Video: http://youtu.be/3dYWof3QZbQ “Baiting The Public” blew me away in 2006. “Black Albino Bones” did the same in 2008 (when Ben Cook slides in with “I need a little escape,” wow, so perfect). Now it’s rock opera time and “A Little Death” might be their best song yet. Wait, “Queen of Hearts” and “Turn the Season” [...]

It’s a great weekend to be a shut in! Take a drive to the low-rent district of the internet and stop at MySpace tonight at 8:30 PST to see the mighty Chavez (Ride that fader!) kick off The Matador at 21 birthday show in Las Vegas (voted “Last Place I’d Ever Want to Visit” by me). This three-day event is a true embarrassment of riches for people like us with exquisite musical taste. Looking forward to Guided By Voices, Sonic Youth, Ted Leo, Superchunk, Belle & Sebastian, Come and Fucked Up.

The average life span of a song on my Nano’s “Heavy Rotation” playlist is about a week, then I clean house and load up some more goodness. (Gotta keep my cardio-funk-tae-bo workouts fresh, am I right, ladies?) A few fantastic tunes did manage to avoid the old heave-ho due to their brilliance and I’d like [...]

Porcelain Suffers Crushing Defeat: I like Kevin Smith a lot (the man, not his movies), he’s a funny no-bullshit kind of guy and a very informed movie reviewer. So I’m sad to hear (and see!) just how obese he has gotten. Smith recently broke a toilet. Ooof! Pull it together Kev, quit the pot, hit [...]