The Weeds Are Choking Out The Sun

Guster goes green again. Guster wants you to learn more...



Guster is still in the studio. Guster leaves us hanging. Guster explains. Me gusta Guster.

Spread the Love Around

Ben Folds has announced quite a few tour dates running from 2/13 in Pennsylvania through 7/24 in Kentucky. Alas, no Iowa. No matter, I probably wouldn't go anyway. I still haven't listened much to his latest. What kind of pop music blogger am I?

A bored one.

Laugh, Kookaburra, Laugh, Kookaburra

Evidently a key part of Men At Work's classic Down Under was stolen from the classic kid's tune Kookaburra.



C'mon. That one is a bit of a stretch. An Australian court didn't think so.

I'm Still Enchanted by Your Funny Ways

Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens has an incredible offer for those of you in New Jersey: lessons in songwriting, singing, and guitar! Unreal. Get all the details here.

Also, catch up on the latest Smithereens and DiNizio tour dates - including several living room performances - at TheirSpace. Rock on.

I'd Really Like to See You Again

NPR had a great feature on "The Unluckiest Band in America" today. Big Star has had an immeasurable impact on the many Too Poppy-friendly bands that would come after, but they never had their true moment of glory. Check out the great segment documenting their story and buy the new box set to catch up.

Previously...

Dancing with the Devil's Past

New music from Garbage?

"Guess who I just spent a week in the studio with?" Manson wrote, before adding, "Would you be pleased if I said one of them was called Steve and one of them was called Duke and another was a Grammy-winning producer?"

Last album Bleed Like Me was DOA. Hope anything new will be more inspired.

It's Not a Miracle We Needed

Amazon has the breakthrough album from Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - for only $5.99 on CD ($7.99 for download). Dirt cheap for an album that made many year-end lists.