"My freshman picture, from the fall of 1974, is one of the more ridiculous photos ever taken of me. My head is Charlie-Brown round, my hair hangs well below my ears, and on my face is a slit-eyed grin that makes me look half-stoned, which I wasn’t. My sophomore picture,..."

"September 9 will see the release of a new Calexico album. "Carried To Dust" will be released by Touch And Go Records and is sure to be a highlight of 2008. The label has provided a preview of the new album in the shape of "Two Silver Trees". Please enjoy.MP3:..."

"Que ceux qui n'ont jamais entendu parler du label DFA Records lèvent la main... et sortent immédiatement ! DFA c'est le label du talentueux James Murphy, leader du groupe LCD Soundsytem qui s'est fendu en 2007 d'un des plus beaux/meilleurs albums de l'année (Sound of Silver)...Et bien ce label new-yorkais..."

"Despite sagging page counts, general print-media malaise, and the fact that they're still saddled with that Diablo Cody column, Entertainment Weekly found reason to celebrate this week: It's the magazine's 1,000th issue, and in honor of that milestone the editorial team there put together a buttload of lists of "New..."

"///Rumor has it that The Hideout will feature Neko Case and The New Pornographers at their annual Block Party. ///Metallica have named their upcoming album Death Magnetic. Look for the magnetic death in September via the neither deathly nor magnetic Warner Brother Records. [Thanks, Billboard] ///Fake Problems have been in..."