Live evidence of that ‘best bar band in the world’ accolade

Ramblin’ man gets the Depression-era blues

Fierce farce of Whitehall, Washington and warmongering from Armando Iannucci

Comprehensive collection of Leigh's work only starts with Abigail...

Director's Cut expands 1970 film to 4 hours of footage

Pretty weird mix this week, as I look down this list, not all of it fantastic. If I can break the usual protocols here, though, the Johnny Cash remix is really awful, and I speak as a Snoop Dogg fan. Given that “I Walk The Line” looked like the most interesting thing on the Cash remix album that turned up the other day, I suspect we might have found the worst record of 2009 already – though I must confess I don’t have the moral courage to check and make sure.

See the San Francisco garage band live in London

Discussions to make digital versions available 'continue'

A vague plan to write about the new White Denim album this morning, comprehensively derailed when I discovered this amazing footage on Youtube. It features the elusive Jandek playing what is allegedly his first ever live show in his hometown of Houston. [youtube]acLwiYpSTFE[/youtube]

The Nutty boys to play free secret shows in NW1 this month!