's, but Tidwell i... Continue reading "Cortney Tidwell on Pitchfork, ShRoom Bust & More: Newsy Bits" >

* Parrot head alert: Word is that Jimmy Buffett will be appearing with Ilo and the Coral Reefer Allstars when they take to Which Stage Saturday at noon. (Bonnaroo.) * The new We Own This Town Podcast... Continue reading "Jimmy Buffett at Bonnaroo, WOTT Podcast: Newsy Bits" >

Remember Feable Weiner? They were goofy, punny, harmony-driven power pop out of the 'Boro who renamed themselves Mondo Primo and released 2FN HOT last year after years of inactivity. Both bands' son... Continue reading "Blaze of (Buttrock) Glory: Wicked Celtics" >

ATR circa before* The latest in the excellent Lake Fever Sessions series is now up, featuring And the Relatives, who recorded with Caitlin Rose and Tristen adding vocals on two songs, including a cove... Continue reading "CMA Road Closures, And the Relatives and More: Newsy Bits" >

It could be a a joke, it could be rumor-mongering, it could be nothing--but last night Taylor Swift posted this question on her Twitter: "If I said I was in the studio with T-Pain, would you believe... Continue reading "Taylor Swift and T-Pain Collaborating? [Auto-Twang]" >

Steve already blogged about my cover story last week on local rock bands who rumble with the major-label beast. I wanted to highlight a companion story that we ran online alongside it but forgot to li... Continue reading "It Got Awkward: The Be Your Own Pet Label Deal" >

In her cover story this week, Tracy Moore follows four artists who got their gears caught in the major-label machinery (or the shit trough, if you take Steve Albini's word for it) and made it out aliv... Continue reading "Almost Famous: Nashville Bands and Major-Label Purgatory" >

I know, I know, people love or hate the Kings of Leon. I actually don't find their music to be quite as horrendously awful as a lot of folks around here, but that's not the point of this blog post. ... Continue reading "Some Things Never Change: Kings of Leon Hold Up Brick Wall in New Video" >

Insert any band here--the crowd at JJ's will love it.So, it turns out in other cities there are these things called bars, and those bars are also venues, and people go to them and hang out every night... Continue reading "Great Shows Happen Every Night in Chattanooga, Knoxville" >

* Nashville music blog We Own This Town kicks off We Own This Town Tuesdays at Mercy Lounge tonight with performances by The Comfies, Codaphonic and This Modern Station. The show is free, which is a g... Continue reading "We Own This Town at Mercy Lounge, Newsy Bits" >

Back to blonde. Or whatev."It's not all the cocaine. It's not the chemical imbalance in [her] brain." So what is it? It's new tracks on her MySpace page. That's what it is. Former BYOP frontwoman and ... Continue reading "Jemina Pearl Posts New Gems on Her MySpace" >

Impenetrable: The TurfRemember that dance-rock band The Turf? They were wacky high school kids who wowed us two summers ago and then dared to split town to pursue higher education. (Cream blogger Seth... Continue reading "The Turf: They're Hip, They're Cool, They're Oh-So-Cryptic" >

As Emily alluded to in a post last month, Jay Reatard has a new album on the way. We've since acquired some new details on that front: Watch Me Fall comes our way via Matador Records on Aug. 18. As Mr... Continue reading "Jay Reatard, 'It Ain't Gonna Save Me' MP3" >

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Donald MilneCamera Obscura* "Treat Me Like Your Mother." That's the name of the MP3 song file you can download for free by going to thedeadweather.warnerreprise.c om on your internets and filling out a... Continue reading "More Dead Weather, More Maudlin Newsy Bits" >