Spiral Stairs

"Maltese Terrier" - in honor of Tiki, Louie, and Sonny/Sunny/Whatever its name was.

http://www.spin.com/articles/hot-new-download-spiral-stairs-maltese-terrier

White Page Edge

No not the side of the paper, but It Might Get Loud. I've got to check this out at a theater for maximum rawk potential.

Joaquin or Fidel

I don't know if his current look was procured before or after naming his current album 'Hombre Lobo'!! A long way looks wise from A Man Called E, but not musically.

In My Dreams from Letterman 06/09 -- just beautiful:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoahQUxyVyw

Gateways to Geekery

I had not checked out The Onion's AV Club web site recently, but the added a nice little feature called 'Gateways to Geekery'. Basically if you know nothing about a certain genre of music or film or are clueless on a author you heard was good, this feature will give you ideas where to start your listening/watching/reading.

Beck starts a Record Club

On his website Beck will post (looks like stream) a new cover song each week. This week he does Sweet Lou and VU.

Lemonheads "Waiting Around to Die"

Free on Amazon...

http://www.amazon.com/Waiting-Around-To-Die/dp/B002D6AG8K/ref=amb_link_84639971_2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-2&pf_rd_r=0QW59VC3SRFMYG3R7X9Z&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=482108991&pf_rd_i=678551011

"Jolly Banker"

Wilco. A waltz of sorts. Of course I like it.

http://www.wilcoworld.net/guthrie/

Modest Mouse

New Modest Mouse B-Side.
Stream only.
6+ minutes long.
Takes about 3 minutes before the singing starts.
Then only lasts for under 2 minutes.
Craziness. Jumbled, overlapping lyrics.
Not my cup of tea.

http://www.thetripwire.com/listen/2009/06/18/modest-mouse-whale-song/

The Manchester Orchestra may wear their influences (including Modest Mouse) on their sleeves, but to me... they are way more listenable than this song.

MGMT

"Time to Pretend" is free here...
http://www.spin.com/audio/mgmt/track-01

Free SUBPOP Sampler

with tracks from Iron & Wine, Fleet Foxes, and Flight of the Conchords.

Did the Beatles Destroy Rock?

or maybe someone should write a book called "Did the Beatles Invite Rock?', as IMO everything before could be classified as R & B.

Did the Beatles Destroy Rock?

Twilight Singers "When Doves Cry"

Just a stream, no mp3, sorry...

http://www.spin.com/articles/spin-exclusive-greg-dulli-apollonia-cover-princes-when-doves-cry

I haven't had a chance to even listen, so no opinion yet. Dulli does killer covers though, so I'd bet it's at least solid, if not amazingly awesome.

Afghan Whigs Tribute

http://www.summerskissrecords.com/

Only listened to a few clips. Didn't sound amazing to me. Still, thought I'd share it since we're all big Whigs fans.

PS - I love "The Whigs," but hate that they named themselves that. Surely they realized that "The Whigs" already refers to "The Afghan Whigs."

PPS - It'd be nice to see the Whigs cover an Afghan Whigs song.

The Charts, REAL Emo, & Muzak

Just some fun links:

The Top 20 Album Sellers Of The 2000s

Endless Original Music

Muzak: From The Elevator To The Future