Mark and I have both shared our thoughts on the new Echo & The Bunnymen material. We both liked what we heard, though I think Mark had a clearer picture having both heard the new album and having seen the band perform some of the material live. At any rate, this is a release to [...]

My favorite freaks will be performing for Mr Stephen Colbert tonight, at 11:30ET/8:30PST (like you don’t all watch Colbert already). They’ll be playing tracks from their latest and greatest, Embryonic. But the association with Colbert won’t end there. After the show has aired, you’ll be able to visit Colbert Nation, where they’ll have an exclusive [...]

Covers are always a tricky thing. I tend to be underwhelmed by them, for the most part, but I’m always willing to give them at least one shot. If the original track is powerful enough, sometimes it can survive even the sloppiest of attempts to cover it. On the other hand, even the best track [...]