
Once again, I'm sharing some of what has been recently added to my iTunes list, partly for those of you who've told me you share some of my admittedly unfocused tastes, and partly because the conversation surrounding these articles always exposes me to a whole raft of great new a …

Over 25 years ago the rest of the world got a jarring, primal wake-up call directly from the bowels of New York City.
The Zoo Is Closed: RIP Legendary Skater, Andy Kessler.Source: wendmag.com
A tireless advocate for skateboarding, and skate park infrastructure, Kessler will be missed– especially to those of us who grew up mocking institutions like prom, moshing to hardcore and avoiding organized sports.

As we continue our tour through rock history, conducting polls and engaging in splendid and lively conversation about the great players in the genre, we come to the Bassists ... the ones who provide the throbbing heartbeat that infuses music with the lifeblood of sonic thunder.

Green Day follows up their 2004 resurgence to the mainstream five years later with "21st Century Breakdown," an album that could easily have been a supplement to "American Idiot."

A raging debate has broken out in the midst of our conversation about the "Greatest Rock Vocalist" concerning this vital subject: Who is the Greatest Rock Drummer? Now, for those who want to continue the still-lively discussion/poll about Rock Vocalists, feel free to visit the …

Welcome to another highly subjective Newsvine music poll! Our subject this time is the age-old question: who is the greatest rock vocalist ever? What I am looking for is your opinions on those hard rock or classic rock vocalists who - whether solo or as part of a group - offer …

As the world changes, so does the music. Nothing changes music more than during or after tragic times.

Its amazing to watch the progression in technology when you watch the music videos from the 1980's. In the early 80's, around 1980 when MTV first started the production value was extremely low and within a matter of 3 years you see a vast improvement in video quality.
Death Was Punk Before Punk Was PunkSource: The New York Times
Jack White of the White Stripes, who was raised in Detroit, said in an e-mail message: "The first time the stereo played 'Politicians in My Eyes,' I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
Sticker Causes Memphis Airport ScareSource: myfoxmemphis.com
Police searched a man and took him into custody after a bomb scare at the Memphis airport. Officials say an airport police officer found a bike chained outside Terminal C with a sticker on it indicating it was a pipe bomb.
F.U.2. – The First Album By… (1977 Records, 2008)Source: Chewing Pine
There're so many unheralded punk nuggets floating around the world that it really has become impossible to track each and everyone down. And oddly enough, it's taken a Japanese label to ingratiate listeners to the sounds of F.U.2.
Jay Reatard - Q: Do you smoke? A: @!$%# no.Source: Cobwebs and Strange
The only overtly southern aspect to the person that is Jay Reatard, over the phone at-least, is the way in which he pronounces New Orleans. On the tongue of Southerners, it becomes one, lackadaisical, charming word and concept.
Black Time - Double Negative (In the Red, 2008)Source: Cobwebs and Strange
Anyway, the lead singer of Black Time has decided to take on the name of this secret agent. That doesn't say anything at all about the music he makes, but at least he knows which films to boast about watching.
Label of love: SSTSource: Guardian Unlimited
Oh man!
A review of the demise of one of the most influential record label from the 1980's proto-hardcore years, SST.
Making Music With the Mind - theage.com.auSource: theage.com.au
Last month, to promote their new album Snowflake/Midnight, veteran alternative rock outfit Mercury Rev played a New York City show with their brains, not their hands.
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