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Very surprising and sad. When he was good, Bowie was other-worldly. I saw the excellent Bowie installation at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago last year and gained a whole new level of appreciation and respect for his music and art. Ironically, Greg Kot's favorable review of Black Star was in this morning's Tribune. RIP.

I'm including only active bands/artists (sorry GBV): Yo La Tengo Drive-By Truckers Stephen Malkmus The Mountain Goats Richard Thompson Spoon Radiohead Superchunk and, of course, Wilco.

Just purchased the first season. Holy crap; it's great!!

I'm not a Motorhead fan, but I did enjoy Maron's WTF interview with Lemmy about 6 weeks ago. If you're a fan, you should check out the podcast. RIP.

Hey Winston! What did you think? I had my wife and 4 kids with me -- we were right up front and had a blast.

The Waco Brothers!

There are few things that make me happier than when I find a CD I've been meaning to purchase available used at Reckless Records. A month ago, I picked up End Time by Freakwater (after reading about them on this board) for one dollar. Does it get any better than that?