Billboard.com has a great recent article/Q&A with musician Paul Weller (The Jam/Style Council). Yep Roc Records recently released a 4-CD box set, Hit Parade, that includes all of his singles and a 60-page book. A 23-track single disc and a double DVD set are also available. Here’s a snippet of the interview: Toward the end [...]

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As you know, I listen to a lot of music — so much, in fact, that I sometimes forget about a particular band or album that stood out until I come across it on my iPod months later. In order to avoid this from continually happening I have decided to start writing about albums I [...]

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Houston-based progressive rock band Leaf are on he west coast to work on tracks for their forthcoming album with veteran producer Mike Major, who has worked with a variety of artists including El Paso favs Sparta and At The Drive-In. Leaf began recording in Seattle earlier this month at Electrokitty Recording Studio, where acts such [...]

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s new single, “Weapon Of Choice,” and album track, “666 Conducer,” (from the May 1st release Baby 81) are now streaming at the band’s website: www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com Here’s the album’s track list: 1. Took Out a Loan / 2. Berlin / 3. Weapon of Choice / 4. Window / 5. Cold Wind / [...]

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I assume almost every fan of modern music will be at Numbers tonight (Saturday, 2.17.07) to catch Of Montreal with Elekibass. I wasn’t a fan of their last album, Sunlandic Twins, but the newly released Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? is growing on me. If you’re an emusic user, you can get the album [...]

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Here’s most of what’s going on around Houston this week: Monday, 2.12.07 From A Second Story Window/Heavy Heavy Low Low/Cancer Bats @ Walter’s on Washington Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band @ Toyota Center Fatback/Violet Sun @ Super Happy Fun Land Tuesday, 2.13.07 Take Action! Tour, featuring Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Emery, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, [...]

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Lots of good shows around town tonight (Saturday, 2.10.07), most notably The Hometown Showdown Vol. 1 at Warehouse Live, which features Silverleaf, Paris Green, The Last Place You Look, Deep Ella, Take The World, The Feds, & more. For the less mainstream-inclined, check out the Rock Tribute Show at Fitzgerald’s, whiuch features some of Houston’s [...]

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SXSW finally announced its first wave of bands to perform in Austin next month. The Houston area bands/musicians I see listed are: Chingo Bling | Fatal Flying Guilloteens | Lower Life Form | Peekaboo Theory | Rapid Ric | Rusted Shut | Southern Intellect | Studemont Project | Cee-plus & The House of Bad Knives [...]

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Tonight (Thursday, 2.8.07) at Scout Bar in Clear Lake, long-time locals dUNETX take the stage, opening for The Lemonheads and Vietnam. Doors at 7pm. dUNETX plays at 8pm. Scout Bar is located at 18307 Egret Bay in Clear Lake. Also down south this weekend, another long-time scene staple, Fondue Monks, play opening night at Galveston’s [...]

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I have no clue at what point bands are notifed of their acceptance or rejection from SXSW showcases, but of the 500 “confirmed” bands I see listed on Austinist, only a handful are from Houston. If you’re in a band, and you’re going to perform in Austin during SXSW this year (officially or unoffically), please [...]

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