The Rare Essence

Nicely related bits of posts today...

Fine article (at MTV.com?) on Gang of Four, its history, legacy, and why the new bands ape their shit so much. Read on, then see them tonight and Wednesday night at Irving Plaza. I passed on the Gang of Four at Tribeca Grand ticket link to YPC cause it fits in his schedule (1:30am set!), not mine.

Waved Rumor fave Cobra Verde's got a new CD chockful of cool classic rock covers (Rolling Stones, Undertones, New Order and more) called Copycat Killers and Pitchfork reviews it right here.


- Listen to the CD's song previews at Cobra Verde's multimedia site
- Read a Why Covers? piece from CV's main man John Petkovic at the band's website.
- Buy Copycat Killers from the band or through Not Lame Records.


Here's one man's view into the world of antique record players....and we're talking O-L-D - back to the 19th Century, 1890s and such...


Hey, rock and roll and hamburgers go great together, right? Well, A Hamburger Today, a new blog devoted to hamburgers, has just launched and they're gonna tell ya about great burgers in various locations. Here's a look at best burgers in NYC. Did they cover the Astro Burger? No, but they sure got Johnny Strike fave Shake Shack. Other locations at the moment include LA (and parts of CA), other NY, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Nebraska (?) and more...(via Gothamist)