(image) My phone rang early Sunday evening, it was my buddy Dave inviting me to see the Beastie Boys at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles' Griffith...

I’m out and about – NYC this week, NY Red Bulls on Saturday - closing party is Wednesday, then NORWAY. Come and say Hi. Thanks to the wonderful people...

(image) As you probably already know, Factory Records founder Tony Wilson passed away from a heart attack last Friday. He was only fifty-seven, but had...

(image) I begin this by saying that I severely dislike Kanye West. I find his music boring and his politics, "George Bush doesn't care about black...

(image) LOLLAPALOOZA DAY 3 Sunday August 5th, 2007 – Grant Park – Chicago, IL The day the earth stood still… THIS IS THE REASON MUSIC FESTIVALS EXIST!

(image) LOLLAPALOOZA DAY 2 Saturday August 4th, 2007 – Grant Park – Chicago, IL The day that falls in between Friday and Sunday... I was pretty underwhelmed...

(image) LOLLAPALOOZA DAY 1 Friday August 3rd, 2007 – Grant Park – Chicago, IL And so it begins… The first day of any music festival is when you settle...

Thanks for all of the great comments, quotes and support on the book. For this week’s column I am reprinting some thoughts I was asked to contribute to...

(image) Let’s stick with Hay Perro – they seem to be in the same position as many new bands so answering their questions feels like it’s good advice...

Politicians are the new Rock Stars…….Hillary Clinton just turned down the millions she can get from the party so that she can raise the even more millions...

(image) Though the band's latest full length City Of Echoes has been receiving mixed reviews, a live Pelican show usually manages to occupy every last...

(image) Remaining Joy Division members, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris, have given director Anton Corbijn's biopic of the band's late frontman...

(image) Ahh… just thinking about Entombed dredges up all sorts of sensations for me: anger, ecstasy, exasperation, and more than anything else, the primal...

(image) On the heels of the news that ex-Weezer bassist Matt Sharp is plotting his return, Sharp's former bandmate Rivers Cuomo has revealed his plans...

(image) PJ Harvey's forthcoming eighth studio full-length (including her 1997 collaboration with John Parish, Dance Hall at Louse Point) has received...

(image) Courtney Love officially unveiled her revamped official website today in preparation for the release of her upcoming sophomore solo record, Nobody's...

(image) If you’ve followed my previous articles you'd know a lot of British bands are doing the reunion thing: Led Zeppelin is supposedly playing...

(image) It’s officially reunion week here in musicland. Only two days ago I covered the possible reunion of Led Zeppelin, which has yet to be proven false.

(image) Those of you who listen to Internet radio stations such as Rhapsody, Pandora, or MTV may have noticed that there isn’t any music being broadcast...

(image) Let's call this one a rumor, as “news” of this sort tends to evaporate before it can come true... but if the stars maintain their current...

(image) UK act Bat For Lashes' (AKA Natasha Khan) 2006 debut album, Fur and Gold, will finally see a stateside release this summer via Caroline Records.

(image) Smashing Pumpkins (v.3.0) release their reformation slab, Zeitgeist, in just a matter of weeks and at the time of this posting the album has still...

(image) For those who just can't resist the sugary allure of The Donnas' brand of bubblegum party rock with sweet, sweet Frehleyesque licks (and...

(image) I’ve been scanning the web for news of this for months, and Pitchfork has finally done the honors by bringing the good news. Perennial guilty...

(image) Fans of Internet radio take note. On June 26 Internet broadcasters will observe a full day of silence in protest of the Copyright Royalty Board's...

(image) Exciting synth-pop news comes our way today thanks to Pitchfork which reports that the long-gone Japanese collective Yellow Magic Orchestra is planning...

This week I’m excited. I just signed a distribution deal with IPG here in Chicago, I’m heading to NYC in early August for another gallery show, interviews,...

(image) It's perfectly natural to hate certain bands—you could even say that our aesthetic oeuvre can be defined by what makes our blood boil as much...

(image) Tech-metallers Dillinger Escape Plan have officially begun work on the follow up to 2004's Miss Machine. Needless to say fans are grateful...

(image) Over 30 years into an ear-shredding career, Motörhead are the unkillable stalwarts of punk-metal. They refuse to change, god bless 'em, and...

(image) In case you didn't have enough Johnny Cash discs in your collection, you can expect some more previously unreleased material to come down the...

(image) NME reports that pseudo-neo-post-punk band Editors were playing a run of the mill gig in Cologne, Germany a few days ago when armed policemen entered...

Jonathan Davis of Korn is not the only rocker branching out into other modes of musical expression. Head Gorilla, Damon Albarn, has scored a show called...

(image) In the endless parade of reformations and reuinons this year, here's one to really get excited about. Queercore and grrrl legends Team Dresch...

(image) So the Meltdown Festival kicks off this weekend in London. Curated by Jarvis Cocker of Pulp fame, artists scheduled to perform include Motorhead,...

(image) According to a Pitchfork interview with Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth will be asking some celebrity friends to choose their favorite Sonic Youth songs...

(image) To me, Chicago art-rock ensemble Tortoise has always been more of a live experience than something I've enjoyed on a record. The improvisation...

(image) Texan indie-rockers Spoon release their sixth and very solid full-length album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, on July 10th. However, thanks to the kind folks...

(image) Swedish electro outfit The Knife will re-release their highly-lauded third LP, 2006's Silent Shout, in the U.S. as a 3-disc deluxe set via...

(image) Though The White Stripes seem generally leery of technology, recording their guitar/drum stompers on analog equipment and favoring vinyl releases,...