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Watch Cat Power's New Charity Video

While we were all scrambling to do a little last-minute shopping on Dec. 24, Cat Power’s Chan Marshall gave us another gift—a reworked version of her song “King Rides By.” The new version of the song, which initially appeared on 1996’s What Would the Community Think, is available as a charity download on the singer’s website. Proceeds benefit The Festival of Children Foundation and The Ali Forney Center. The video features boxer Manny Pacquiao and was directed by actor Giovanni Ribisi. Marshall also recently announced she’s working on a new album; in the meantime, check out the video below....  read more

Eddie Vedder's New Solo Album Streaming

Eddie Vedder, how we’ve missed you. The former grunge god is back for his first album release in four years, Ukulele Songs, available for stream today over at NPR. The collection is aptly titled, since the only instruments Vedder uses throughout are a variety of different ukuleles. No two songs sound the same despite the simplicity of the instrument. With no grinding guitars or pounding drums to disguise the vocals, there isn’t much room for error. The music, though vastly different from lots of Vedder’s previous work, is beautiful in its subtlety....  read more

Eddie Vedder to Release Ukulele Album Featuring Cat Power and Glen Hansard

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder is planning his newest solo release … of ukulele songs. That’s right. Vedder’s forthcoming LP, appropriately titled Ukulele Songs, will feature original and cover songs played on the island instrument....  read more

Hear Four New Cat Power Songs

Last month, we reported that Cat Power’s Chan Marshall debuted a new song at a recent San Francisco performance. This week, three more recordings of other new songs have also surfaced from that same gig. While none of these Cat Power songs have titles yet, they are likely to be included on the forthcoming album that is currently being recorded. Check out all four live tracks below....  read more

Watch Cat Power Perform a New Song

Over the weekend, Cat Power’s Chan Marshall showed a San Francisco crowd a taste of her new album. The as-yet-untitled song will appear on the forthcoming follow-up to 2008’s Jukebox, and features Marshall’s stark, beautiful voice over a simple guitar riff....  read more

The 15 Best Songs in Car Commercials

Most car commercials suck. Usually companies are so lazy, they just show the cars traversing through a desert, forest, or beach and basically say “Watch this thing move.” Every once in a while, though, they mix a cool song with the boring scenery, which makes the commercial about 5,000% better....  read more

Cat Power to Play Every Instrument on New Album

Chan Marshall (aka Cat Power) recently told Rolling Stone that she intends to play every instrument on her forthcoming album....  read more

Guided By Voices, Nada Surf Members Form Beatles Tribute Band

Bambi Kino is the name of an adult cinema in Hamburg, Germany. But it’s most famous not for showing skin flicks (Debbie Does Dresden?), but for temporarily housing a then-unknown mop-topped rock quartet that would later be known as The Beatles....  read more

Ten More Lilith Fair 2.0 Dates Canceled

Sad news for fans who were waiting to see Ke$ha and Emmylou Harris on the same bill....  read more

Pavement, Guided By Voices, Ted Leo, Cat Power, Many More Help Matador Turn 21 in Las Vegas

Matador Records will celebrate its 21st anniversary this October to the tune of a three-night concert series called The Lost Weekend, to be held at the Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, Nev....  read more