Got Strange Wishes? You Might Win Christmas On Mars
To keep the spirit of the holidays somewhat bizarro, Listening Post has teamed up with the Flaming Lips to give away copies of the legendary band’s finally completed midnight movie Christmas On Mars....
View ArticleDr Pepper Pays Up, For One Day Only
Starting Sunday at 12:01 a.m., Guns ‘N’ Roses fans finally get to collect earnings on Dr Pepper’s bet that the tumultuous band would never finish Chinese Democracy — for 24 hours. Coupons redeemable...
View ArticleVatican Forgives Lennon’s Controversial Jesus Slam
Better late than never. The Vatican’s official newspaper L’Osservatore Romano finally forgave John Lennon’s infamous 1966 claim that his band was "more popular than Jesus." And, yea, it was all good....
View ArticleDr Pepper Extends Deadline After Servers Crash
Just as most net-savvy Listening Post readers predicted, Dr Pepper’s servers crashed when Chinese Democracy buyers logged on and tried to cash in on the gratis sodas offered by the soft-drink maker....
View ArticleMichael Jackson Settles Up With Sheik
Monday was going to be a rough one for Michael Jackson. He was scheduled to appear in London’s High Court to answer breach-of-contract charges from Bahrain’s Sheik Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, who...
View ArticleNeil Young Previews Sugar Mountain, Likes Residuals
"A lot of people have asked me what I get from writing, besides residuals," Neil Young cracks wise in the early minutes of Sugar Mountain — Live at Canterbury House 1968 CD/DVD, currently streaming on...
View ArticleThanks For the Tectonic Sonics, 2008!
Thanksgiving is tomorrow for us Americans, so Listening Post would like to take the time today to give thanks for the stellar year in music. Here are five examples of why it was exceedingly easy to...
View ArticleHalou Shines With Cocteau Twins, Stripmall Architecture, USB Drives
From remixing Rod Stewart, DJ Shadow and Radiohead to performing a kitchen-sink set with typewriters and wine glasses under the moniker Stripmall Architecture, San Francisco’s Halou is a productive...
View ArticleBest Xmas Tune? Willie and Colbert’s Ode to Weed
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All has redefined the holiday special for the new millennium. But it may also have redefined holiday songs for the 21st century as well, especially Willie...
View ArticleGuitar Center’s Drum-Off Snares Superstar Judges
Six lucky candidates from a field of 5,000 have survived contests across hundreds of Guitar Center stores to compete at the 2008 Drum-Off finals on January 10. But who will walk away the best new...
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