Last night I watched the movie “Grease” under the stars - projected on an outdoor screen and surrounded by the folks who live in my small town. The director Randal Kleiser was in attendance and gave us some interesting insight into the movie including the fact that he disliked the lyrics to the main song […]

thing two: what was your name again?
nate: i’m nate, what’s your name?
thing two: my papa can make a morning dove sound
nate: really, i’d like to hear that
me: whooo, oh, oh, 0H-OH-OH
nate: cool
thing two: i said so
Nate goes on to recommend the new CD’s by Spoon and The Shins and confesses to be a big Arcade […]

from coolfer, who makes the argument that fans are better off today than six years ago.
Fans are better off. There are far more ways to acquire music. (Though there are fewer retailers, digital music has allowed for new online stores and services with millions of tracks.) Recorded music prices are no higher than they were […]

heather has busted open the springsteen again.
“Rosalita”

Next up on the pretend girlfriend list is Zooey Deschanel. Why? How can I resist a girl who guest stars in my new favorite show “Weeds” who also covers a Richard and Linda Thompson song with M. Ward and who can actually sing? I mean really?

Zooey and M. Ward for the movie The Go Getter

Richard […]

Sometimes you run into something you like immediately. “Momma’s Boy” by Elizabeth & The Catapult was one of those tracks that made me want to hear more.

Thirsty Interview here

Do you see there being a theatrical element to your music?
Yeah, I’m trying to figure out what the root of that is. I love these interviews because […]

as Huck Finn might say. How many Dylan cover songs made you think - holy shit, that there’s a great tune in a way you didn’t expect. Not many, not many. Here’s one for you - Jason and The Scorchers doing “Absolutely Sweet Marie” as a country alt-rock tune. If you saw Jason play […]

NPR report on the topic. Generally, when I hear the word monetize my eyes glaze over and I stop paying attention but this was quite a good report.
“More and more what we hear from young people is, ‘I really have no need to buy that song from iTunes, or really I can’t even be bothered […]

In London, Rough Trade certainly thinks so.

He argues that shoppers crave expert advice, broad choice and excitement when they buy music. Instead they are offered indifferent service, limited ranges and boring stores. “There are misconceptions about music retailing - that people don’t want physical product - but the issue is that the high street has […]