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So The Runaways movie opens today, with Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning prancing about trashing hotel rooms and leering and whatnot; our friends over at LA Weekly have a long, excellent featu... Continue reading ""It's Such A Greek Tragedy": LA Weekly Tracks The Sad Decline Of Runaways Drummer Sandy West" >

Splendid but initially disquieting news this morning: The Broadway production of Fela! (way more info about that here) is moving to the National Theater in London later this year, in an only sligh... Continue reading "Fela! Is Moving To London, But Not Ending On Broadway" >

Jamming up north not too long ago. Joanna Newsom Town Hall Thursday, March 18 "Did you say, 'Play faster?' she asks. "No! Fantastic!" replies one of several hundred rapt, lusting, audience-bou... Continue reading "Live: Joanna Newsom, Shredding Ethereally At Town Hall" >

With apologies to our own Rob Trucks, you ain't gettin' more surreal in terms of Alex Chilton tributes today than the above brief speech from Steve Cohen -- make that Congressman Steve Cohen, D-... Continue reading "Alex Chilton Tribute Roundup: The Rockers, The Critics, The Congressmen" >

Unless Erykah's PR is sassin' me big-time, this jam will not be on the imminent New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh , though it's certainly smooth/alluring/sweetly deranged enough to make ... Continue reading "Listen To A New Madlib-Produced Erykah Badu Jam, "Strawberry Incense," That Sounds For All The World Like Joanna Newsom" >

I will admit to severe trepidation regarding Here Lies Love, Mr. Byrne's star-studded full-album tribute to Imelda Marcos (preorder here; $35 for the deluxe ... Continue reading "Watch "Please Don't," The Santigold-Assisted First Video From That David Byrne/Fatboy Slim/Imelda Marcos Record " >

Beloved, fantastically deadpan actor Peter Graves died Sunday of a heart attack at 83, leading cinéastes to marvel at an enormous résumé that includes the Mission: Impossible TV series and films... Continue reading "Interview: Ross Harris, a/k/a The Little Kid In Airplane!, Reminisces About Peter Graves, a/k/a The Creepy Pilot Who Asked Him If He'd Ever Seen A Grown Man Naked " >

Christopher R. Weingarten's, of course, for starters. Sheesh. Insincere congratulations to him, Maura, Jessica Hopper, the Pop Tarts Suck Toasted guy, etc. Guess we just didn't like the new Gree... Continue reading "Who's Ass Do We Have To Kick To Get On Flavorwire's "10 Music Critics You Should Follow On Twitter" List?" >

So apparently this is a thing AOL said they would do, pay amateur writer types $50 a pop for interviews with every band prancing the streets of Austin right now, an undertaking both ridiculous and... Continue reading "AOL Is Walking Back This Whole "We're Gonna Interview All 2,000 Bands At SXSW" Thing Just As Fast As They Can" >

From Rap Radar comes news of the next Gucci missive, out April 13, which promises to be anot--man look at that spread! Three bottles! Such tastefully arranged carrots! And I hear Fulton County Jai... Continue reading "Gucci Mane Is Eating Really Well In Prison, If The Cover Of His Upcoming Burrrprint 2 Mixtape Is Any Indication" >

You get one guess which Pitchfork writer. Fascinating post on DB's journal/blog on songwriting alchemy, how much everyone hates writing words, his own personal workspace ("Serial numbers and sec... Continue reading ""A Writer At Pitchfork Critically Said I'd Collaborate For A Bag Of Doritos": David Byrne On Writing Songs With St. Vincent, Fatboy Slim, Brian Eno, And Others" >

So The Onion's got this elaborate scheme where they get 25 bands to cover 25 specific songs, their pick, first come first served, introduced by Onion staffers casually holding Starbucks cups, wi... Continue reading "Instant Co-Sign: Ted Leo Covering Tears For Fears' "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"" >

Fresh from Sunday night's Mercury Lounge invasion comes this brief shot of wacky whimsy, ostensibly to hype next month's Congratulations, which from the cover to the first available track looks ... Continue reading "Here's A Quick, Weird Video Further Proving That This New MGMT Record Is Gonna Be A Handful" >

Yeah, some wacky and/or poignant stuff happened at last night's Rock Hall induction, but rest assured that this moment, captured by the NYT's Dave Itzkoff, was the highlight. "Roll over Woodstock,... Continue reading "Good Morning, Fake New York Senatorial Candidate Harold Ford Jr., Trying His Best Not To Look Terrified Of Iggy Pop At Last Night's Rock Hall Induction Ceremony" >

This is exactly what it'll be like. Iggy Pop on live television: Always a treat. The Stooges join Genesis, the Hollies, Jimmy Cliff, and ABBA, who're triggering the usual that's-not-rock hoo-hah... Continue reading "The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony, Which You Can Watch Live On Fuse, Is Tonight" >

His live-karaoke show at the Knitting Factory last week was evidently quite a hoot; here are some highlights. Can you spot a pioneering MP3 blogger? Also: I have here a list of Things That Are R... Continue reading "And Now, A Montage Of People Singing Karaoke With Ted Leo" >

Great fake band name. In the event you weren't lucky enough to squeeze into the Merc, here's a goodly portion of their set, confirming their abiding love for dim lighting but offering rough ske... Continue reading "MGMT Played Mercury Lounge Last Night As "The Smirking Worm"" >

It's officially out March 30, but friend-of-SOTC Clover Hope over at Vibe has some wise early reactions and a few streaming tracks for your perusal. A mixed bag, is the main idea: Most probably yo... Continue reading "The New Usher Record, Raymond vs. Raymond, Leaked, If You Go For That Sort Of Thing" >

The mother of all "Presented Without Comment" moments. I can't even deal. The cigarette glasses. My god. I need to lie down. ... Continue reading "Great Googly Moogly, This Beyonce/Lady Gaga Video For "Telephone"" >

From friend-of-SOTC and Fader boss Julianne Shepherd comes the deepest, most thoughtful piece yet on Queens' own gleefully deranged rap heroine Nicki Minaj, who explains somewhat her hurricane of ... Continue reading "So The Fader's Nicki Minaj Cover Story Is Pretty Great" >