Shorties

Need your Tom Waits fix without the Tom Waits? Try Jon Dee Graham!


The inimitable Robert Pollard continues to amaze with relentless musical hucksterism.

A short history of Ken Kesey. And you can also follow along on your LSD timeline.

The great 1979 popwave LP Big City Rock by The Atlantics still gets a lot of spins in my apt.

Dig The Tammys! Their big girl doo-wop sound is described here as "From traditional doo-wop, to sweet girlish wails, to rough grunts and barks, the Tammys were unlike anything around at the time."

And the Kings of Leon can't believe their good fortune! (hint: they're the opening band on the U2 Vertigo tour!)