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Agree that NZ should not be lumped in with Aus - totally different culture and music scene. For Australia it's The Go-Betweens by a country mile - right up there with Wilco as one my favourite bands of all time:

The Bats! Saw them in concert recently and they've still got it. Easily the best of the Flying Nun/Dunedin era bands. Gloriously jangly:

No Allman Brothers, no Steely Dan, no Little Feat, no Byrds, Fail!

Sitar/tabla version of the Dave Brubeck jazz classic Take 5. Awesome!

The album that turned me on to Bob Dylan. Will never forget the day was at a friend's place late one night and I heard this for the first time. Every one of those words rang true for sure. I probably rate Highway 61 a bit higher, but even after all these years Blood on the Tracks has a emotional resonance for me that is unmatched by any other record.

Ryan Adams - Carolina Rain Ryan's recent performance of this on the BBC Songwriter's Circle (link below) blew me away and reminded me what a great song it is. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rose lived on the south side of town Until her landlord showed up with two hundred dollar bills A notice of eviction on the other hand Now she don't live there no more, And everyone thinks he drowned, I pulled into Mecklenburg on them trains Into a station that got flooded when they opened up the dam And broke their connections to the railway lines So they c

I think it's condescending to the readership. Assuming that 'mom' has to be translated into 'mum' so Australians understand it is just ridiculous - particularly since we here in Australia see and here 'mom' all the time in US publications, movies, TV shows etc. Still a great little Q&A. I particularly like what Jeff has to say about parenthood.

Nice little interview. Thanks for posting Mahinty.

I think we have the title of the next Wilco live album right there.

Another Girl Another Planet - The Only Ones

White Room - Cream Wishing Well - Free

When Stan O'Neal, the boss of Merrill Lynch, destroyed the company in the subprime mortgage crash of 2008, he got a $161.5 million 'golden parachute' severance package funded by the American taxpayer and he now sits on the board of Alcoa. Meanwhile the rest of the country is dealing with the aftermath of the 2008 crash, a great recession that has resulted in tens of millions of Americans losing their jobs and livelihoods. It's facts like these that create the anger and disillusionment among the American public that is energising these OWS protests.

Ryan Adams - a musical genius trapped inside the personality of a bitchy Valley Girl. I will always love his music but I don't think he is a very nice person. This latest incident with Janis Ian and Neil Finn just reinforces that opinion. As for 'Ashes and Fire' - I think it is a terrific return to form after the mediocre 'Cardinology'. My favourite is still 'Love is Hell' - but I'm putting 'Ashes and Fire' right up there with 'Cold Roses' and 'Heartbreaker'.

How good is the drum sound on this stream!

Not smoking or drinking (listening at work in Sydney - midday) but still loving it. I did help myself to one of those virtual pina-coladas in the basement though!

Standing O - their best rocker since 'I'm a Wheel'!

Well said Crow. You crystalized a lot my thinking about the new record - and the band's trajectory in general. I'm with you on SBS and W(TA) - I think they are both great albums. Picked up TWL here in Australia last Thursday and be playing it solidly since then. Loving it.

Wow. Great interview. The list of the favorite albums he's worked on at the end of the interview is unreal.

4 out of 5 star review in today's Guardian (UK): http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/sep/01/jayhawks-mockingbird-time-review

This looks ugly. But apparently no one killed and the band are OK - so that is very good news.

Review I read today of 'I Might' in an Australian mag called it 'garage rock - for those with a Prius in their garage'. Kind of insulting, kind of amusing.

No Steely Dan + no Little Feat = no credibility.

Another review: http://www.bostonmusicspotlight.com/reviews-wilco-solid-sound-festival-at-mass-moca-on-june-24-25-26-2011/

Actually Glenn Kotche has drum parts on a couple of tracks. Liam mentioned in a couple of interviews how 'Jump Your Bones' is built around a bunch of Glenn rythmn tracks - and he also plays on one other track ('Real Late' I think). Really great album - a real grower. Speaking of Glenn - I notice he sat in with Liam on a storming version of 'Second Chance' during his Solid Sound set on the weekend.