Because he was founding member, writer and lead vocalist of Roxy Music, one of the greatest bands in rock music history. Because he continued with a relevant solo career. Because he always looks fantastic. (Always.) Because I cannot find any…
How to destroy angels_, Trent Reznor's project with his wife Mariqueen Maandig and longtime collaborators Rob Sheridan and Atticus Ross, will release their An omen_ EP on November 13th via Columbia Records. Here's the first single from the EP, "Keep…
Here it is, gang... "Skyfall," the theme for the forthcoming James Bond film of the same title. Performed by Adele, it was written by her and Paul Epworth. The video was directed by Nick Chappell. http://adele.tv
It's the campiest, whitest, most saccharine and most wonderful album in holiday music history: The Andy Williams Christmas Album. That's obviously a subjective opinion, but I like to think it's a feeling worthy of conversion to fact and inclusion in…
Like all my "10 Songs" playlists, Vol. 6 is a mess of moods, genres and textures. I love every one of these songs... I particularly love Marilyn Manson when he does a ripping cover, like "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of…
We all know David Lynch from his dark, nightmarish and deliciously disturbing films like Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Mulholland Dr., Inland Empire and the cult favorite television series Twin Peaks. (If you aren't familiar, get familiar.) Mr. Lynch is…
The new record from Sigur Rós picks up the pieces left behind from their last project, which they abandoned back in 2009. The new release is called Valtari, and it features this new track. The full record comes out on…
Welcome to Volume 5, which is, for the most part, another collection of golden throwbacks. Each of these tracks takes me to such specific places in my life. "Native New Yorker" first hit my ears when I was a native…
The original silent Super-8 footage was filmed by Ruby Max Fury on September 21, 1979, the second of a two-night run at the Palladium in New York City. A fan (DrugStabbingTime) layered bootleg audio onto the footage to give the…
Since my college days as a student radio host, I've been a sucker for good radio and it's inherent portability, particularly public radio, like National Public Radio (NPR), Public Radio International (PRI) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Here's the…