Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump and Daryl Hall get their groove on Live from Daryl's House The two pair up for 25th installment of groundbreaking web series Fall Out Boy vocalist Patrick Stump writes most of the music for his platinum-plus Chicago rock band, but he's also a closet R&B/soul fan who has produced tracks for fellow Windy City rapper Lupe Fiasco , and is a longtime fan of Daryl Hall 's music, which makes him the [...]

Photo: Davey Wilson Download podcast: Courtney Smith's review of Champagne in Seashells Download MP3: Liam Finn "Plane Crash" Liam Finn is a musical legacy. His is the son of Neil Finn, who is famous in his own right, but more so for bands Crowded House and Split Enz. The latter band was started by his brother Tim Finn, Liam's uncle, who also joined in to record and tour with Crowded House for one of their later albums, Woodface . [...]

You knew Cool Nutz wouldn't step away from the game for long. Sure, he's been working in radio and promotions a lot as of late and keeping a relatively low profile with his own music, but the longtime Portland MC often strikes without warning. Luckily, we got a little heads-up from him today. Turns out that Nutz has a new disc, Incredible , dropping February 16. And he's been kind enough to preview a track from that disc with us today. "Lov Iz" is, as its title suggests, a hip-hop ballad. The backing track, from Portland's own [...]
So exactly where has Freedy Johnston been? On the strength of his critically acclaimed '92 album Can You Fly and '94 major label debut This Perfect World (featuring the radio hit "Bad Reputation"), the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter was named Rolling Stone 's "Songwriter of the Year" in 1994...and for good reason. Raved the mag: "Freedy has joined the elite cadre of songwriters — Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Elvis Costello — whose brilliant pop compositions turn magical with the addition of a defiantly, idiosyncratic singing voice." Johnston went on to [...]

We are excited this morning to bring you the second edition of our newest weekly feature. For those of you who missed our inaugural edition with Danny Balis last week , in these weekly posts we are calling The Guestlist , we are inviting local musicians (and the occasional national act) to come up with a clever category and then to tell us about their top 5 songs in said category, hence the clever title. This week's Guestlist comes from The O's guitar/bass drum/vocalist/hell-raiser Taylor Young. Their fantastic debut album "We Are the O's" released back [...]

In the days of i-phones, blackberrys and all sorts of methods of instant messaging and communications, it must be high odds against ever meeting someone for the first time and having to resort to ink and skin for the oh-so-vital phone number:- mp3 : The Jags - Back Of My Hand Released in September 1979 and hitting the #17 spot, this was it for The Jags in terms of chart success. A classic example of a one-hit wonder. [...]
Example confirmed as headline support for Lily Allen November, December 2009 UK tour dates "Watch The Sun Come Up" video + remix on BandWeblogs.com Following a series of his own live dates, Example has met his match and is about to join the UK's mouthiest and biggest female superstar Lily Allen as the headline support on her UK tour. The 17-date UK tour kicks off in Sheffield on 16th November, 2009 and [...]

Another one of my favorites from Years of Future Passed is Graham Parker. He had a couple of different backing bands over the years, but there is no mistaking his voice. I have remarked in the past about my college years basically transforming what I thought were my musical tastes. Graham Parker & The Rumour were a British "New Wave" (I get so tired of adhering to the labeling of bands, but if nothing else it gives it a bit of a time stamp I suppose) act that three relatively well known records by 1979's Squeezing Out Sparks. All I [...]

It's been a long week, and I'm up against deadline on several fronts, trying to balance a professional review, impending midterms, and the creation of a virtual school tour with the usual package of parenting, teaching, school committee policymaking and the occasional nap. There's plenty of coverfolk in the hopper, and I'm aiming for a compendium this weekend to clear the decks a bit. But to tide us over, here's a repost from our very first month on the web, featuring Lucy Kaplansky , a singer-songwriter whose longing vocals and way with confessional [...]

To say that Islands Nick Thorburn (or Nick Diamonds, if you're going with the whole persona thing) is a musical chameleon is an understatement. After leading spazz-pop trio the Unicorns on a crazy two year run, producing one of my favorite albums of the decade, 2003's Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? , Thorburn shut down the project. First there was the hip-hop side project, Th' Corn Gangg, and then Islands—a band that saw Thorburn aided by Unicorns drummer Jamie Thompson, taking the band's sound and adding does of calypso music and Graceland boogie. After [...]
Ernie Graham was a member of Eire Apparent, whose claim to fame was their Sunrise album, produced by Jimi Hendrix. His brilliant 1971 solo record often gets the 'pub rock' tag, but sounds closer to genuine Americana, like The Band record that never was. It doesn't feel like most pub rock (even considering Nick Lowe's [...]
Another great week of cool music! On Thursday there are some awesome choices: there's the legendary Al Green at the House of Blues (hopefully you took advantage of reduced tickets thru Live Nation), great indie rock at the Middle East Downstairs with The DoDos and The Ruby Suns, The Ego and the Oracle (aka Jim of Jim's Big Ego) at the Burren, the reclusive cult figure Daniel Johnston at the Paradise and more, how to choose? Friday brings Art Brut to the Middle East, Reverse to Church and the Spendid Nobodies to Toad; all are great choices. On Saturday you [...]

No Age @ ATP NY in September ( more by Ryan Muir ) tonight in NYC * Lenny Kravitz @ Irving Plaza * Uninhabitable Mansions @ Cake Shop * Nick Lowe, Bill Kirchen @ City Winery * Erin McKeown, Jill Souble @ Union Hall * Boy Crisis, Das Racist, Paenus @ Pianos * The Dodos, The Ruby Suns @ Bowery Ballroom * [...]
When the first season of your critically acclaimed Sundance Channel series managed to attract both Bill Clinton and Lou Reed as guests, it's hard to imagine topping that in season two. And yet, it looks like the new round of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... shows is going to very high-wattage indeed. This year's marquee names are two of the biggest in rock: Bruce Springsteen and Bono . And the rest of the line-up is nothing to sneeze at either, including Sheryl Crow , Lyle Lovett , [...]
A masterclass in sly songcraft from one of Britain's best.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Daniel Johnston at Highline Ballroom Built To Spill at Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Bklyn Raveonettes and Black Angles at Webster Hall Regina Spektor and Jupiter One at Radio City Music Hall Nick Lowe at City Winery Zap Mama at Hiro Ballroom Chris Barron & friends at Sullivan Hall [...]

Heavy Trash @ Mercury Lounge in June ( more by Tim Griffin ) tonight in NYC * Iggy Pop @ Barnes & Noble * The Raveonettes @ Maxwell's * Nick Lowe, Bill Kirchen @ City Winery * Digable Planets members @ Southpaw * Kylie Minogue @ Hammerstein Ballroom * Former Ghost, Silk Flowers @ Monkey Town * Lucky Dragons, Rose Lowder @ [...]
New episodes start 12/9 on Sundance Channel. This second season at the Apollo will feature Elvis' Q&A/performances with Bono and the Edge, Bruce Springsteen, Neko Case, Nick Lowe, Levon Helm, Ray LaMontagne, Richard Thompson, and others . Tivo!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Ian Anderson plays the acoustic Jethro Tull at Beacon Theatre Kylie Minogue at Hammerstein Ballroom Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band at Wachovia Spectrum, Philly Built To Spill at Webster Hall Nick Lowe at City Winery Clem Snide at Mercury Lounge Krashkarma at The Saint For more on the [...]