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Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

First Alice in Chains released a space-themed video; now...

First Alice in Chains released a space-themed video;now it’s Soundgarden's turn with "Halfway There."If Pearl Jam’s next video features a doomed astronaut, it’ll officially be a grunge trend.

New York Times: Pixies Motor On, With New BassistLast fall,...

New York Times: Pixies Motor On, With New Bassist

Last fall, the band booked a studio in the bucolic Welsh countryside with Gil Norton, who produced three of the Pixies’ five original studio albums. According to the remaining Pixies, Ms. Deal — who clashed with Mr. Thompson in the band’s first incarnation — was present at the start of the sessions but then abruptly announced that she could not continue. Through a spokeswoman, Ms. Deal declined to comment. (She is currently on a reunion tour wi...

All work and no play makes Eddie a dull boy.All work and no play...

All work and no play makes Eddie a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eddie a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Eddie a dull boy.

Video for a “Indie Cindy,” one of four new songs on...

Video for a “Indie Cindy,” one of four new songs on the Pixies' brand-new EP-1, available now.

Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready joins Heart onstage for...

Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready joins Heart onstage for “Crazy on You”at Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival Saturday night. Video here.

Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt tracklist (artwork by Don Pendleton)

Pearl Jam -Lightning Bolttracklist (artwork by Don Pendleton)

subpop:A well loved Mark Lanegan ‘Whiskey for the Holy Ghost’...

subpop:

A well loved Mark Lanegan ‘Whiskey for the Holy Ghost’ promo glass with a little Laphroaig. Thanks to @brunosten for providing the pic. Happy Friday.

rollingstone:Go behind the scenes with Moby and Wayne Coyne as...

rollingstone:

Go behind the scenes with Moby and Wayne Coyne as they shoot the video for “The Perfect Life” in Los Angeles.

Thanks to tetravaal for pointing me to director Neill Blomkamp's...

Thanks to tetravaal for pointing me to director Neill Blomkamp's newish Instagram account. Above is a photo of Blomkamp and Marvin, a character from his upcoming movieMild Oats.From my recent Wired profile of Blomkamp:

Blomkamp wants to show off a prop from Mild Oats, a low budget movie he’s developing that he describes as “somewhere between John Waters and Jackass.” He removes a panel from a nearby wooden crate, uncharacteristically giddy. “You should be scared,” he warns. He’s right: The cra...