There was a telephone conversation. In his quest to learn everything possible about Larry Bird, Tug Coker has...

I thought I'd had my fill of musical comebacks, but Dodgy's new album is a revelation Self-evidently, there are all kinds of issues surrounding the modern mania for musical comebacks. Increasingly, browsing through the live ads at the back of rock magazines suggests there will soon be nothing else, as not just bands but entire genres decide to patch things up, and have another go. If you doubt this, consider the knock-on effects of the Stone Roses reunion : a full-blown baggy resurrection that has also put jump-leads on the Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets. For reasons that are ...

Richard Hawley has long been a foil for Jarvis Cocker, after briefly playing with Pulp and also joining the singer’s ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/richard-hawley-releasing-new-album-standing-at-the/61675/

Nothing beats a good shocking TV moment. It’s what the idiotbox is made for— MIA giving America the finger at Superbowl?  Meh. Small fry. Not even a Richter 3 on the offensivometer. For true knuckle chompingly bad moments you need to look to the pros: the maniacs, drunkards, junkies, fuck ups, numbskulls and pranksters of pop who’ve- intentionally or not- bitch slapped the schedules with some off-script mayhem. Whether they’ve utilised baffling incompetence, inventive expletives, rampaging ego, or just straight up insanity, today we celebrate the musicians who drop clangers while the cameras roll. And before you ...

Jarvis Cocker and co will also perform live at ceremony later this month

Kraftwerk recently announced a rare North American show, which will take place at the Ultra Music Festival in ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/listen-jarvis-cocker-and-factory-floor-pay-tribute/61481/

In the final installment of a two-part interview, Triffids biographer Bleddyn Butcher talks to AARON CURRAN about David McComb’s work ethic, his distinctly Australian vernacular and the mystery surrounding his death. Part one here . As well as mining his own experiences, David seemed to enjoy using literature as a springboard in his work, like the poems of Les Murray and Marina Tsvetaeva. Do you think his creative methods were different from his peers in this or any other ways? Yes, I think his methods were more sophisticated. These days there seems to be a general misunderstanding of what creativity ...

A few days after Leonard Cohen talked shop with Jarvis Cocker on the BBC , a couple of young guns are paying tribute to the deep-voiced crooner: Videos of Cults and War Kids">Cold War Kids covering Cohen songs hit the web yesterday. The covers were performed for Old Ideas with New Friends , a project orchestrated by Columbia Records (Cohen's label) to "celebrate Leonard Cohen's legendary 40 years in music" — as well as build all that newfangled blog buzz around the recent release of the poet's new studio album Old Ideas . The disc, which arrived January 31, is ...

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Okay, haven't actually looked at these yet, but I'm going to guess that the key theme of this year's NME shortlist will be 'please like us, Lana Del Ray's people'. Here's the shortlist in full : Best British Band (supported by Sonos) Arctic Monkeys Bombay Bicycle Club The Horrors Kasabian Muse Best International Band (supported by T4) Fire">Arcade Fire Foo Fighters Justice Odd Future The Strokes Best Solo Artist (supported by Rekorderlig) Adele Florence + The Machine Turner">Frank Turner Laura Marling Miles Kane Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Best New Band (supported by Boxfresh ...

Sunday afternoon's in the UK (and around the world via the Internet) are reserved for Jarvis Cocker's 6Music broadcast; yesterday's program was particularly good as it featured Jarvis's recent interview with Leonard Cohen , who is releasing his new record 'Old Ideas' this week. You'll struggle to find a more discerning interviewer and interviewee all year; have a listen here if you missed it. We're featuring a track from Beck as part of his 'Songs Of Leonard Cohen' Record Club series. Beck- Winter Lady (Download)

Johnny Cash, Nick Cave, R.E.M., the Pixies, Jarvis Cocker, Beck, Devendra Banhart & MGMT (and more)

If you’re like me, then you usually like your summers like you like your orange juice — Pulp free. Typically the only type of Cocker I’m all about is “spaniel,” but this year (2012, I believe) I think we should embrace Jarvis Cocker and his Pulp-mates, as they will perform live four times this spring. Why? Because I said so, and I have extraneous power over you as a TMT writer. It’s been nearly a decade since playing in the US, but all of the original members are back to run through all the solid Britpop songs they ...

Photo by Shannon McClean The triumphant Pulp reunion tour continues. Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior, and Mark Webber have announced a few more dates surrounding their Coachella appearance, including shows in NYC and San Francisco. A press release promises that "they will be playing songs from all periods of their career."

Pulp's first U.S. show in more than a decade just got a couple of days closer. The reunited Britpop icons have added performances in New York and San Francisco around its previously announced billing at Coachella . Jarvis Cocker and Pulp's other original members will play Radio City Music Hall in New York on April 11, two days before their first Coachella set. Pulp also have a set scheduled at the Warfield in San Francisco on April 17, three days before they head back to Indio, California for Coachella round two. The Radio City Music Hall show marks ...