PopTodd

Is that Noel and Damon Albarn? If that's Damon, he looks freaking awful!

Paul Weller is indignant right now.

The Jam had a few different phases/sounds. I'm assuming, however, that you have heard stuff from throughout their career?

Too-often overlooked as one of the best hip-hop albums of the 1990s.

Not a Radiohead fan. They are not even in the same ballpark as the other ones that you mentioned, as far as I am concerned.

Don't know much Scientology...

Listening to shuffle now, and this transition just shocked me as to how amazing it was: "Basketcase" by Danger Doom >>>>> "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll" by Ian Dury Perfect. I would use that one on a mix.

Yeah, I forgot some of my favorites: The Move/Roy Wood And again, if Irish, Scottish, and Welsh count (I already mentioned a couple Scots): The Pogues Super Furry Animals Thin Lizzy Cate Le Bon

Since I won't be here tomorrow, I will tell you about tomorrow's show: JC Autobody @ Township (formerly Pancho's), Chicago.

Justin Townes Earle at the Park West in May.

I was gonna say, BESIDES The Beatles? The Kinks Nick Lowe/Brinsley Schwarz/Rockpile XTC Martin Newell/Cleaners From Venus Rolling Stones David Bowie Blur John Cale Wire Bonzo Dog Band And, if Scottish bands count: Belle & Sebastian and Teenage Fanclub would change my list a bit. EDIT: how could I forget XTC?!?!

This one is pretty incredibly sad:

And this arrived at the exact same time: Guess this is my current obsession.

This is NOT fucking disappointing me.

Puttin' off the Spoon record until tomorrow, because this just arrived in my mailbox: The brand spankin' new album from the former member of Magazine and The Bad Seeds. One of those guys who has very quietly climbed up my list of favorite artists. Really hard to describe and even harder to classify. I think that's a big part of why I like him so much. So, to help, here is a video for a tune from this new album:

Just arrived in my mailbox! Awwwww yeah!

(I nominate that last one for one of the best album covers, ever.)

Almost brought that one today. Great album.