VEGA Mixes It Up With Nicky Digital

VEGA’s Well Known Pleasures EP–you know, the one that was “soon-to-be-released” back in January–is supposed to be available online today from Vogue College Records, though I’ll be damned if I can figure out where to download it. Maybe VEGA mastermind Alan Palomo spent too much time working on his Pre…

Does Amarillo Have Better Radio Than Dallas?

Making my way back to Big D after a week spent camping in Utah and Arizona, I stumbled upon KWTS 91.1 FM out of Amarillo. Broadcasting from the West Texas A&M University campus, this little oasis of deep indie rock kept me locked in until the signal finally diminished just…

Hey Tech Geeks: Check Out U2’s New Stage Design

Over on Wired.com, there’s a pretty cool story up, detailing the specs of the new stage set-up for U2’s impending world tour, which kicks off tonight in Barcelona. Probably right about now, in fact.Anyway, it’s a massive undertaking with huge screens and elaborate mechanisms. The idea, basically? To somehow turn…

Erykah Badu To Appear On Jimmy Kimmel Live Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Tonight

Fresh off her amazing solo performance and crowd-thrilling guest appearance with Snoop Dogg at Bonnaroo, Erykah Badu will make a “surprise” appearance tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. She’ll be playing in and with Kimmel’s Fallon’s house band, The Roots, according to publicist Paul Levatino. No word on which or…

The King of Pop is Dead

So confirms The Los Angeles Times, and on the same day Farrah Fawcett dies, no less. While we and the rest of the known universe gather our thoughts and Jackson Five greatest-hits collections, here, from the Victory Tour, is Michael in his prime. Locals will recall well the three days…

Download: THe BAcksliders’ Thank You

If you head over to THe BAcksliders’ web page, you can go ahead and download the band’s latest disc, Thank You, for the inarguable price of zero dollars. Just drag your mouse over the picture of the new album cover, click and download. It’s literally that simple.But beyond that, the…

So Tonight’s Kinda Crazy-Packed, Huh?

Not that you needed the reminders, I’m sure, but, seriously, check out tonight’s schedule:Tallest Man on Earth and John Vanderslice at the House of Blues’ Cambridge Room. (Which, hilariously enough, is no longer called the Pontiac Garage. Shocking, I know.)Paul van Dyk at the Lizard Lounge.Starlight Mints, Evangelicals and Matthew…

Set Your DVR: St. Vincent To Appear On Letterman Tonight

Speaking of media blitzes, St. Vincent’s recent tear of publicity continues tonight on The Late Show with David Letterman, where she’ll make–get this–her national television debut, and where shell perform after Dave spends some QT with on Shia The Beef, no doubt talking Transformers 2, a movie whose draw still…

Look Who’s On The Cover Of The New Rolling Stone

Shocker, I know. It’s the Westlake-residing JoBros’ second RS cover in less than a year, which is crazy. And absurd to say the least. Anyway, the accompanying feature apparently focuses primarily–or at least partially?–on the brothers’ lives in their new “Dallas” home, so there’s that to look forward to maybe?…