He's Gone......

Fare thee well Marley.

Love and Rockets

When defending the cause that the 80's did indeed produce some great music, I always cite Love and Rockets as an example. And it isn't just that fact that they had the perfect mix of Goth and Pop, it's that their songs are fantastic.

There is no greater proof of this than the soon to be released Love and Rockets tribute cd. The disc will contain tracks by Frank Black, Flaming Lips, The Dandy Warhols, and a host of others. You can listen to a bunch of great tracks at this My Space page. The amazing thing is that although I havent't heard of most of these bands, it doesn't matter because the original songs are so great. Put on some black eyeliner and give it a listen!

You Can't Always Get What You Want

Too much product, not enough money.

Remember the simple old days when your only music decisions were 8-track, cassette, or vinyl? Not anymore! This is a truly amazing (and expensive) time to be a music fan. Not only do we have a wealth of great new CD releases this year, but now we have the newly released Neil Young Archives Vol.1 (list price for Blu-Ray version=$349.99), the upcoming Beatles CD remasters, and the looks freaking awesome Beatles Rock Band game.

All of these are must haves for me, except for the fact that I don't have a spare $1000.00 laying around. Either way, all of these items look simply amazing. Check them out below. My pennies are saving now.

Pearl Jam Rock Conan

If you're like me and missed the first Tonight Show with Conon O'Brien last night (past my bed time), you missed Pearl Jam kicking all kinds of ass. They played a killer new song from their forthcoming album "Backspacer". I'm not sure exactly what the song title is, but I'm just happy it's so good!

Farewell to Jay Bennett

A very sad day for Wilco fans; former Wilco multi-instrumentalist and singer Jay Bennett was found dead in his sleep in Urbana, IL. As a member of Wilco from 1994-2001, Jay was partner to creating some of my favorite music of all time. We can debate all day if Wilco was better with or without Jay Bennett, but not today.

Wilco founder Jeff Tweedy released a statment today that reads:
"We are all deeply saddened by this tragedy. We will miss Jay as we remember him -- as a truly unique and gifted human being and one who made welcome and significant contributions to the band's songs and evolution. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends in this very difficult time."

I'll be spending the day listening to the fantastic music Jay helped create. Rest in peace my rock and roll friend.

Happy Birthday Bob!!

Dylan Cover of the Day