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mverity Michael Verity
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My first record purchase was the single of Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue". My last record purchase was a 25 cent copy of The Partridge Family album from a Goodwill store. That pretty well explains everything...



10 Ways To Save The World From Bono

Oh, sorry. We meant by Bono. Read excerpts from his recent New York Times Op-Ed piece.


You Say Party! We Say Die! In Portland!

Live Daily tells us the band’s spring tour will include a date at the Doug Fir. Here’s the


Kanye Inspired By Angelou, Scott-Heron and Simone…

…but no mention of Taylor Swift. (If he did, it would likely be the first time Nina Simone…


Hear New Vampire Weekend Album Pre-Release

Band-of-the-minute Vampire Weekend are offering a stream of their new album, Contra, on their MySpace page. Dig it…


Shawty Redd Turns Himself In

Atlanta-based producer Shawty Redd, the man behind club hits for Snoop Dogg, Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane has turned…


Just Leave The Poor Billionaire Rock Star Alone!

Gene Simmons is being sued by a Los Angeles couple for allegedly assaulting them. They’re wondering why he…


Free Set of Frank Black Tumblers With Every Album Purchase

Bands like The Pixies and The Flaming Lips are heaping on the goodies in efforts to combat the…


When The Ringing You Hear Is Not ‘Carol Of The Bells’

New research says that listening to music can actually help cure tinnitus.


Elvis Costello: Demon Barber of Bloomington?

Unlikely bedfellows John Mellencamp and Stephen King are creating a musical, complete with guest appearances by Elvis Costello,…


Love. Twenty-First Century Style.

Snoop Dogg loves his wife more than weed. Most days, anyway.


Arctic Monkeys In From The Cold

UK rock and roll darlings The Arctic Monkeys have posted online a concert from this past summer that includes…


Speaking Spooky

Earlier this month, Paul Miller (aka DJ Spooky) debuted a music and film performance called Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica.…


An iPhone App Even Lou Can “Reed”

The Gothamist has a story about how creative minds can’t seem to stop creating. Even if it does seem…


Beastie Boys Album To Drop This Coming Year

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, who recently announced he is battling cancer, tells The Gothamist that he hopes a…


I Taught I Taw A Puddy Tat! No, It’s A Def Leppard!

Move over Phineas and Ferb. Yahoo Music News say that Def Leppard want to take over your kids…