iPod Roulette goes commercial
All this talk of selling out your music to advertisers got me thinking. Maybe I'm wrong about all of it. Maybe this is the wave…
Weekend Plans? Heading out or heading South?
Friday is here and I'm soooo ready for the weekend. Sure the list is full of things to do, but a bunch of things to…
The Hidden Hand of Hollywood Economics
I assume the perks for film writers aren't that much different than they are for music critics. Getting into shows, free CDs or DVDs, invitations to a…
In Our Nature
If ever there was an heir apparent to the emotionally bare music of the likes of Nick Drake, Elliot Smith or Jeff Buckley, José González…
Prince sues YouTube, eBay, Pirate Bay, your mom
Prince can be a baffling fellow sometimes. First, he gives away his new album in UK newspapers, now he's suing most of the internet for…
High School Musical's reign of terror continues
This week's Billboard chart doesn't offer much hope for those of us not infected by the High School Musical virus. I'm hoping that HSM doesn't…
The Lucksmiths are coming!
Have we talked about the fact that The Lucksmiths are going to be here in Seattle in less than 2 weeks? Get out your imaginary calendar --…
Stephin Merritt and his Volvo
I'm usually a utilitarian when it comes to my vehicles, but this commercial with Stephin Merritt singing "The wheels on the car go 'round and 'round"…
If I were in a band, I would want this to be my music video…
This is quite possibly the coolest music video I have ever seen. It's like every super rad gig poster I've ever drooled at... in motion.
Band of Horses in Walmart commercial? Say it ain't so!
First they leave our beautiful home in the Pacific Northwest and move across country to South Carolina, and now, if Stereogum is to believed (and…