I might actually spend some money on records today. There's some good stuff hitting the shelves (or your iTunes account, depending on how you roll) today.
Today's biggest release is definitely The Dead Weather's Horehound. With Jack White of the White Stripes and Alison Mosshart of the Kills, to say nothing of members of the Raconteurs and Queens of the Stone Age, this is a band that is pretty much the epitome of "supergroup." And, as an added bonus, White's not the lead singer, so by trading o
Right now, on Amazon, you can look through 1,120 songs for free download.
Seriously -- go to this page, and you can sort through enough free songs to fill an iPod...well, my iPod, at least. Barsuk Records offers up tracks from the majority of their artists, from Death Cab For Cutie to Say Hi, and Def Jux does the same with tracks from Murs, Dizzee Rascal, and others.
I cannot recommend the eight song Alive Records sampler enough. It's available here. Alive (a subsidiary of classic New W
Iggy Pop is going to be a LEGO?!?!
toplessrobot.comOkay, it's in the upcoming Lego Rock Band, but Topless Robot has a point when they write the game would be worth $60 just for an actual Iggy Lego figure alone.
However, while Lego has done some fine work in the video game realm, what with their adaptations of the Star Wars, Batman, and Indiana Jones franchises, the finest work done with Legos and music has always been outside the official aegis of the corporation, be it the White Stripe
When Kelly Clarkson and the Oak Ridge Boys have both covered a song, it can officially be retired. We don't need any more covers of this White Stripes number -- okay, kids?
Also on the list of "no more covers":
Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"
Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me"
any chart hit by the Beatles, Rolling Stones, or the Kinks
Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire"
any ironic '80s hair metal covers by pop-punk bands
Discuss songs you'd rather not hear covered in the comments, and check out thr
