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Krist Novoselic: My Favorite Bass Players

MP3: Krist Novoselic on His Favorite Bass Players

I Heard This: Perfect Blue Buildings at Bubbles

Feed the World Redux

The Worst Christmas Songs Ever (and Some of My Favorites)

Christmas is full of traditions. Flocking the tree. Passing out presents. Crashing grandma's house in order to get some free grub. Bailing dad out of jail. So it is in the spirit of the holiday that my favorite tradition is trotted out again for the second time; reviewing some of the worst Christmas ... More >>

Eddie Vedder, Paul McCartney and Others Rock Out For Transcendental Meditation

Eddie Vedder, who we all know loves a good cause, announced today that he and rockers Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crow, Donovan, Paul Horn, and Moby, will be playing a benefit show in New York City for, of all things, the David Lynch Foundation. You'd think any foundation that David Lynch is behind ... More >>

2009 Coachella Lineup Announced

Sir Paul McCartney wants YOU to buy a ticket to Coachella Coachella music festival has announced it's full lineup this morning and I can imagine the internets are going to be on fire because of it. Tickets went on sale an hour ago, so if you head to their website, which is linked above, you can pur ... More >>

A Fresh Q&A with Paul Weller

In tomorrow's upcoming edition of SW, you can read about British rock sensation Paul Weller who is making a rare Seattle appearance tomorrow night at The Moore. After the jump, read a detailed Q&A with Weller by writer Michael Alan Goldberg on why "The Modfather" is still excited about making music ... More >>

Fall Arts— Music

In tomorrow's upcoming edition of SW, you can read about British rock sensation Paul Weller who is making a rare Seattle appearance tomorrow night at The Moore. After the jump, read a detailed Q&A with Weller by writer Michael Alan Goldberg on why "The Modfather" is still excited about making music ... More >>

My Favorite Bass Players

Nirvana bassist talks about McCartney, Simmons and ...

Crossover Time!

Two pop icons and a diva jump the fence.

Paul McCartney, Tab Hunter, and Music of Remembrance

Two pop icons and a diva jump the fence.

Legal, Tender

If foie gras is outlawed, let them eat (Australian) cake.

It Had to Be 'You'

Does queer matrimony require a whole new love song?

From Them to You

The Beatles compile their greatest hits, er, life story.

Reaction to Ashley Graham's "All-In" Ticket Package Press Release

The most prolific publicist in the land, Ashley Graham, just sent out a press release announcing "all-in" ticket packages at Live Nation-owned amphitheaters such as White River. For $29.99, concertgoers purchasing the package for select shows will receive "lawn ticket, parking, all fees, a hot dog ... More >>

GaGa's Wingman Space Cowboy Plays Belltown Tonight

​French DJ/ producer Space Cowboy (Nik Dresti) is best known these days for being the guy that spins at electro-pop diva Lady GaGa's shows. But he's actually been active in the club scene for over a decade, remixing singles by Paul McCartney and Marilyn Manson hits into dance tracks. Space ... More >>

Space Cowboy

​French DJ/ producer Space Cowboy (Nik Dresti) is best known these days for being the guy that spins at electro-pop diva Lady GaGa's shows. But he's actually been active in the club scene for over a decade, remixing singles by Paul McCartney and Marilyn Manson hits into dance tracks. Space ... More >>

A.M. Music News: Free Music From Deer Tick, Newport Jazz Festival, and Cereal With Taylor Swift

Duke Ellington's performance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival revitalized the bandleader's career.​-- NY Times: Very interesting story here about Wolfgang's Vault's plans for the treasure trove of recordings from 50 years of Newport Jazz Festival performances. Listen now to sets from Count B ... More >>

Record Reviews: New Releases From Virgin Islands, Norah Jones, Paul McCartney, The Animals at Night, and a Doozy From Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams​The Animals at Night, self-titled, (self-released), Rating: Buy The first proper Animals at Night release (or so says Graig Markel), this lounge-y New Waveish synth pop may not be everyone's cup of tea, but there are some truly arresting compositions on this record. SARA BRICKN ... More >>

A.M. Music News: Ticketmaster's New Partner, Dirty Projectors' New Single, and MIA's New Record

MIA​Business Week: Live Nation and Ticketmaster are one step closer to the alter. Pitchfork: The new Dirty Projectors single, "Ascending Melody," is available for free. NME: MIA's new album could arrive as earl as this spring. ""It's my third album and I have to kind of confront whether I am ... More >>

A.M. Music News: Oscars, Babs Snoop, and What You Still Can't Sing on Television

-- MP3: Here's "Anna," a free one from Taken By Trees. The band plays The Triple Door with El Perro Del Mar on Feb. 26. -- Rolling Stone: Academy nominates Randy Newman and T-Bone Burnett for Best Original Song Oscar, snubs Paul McCartney, Jack White, and Karen O. -- LiveDaily: Paramore's plays ... More >>

A.M. Music News: Paul McCartney Wants to Save Something Other Than Haiti

Seattle's Jake One​ -- Pitchfork gives Freeway/Jake One's The Stimulus Package a modest 6.5 review, "still enough to make the LP one of the stronger rap releases of 2010 thus far." Read Kevin Capp's feature on the duo over here. -- BBC: Paul McCartney hopes Abbey Road Studios can be saved. "I ... More >>

Music Video: Lady Gaga & Beyonce's "Telephone": Love These Bitches

Only in Gaga's world are stilettos and pasties de rigeur in prison. Her latest clip features Beyonce and was directed by Jonas Akerlund (he made the work of art that was her "Paparazzi" video, as well as clips for Madonna, Jamiroquai, Paul McCartney, and Iggy Pop). "Telephone" has something of a K ... More >>

A.M. Music: Silly Love Songs, Isaac Brock, Crystal Castles, Interns Behaving Badly

-- Pitchfork: Isaac Brock's project Ugly Casanova and The Shins' James Mercer both contribute to the soundtrack for the film, 180° South, out June 22. Check out the trailer above. -- Wall Street Journal: Sir. Paul McCartney's taking "Live and Let Die" and the rest of his post-Beatles catalogue aw ... More >>

John Lennon as a Naughty Young Bloke: Watch the Trailer for Nowhere Boy

Who knew someone was making a biopic on John Lennon? Well, they are, and it's going to be out this October and is called Nowhere Boy. The flick stars the 19-year-old British actor Aaron Johnson as Lennon - Johnson's previous credits include Kick-Ass and Shanghai Knights with Jackie Chain and Owen ... More >>

KIN's Peeps, Capitol Hill Block Party's Third Day, and "Something Good Coming" From Petty

-- Spinner: Watch the video (above) for Tom Petty and the Heartbreaks' understated, first single, "Something Good Coming," off their forthcoming album, Mojo. Petty & Co. play the Gorge on June 11 and 12. -- Capitol Hill Seattle: The Capitol Hill Block Party will, in fact, expand to three days thi ... More >>

Michelle Obama Gets the Paul McCartney Treatment, the Rdio Online Music Service, and Another Hot New Pornographers Video

Renee McMahonThe New Pornographers at Sasquatch! 2010 on May 31.​-- Pitchfork: The New Pornographers have released a video for "The Crash Years," off last month's album, Together. -- NME: Sir. Paul McCartney directed his performance of "Michelle" directly at the First Lady in his stop at the ... More >>

New Music From Ryan Adams, New Lawsuits From Adam Clayton, and Primus' Upcoming WaMu Theatre Show

​-- NY Times: On Tennessee's massive Bonnaroo music festival, which wrapped over the weekend: "Bonnaroo's setup, on 650 acres owned by the festival's promoters, pays tribute to hippie nostalgia, with a rainbow-shaped entrance gate and tall bobble-head statues of figures like Jerry Garcia. Exhi ... More >>

Paul McCartney On Ballet, Eminem On Gay Marriage, and Leonard Cohen and Taylor Swift Make the Hall of Fame

The Arcade Fire's Win Butler feels the love from Pitchfork ... again.​-- BBC: Paul McCartney's next project is a ... ballet! -- NY Times: Eminem's all about gay marriage: "I think if two people love each other, then what the hell? I think that everyone should have the chance to be equally mis ... More >>

This Is Adorable: Paul McCartney Celebrates Ringo Starr's Birthday Last Night

Ringo Starr turned 70 yesterday, and to celebrate, he had a bash at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. Paul McCartney made a surprise appearance -- he jumped onstage with his bass, Ringo took to the drum kit, and the two surviving Beatles jammed out to "Birthday," off 1968's White Album. Yoko ... More >>

Lady Gaga Rains On Lilith's Parade, New Music From Seu Jorge, Jack White Does the Beatles, and More Beach Boys Reunion Talk

Watch the full episode. See more In Performance at The White House. -- TwentyFourBit: Check out Jack White covering the Beatles' "Mother Natures' Son" in front of Barack Obama and Paul McCartney. -- NPR Music's got the full album stream of Seu Jorge and Almaz, the new one from Seu Jorge, bett ... More >>

Travis' Fran Healy on His Solo Record, Neko Case, and Hanging Out With Paul McCartney

​Fran Healy is best known as the frontman of the Scottish rock band Travis, as well as the man who popularized the faux-hawk in the late 90s and early 2000s. On October 5, Healy will release his first solo album, Wreckorder, which features guest spots by Neko Case and Paul McCartney; he's curr ... More >>

Jason Falkner

​Fran Healy is best known as the frontman of the Scottish rock band Travis, as well as the man who popularized the faux-hawk in the late 90s and early 2000s. On October 5, Healy will release his first solo album, Wreckorder, which features guest spots by Neko Case and Paul McCartney; he's curr ... More >>

An Incomplete History: Notable Paul McCartney Covers and Tributes

From Cher's "My Love" to Jack White's performance for the First Family.

Music In Today's Paper/Fall Arts Guide: The Moondoggies, La Sera, and Ravenna Woods

Renee McMahonThe Moondoggies, or, at least three of them.​Between this week's music section, and the Fall Arts Guide--you can read them over here--here's a look at the music stuff inside this week's paper: Fall Arts: -- The Family Dog: With a new album and world tour on the horizon, the Moon ... More >>

7 Great Paul McCartney Covers: Jack White, Tina Turner, Foo Fighters, Bob Dylan, and More

Tomorrow night I'm super-stoked to be going to Benaroya to see "Live and Let Die," the Seattle Symphony's tribute to the music of Paul McCartney. In anticipation, here are my top 7 McCartney covers of all time -- add to it if you want! Jack White, "Mother Nature's Son" -- Earlier this summer, McC ... More >>

Live and Let Die's Tony Kishman Does His Best Paul McCartney Imitation at Benaroya Hall Last Night

Tony, not Paul.​ Live and Let Die: A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Paul McCartney Saturday, September 18 Benaroya Hall Imitation is flattering, but it can also be cloying. Tony Kishman, the actor and musician who stars in Live and Let Die: A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Paul McCartne ... More >>

The Reissue of Paul McCartney's Band on the Run Makes That $3 Copy at Everyday Music Look Really, Really Good

​Artist: Paul McCartney & Wings Album: Band on the Run, reissue Release Date: Nov. 2, Original Dec. 5, 1973 Rating (Skip, Stream, Buy): Skip the reissue, go find a used LP. The first time I hear Paul McCartney & Wings' 1973 classic, Band on the Run, I was around the age of 14 or 15 and thou ... More >>

Will Ryan and Bryan Adams Celebrate Their Birthdays Together Today?

Tom CarlsonThese guys have a lot in common.​Onstage, Ryan Adams and Bryan Adams are cut from two very different cloths. One is an erratic, prolific, and often brilliant enfant terrible who effortlessly jumps back and forth between alt-country and rock. The other is the Elton John of Canada, on ... More >>

The 50 Best Rock Singers of All Time, According to the P-I

Overlooked​ The P-I now has a slide show up of "The 50 best rock singers of all time." Even though this kind of list is always stupid, and this one in particular was obviously haphazardly thrown together because they needed to fill some space and get their page views up, what the hell, let's ... More >>

Until Concord Reissues McCartney I & II, Possibly In Early 2011, Digital Music Subscribers Should Consult Their Nearest Used Vinyl Bin

​I found something at Capitol Hill's Sonic Boom a couple weekends ago that, try as I might, I haven't been able to find on either of the music subscription services I subscribe to: Paul McCartney's 1980 solo record, McCartney II. It hasn't always been this way. While McCartney's former band h ... More >>

Subscription Services Aren't Banking On the Beatles, But Wouldn't Say No to a Little Help From John, Paul, George, and Google

​Ten billion songs and a bajillion iPods later, the Beatles finally made good with digital-music fans last week and added their music to iTunes--the first time the songs of the world's best-selling band have been sold digitally. David Krinsky, head of label relations for Seattle-based Rhapsody ... More >>

16 Years Later, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" Still Tops Holiday Charts

​Love her or hate her, Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas has certainly withstood time. Billboard has released a list of the 100 hottest holiday songs, based on sales and airplay data. At the top of the list: Mariah Carey's 1994 hit "All I Want For Christmas Is You," ousting beloved carols by Bing ... More >>

An Incomplete History of Well-Placed Cellos in Pop Music

From "Yesterday" to Ra Ra Riot's The Orchard.

The Top 7 Bands Too Young to Remember Grunge

​ It's not that kids can't be musical geniuses. Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens were 22 and 17, respectively, when they became rock legends. Paul McCartney was 22 at the height of Beatlemania. Biggie Smalls was 22 when Ready to Die was released. And then there's Mozart. But these days it seems ... More >>

Karaoke Korrespondent Heroically Battles Illness and Allergies to Sing at Columbia City Theater's Bourbon Bar

Courtney sows his seeds of love.​Last week, I caught a chest cold and my face got blasted non-stop by vicious hay fever attacks, but that still didn't stop me from heading down to Columbia City to sing at The Bourbon Bar on Wednesday. I arrived at 8 p.m. just as my buddy Josh was about to sta ... More >>

Dave Depper's The Ram Project

Courtney sows his seeds of love.​Last week, I caught a chest cold and my face got blasted non-stop by vicious hay fever attacks, but that still didn't stop me from heading down to Columbia City to sing at The Bourbon Bar on Wednesday. I arrived at 8 p.m. just as my buddy Josh was about to sta ... More >>

"Silly Love Songs" and the 10 Most-Played Songs In Reggie Watts' iTunes Library

Wendy Lynch RedfernReggie Watts performs at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Neptune. Tickets to the all-ages show are $19.​As opposed to our favorite songs, or songs we'd like to think define our listening habits, taking a look at what a person actually listens to can be far more revealing. With that in ... More >>

Paul McCartney Pulls His Music From Rhapsody, Spotify, and Every Other Music-Subscription Service

Mary McCartney ​Paul McCartney is the latest artist to snub music-subscription services, and in a big way. GeekWire is reporting that the former Beatle has yanked all his tunes from streaming subscription services like Spotify, MOG, and Seattle's Rhapsody. This does not bode well for the prosp ... More >>