With a catalog as stellar as the Smiths, it's tough to state a particular song as being the band's best, but Simon Goddard, author o...

Get out and vote! After you've pulled the lever, head over to your local record shop for these LPs out today. LTL! isn't a democracy...

If, like me, you believe a good mp3 blog helps -- not hurts -- the recording industry, this article in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal w...

Let's follow up last year's "Like, a Totally Awesome '80s Halloween Mix" with some covers and their originals that fi...

Pixies have relaunched their Web site, lalapixiesloveyou.com . To celebrate, the band is giving us a free download of their appearance at Co...

Man, did I love the first Tapes 'n Tapes album. The Minneapolis band was all that for a bit, but their 2008 followup, 'Walk It Off,...

There is only one new release this week that interests me (outside of 'Head' ). The last decade or so, Bryan Ferry's output has ...

For the price of an e-mail address, you too can have a new song from Girls. It's part of a six-song EP called 'Broken Dreams Club...

My love for labels like Yep Roc, Merge and Matador is pretty evident, but there is a another contender that has quietly moved up my list of ...

Yesterday's bit about the upcoming deluxe edition of The Monkees' 'Head' reminded me of a great cover I have of the soundtr...

I know I write about box sets and reissues ad nauseum. It's because I'm old and listen to a lot of fabulous music from my era and be...

It's about time. Orange Juice fans can finally rejoice. Most of the Scottish post-punk outfit's catalog has been woefully out of pri...