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Listen to the new Silver Jews song from the forthcoming Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea, "Strange Victory, Strange Defeat"The Chicago Tribune looks at groupies through the yearsR. Kelly's defense team wants Jim DeRogatis to testifyDeath By Audio Records launchesThe two Davids battle to become the 7th American IdolBuilt to Spill plots new album, fall tourLed Zeppelin will allegedly play four shows at the Toronto Skydome this AugustNERD to make their own Hard Day's Night movie?Witness a Kraft salad dressing commercial use...

Earlimart at the Echoplex - 05-17-08

Earlimart took the opportunity at the Echoplex last Saturday night, May 17, to introduce a few tracks from their new album Hymn and Her, scheduled for release in July. "For the Birds" and "Before It Gets Better" have been previewed on KCRW in the past few weeks.While Earlimart's album tracks are often lovely and soothing blends of Ariana Murray's string-like synths and Aaron Espinoza's whispery vocals, these live songs were kicked up several notches on the energy scale....

Hüsker Dü thrashes San Francisco's Mabuhay Gardens in 1981

In 1981, on a warm summer night when I was probably laying in my crib thinking about how I wanted to celebrate my 2nd birthday in a few weeks, Hüsker Dü was just up the peninsula rocking the veritable old music venue in San Francisco's North Beach at Mabuhay Gardens.Nicknamed "Fab Mab," the club hosted a number of important punk and new wave acts from 1976-1986, including the Dead Kennedys, The Avengers, Devo, Iggy Pop, Redd Kross, The Minutemen, Black...

Mid-Week Music Miscellany

Been a little while since I've done one of these info-blasts, and as usual I've got lots to share...

Touch & Go has shared the track listing for The New Year's upcoming self-titled 3rd album, due out on September 9th. The ten track disc will include: "Folios", "The Company I Can Get", "X Off Days", "The Door Opens", "MMV", "Seven Days and Seven Nights", "Wages of Sleep", "Body and Soul", "My...