Have you ever found yourself wondering what a statistical breakdown of all the songs in Rock Band 2 might look like while in the midst of one of the game's heavy metal power solos? Admittedly, that's not the most hard rockingest thing we've ever heard -- still, you may want to point your mathematica...

No,this is not a retro Jonathan Richman/Modern Lovers post, but rather a look into the (gosh!) present and possible future. Since I'm a music blogger, I get lots and lots of emails from band publicists for new buzz bands, especially those headed to South by Southwest this weekend. Here's a quick run...

Four years ago I published my first podcast on Meltingpod !! A incredible adventure which started in 2004 from the USA with Adam Curry (the podfather) and Dave Winner and for me with my friend Michael Butler from San Francisco who hosts the Rock and Roll Geek Show…So I chose to play a lot of s...

Lots of talk about Bishop Allen, Cursive, The Number Twelve Looks Like You and the new Punk Goes Pop collection. Hate to say it, but I’m not really looking forward to any of them much. A few that might get overlooked: Mirah’s new release is awesome. Portland’s repping pretty strong...

Stalingrad Cowgirls - First Bootleg (2007) 1 You Won't Get It (Demo)2 Let Me Make It Real (Demo)3 Stalingrad Bitches (Radio Recorded)4 Take Care Sister (Live)5 Stalingrad Bitches (Live)6 Somewhere High (Radio Recorded) Stalingrad Cowgirls - Somewhere High (2007) 1 Let Me Make It Real2 Rainmaker3 Fre...

1. "Why This Record" Intro 0:102. Tonya Harding 2:373. Wreckless Boy 2:594. Haterade 2:575. "A Real Honey" 0:146. Shut The Fuck Up 2:057. Parking Lot 2:038. Buckhead Betty 1:259. Don't Touch My Shit 1:5610. "Roll Dem Dice" 0:0911. Parcheezzi 2:4212. Where The Hell Were You? 3:4413. "Fatty Pad" 0:151...

An important update from M.I.A. via her MySpace (mommy) blog: "My baby is not called Ickitt, Pickit or Lickit thank you very much to all the Hollywood press. He's a baby, he don't need press!" Apparently those wags at Latina.com floated the "fact" that M.I.A. named her recently released infant "Icki...

 I need to stop dreaming like I have been the past several days. They all relatively involve similar ideas. Some more epic than others, but mostly my present and past merging into one. I just end up feeling drained in the morning after those kinds of dreams. Could it be the meds maybe?   I...

After the release of Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits and Guitar Hero: Modern Hits, Activision has plans to release an additional five games in the series, including one based on Van Halen. Sound familiar? It should, because Activision CEO Bobby Kotick hinted this time last year th...

There so many awesome shows going down this weekend, I thought I woud give you my recommendations: FRIDAY: Tindersticks at Brooklyn Masonic Temple Gil Mantera’s Party Dream at Europa Handsome Furs, Iran, Hundred In The Hands at Mercury Lounge Pete and J, The XYZ Affair, Young Galaxy at Music H...