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Just when we'd completed our list of the ten best Christmas songs, the Futureheads show up with a late entry that blows …
Read moreJust when we'd completed our list of the ten best Christmas songs, the Futureheads show up with a late entry that blows …
Read moreNow we know why Badly Drawn Boy doesn't tour more often. Yikes.
Read moreLegendary new wave act The Cars surprised a lot of fans by reuniting earlier this year. Work on a new album, produced by Ja…
Read moreCan you believe that it has been almost three years since REM gave us "Accelerator"? Time flies, huh? Anyhoo, Ath…
Read moreWeezer recently hit NYC as part of their six-city "Memories" tour, which sees the band play "The Blue Album&q…
Read moreIf you haven't already made plans (i.e., scored tickets) to one of the many awesome NYE shows taking place around the ci…
Read moreHere is the second and final installment of our Top 10 favorite Christmas tunes by pop acts... Material Issue "Merry Ch…
Read more"My band parted ways with the record label EMI a little less than a year ago. While we were profitable for them, our ma…
Read moreWhile we thought Conan did a horrible job interviewing this iconic rock legend, it is always nice to see Roger Waters on nat…
Read moreAn inside source has whispered in our ear that the producers of Green Day's Broadway production of "American Idiot&…
Read moreYep, an LA Weekly insider reports that Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, Dr. John and Darlene Love are set to be induc…
Read moreWhenever possible, we at The Shit like to let you in on all the latest musical rumblings, rumors, and whatnot. Here's w…
Read moreEvery Christmas, we are besieged by new Christmas albums by contemporary artists who unwittingly think the world needs anoth…
Read moreFor every generation, musically speaking, there seems to be a band whose somewhat one-dimensional sound makes them the sort …
Read moreFace it, if you live in Chicago, then you are well aware of Bloodshot Records. They almost singlehandedly put "alt. co…
Read moreSince the last couple Wilco records were cures for insomnia, we at The Shit find it oddly fitting that the band has joined f…
Read moreWith but a few days left until Thanksgiving, Pantera fans sure have a lot to be thankful for as the surviving members of the…
Read moreSeminal post-punk band Wire is coming to The Metro on April 9th in support of their upcoming album, Red Barked Tree (due Ja…
Read moreLike a lot of you, we were cyc'ed to see Suicidal Tendencies perform their two most popular records, Join The Army and D…
Read moreOne thing's for sure, when Christmas approaches, the music labels love to hit you with cheesy hits packages and holiday …
Read moreThere was a time when I would look forward to the street date of each new Elvis Costello record like a 5-year-old looks forw…
Read moreThe audience is filled with banners that read "Tom Petty For President". Upon seeing candidate Tom Petty approach…
Read moreIf you've purchased concert tickets at any point in the past 5-10 years, then you are more than likely quite familiar wi…
Read more'Life' by Keith Richards Leave it to the man himself to tell more flat-out unbelievable stories of a life well-lived…
Read moreFirst off, let us just say a heartfelt thanks to all who took time out of their busy schedules to hang with us last month at…
Read moreOn this day in 1963, the Rolling Stones make their performing debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. They perform two songs; "…
Read moreEver wanted to truly know what Eddie Van Halen was playing on all those classic Van Halen jams? Now you can find out! Be p…
Read moreChe "Rhymefest" Smith, local rapper and Grammy winning writer of "Jesus Walks" (which was recorded by Ka…
Read moreA month after unveiling their first new music in 15 years via a nifty little rock nugget by the name of "Effigy&quo…
Read moreOn this day in 1963, singer Kenny Rogers, then a member of the Bobby Doyle Trio, married for the third time at the ripe old …
Read moreToday marks Tom Petty's 60th birthday. As someone who admires Petty and his five decades of service to the entity known…
Read moreWe at The Shit suspect most of you out there, if they had "rock & roll" costumes back when we was kids, you&#…
Read moreAre a certain US rock band whose debut album caused a bit of a hot fuss currently eyeballing a certain member of a noted Chi…
Read moreThis past Saturday, WXRT radio vet Terry Hemmert was inducted into the National Radio Hall Of Fame. As a DJ, musicologi…
Read more(Rockin' the fun park, motherfucker.) Rather than give you a random rundown of musically-relevant events that took place…
Read more(Okay, we can't promise that she'll be there, grilling in nothing but an apron and a smile, but a guy named Gooch wi…
Read moreThere are some days that are just plain weirder than most and September 27, 1986 was definitely one of the weirder ones in m…
Read moreR.E.M. have completed work on their 15th studio album with producer Jacknife Lee (u2, Snow Patrol, Weezer), with a pending r…
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