Did you know Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto came out this week? The band played Letterman and Colbert and Today and Jools and Ellen and we threw a party in their honor. The launch celebration continues…   Read Story »

Two fundamental rules for Twitter: First, remember that anyone can read your Tweets (unless you've made them private). And lastly, don't criticize Ice-T's acting skills. That's pretty much it. Aimee…   Read Story »

Whenever I've recommended The Best Show on WFMU (91.1 FM, WFMU.org) to friends, I've been confronted with the complaint that the show is three hours long. And that they do not have three hours every…   Read Story »

Tonight's your last chance to open your wallet and save Tom Scharpling's brilliant indie rock friendly WFMU program. Pledgers get an exclusive Paul McCartney covers comp with tracks by Death Cab For…   Read Story »

Aimee Mann's second annual comedic Christmas video is out, and it's a Tim Heidecker-directed Dickens spoof. Aimee plays Ebenezer Scrooge; Grant-Lee Phillips is Bob Cratchit; Michael Penn is Jacob…   Read Story »

When we ran Aimee Mann's video for "Freeway," we mentioned she was to be admired for not hitting the "hammy guy and girl" as they did various dances and etc., behind her while she tried to perform…   Read Story »

The Michael Blieden-directed video for Aimee Mann's "Freeway" finds the singer looking glum in her backyard, while a hammy guy and girl do synchronized dances, wave foam props, check their phones,…   Read Story »

On "Thirty One Today," Aimee Mann sings about a disappointing 31st birthday in that familiar sad and sunny way. It's the lead track from her forthcoming seventh solo album @#%&! Smilers -- which is…   Read Story »

For someone who says so much through sad songs, Aimee Mann's live shows are surprisingly comedic affairs. Patton Oswalt has pinch-bantered for Aimee in concert for over ten years now. The…   Read Story »

More blasts from the past! Of all the new wave bands that have been pillaged for substance over the past few years, we've been expecting some band -- any band -- to start taking notes from the oft…   Read Story »