- NPR has the story of the raid on Gibson Guitars in Tennessee, ” a rare collision of music and environmental regulation.”
- The Walkmen stopped by KEXP and recorded a bunch of Johnny Cash covers. True devotees probably have a few live versions of these in their collections already (I know I have a few very old ones), but, they’re still great. In other Walkmen news, Hamilton Leithauser talked to the folks at Austinist and promised that the next record will include a bunch of rockers, which makes my heart go pitterpat.
- The waveform and music iconography.
- “When the first two paragraphs of your obituary read like the tracklist for one of the best mixtapes ever you’ve done pretty well.”
- Chuck Brown brings go-go to the Capitol lawn.
- This slideshow looks into the history of Lil Wayne & Jay-Z’s relationship. It is titled “Frenemies.”
- Alex Balk reminds us that three country music legends all shared today as a birthday.
- Aaron Leitko reviews Com Truise at the Black Cat backstage.
- So, Mos Def is changing his name after this year.
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