I need some new music, people. Any suggestions? I have an iTunes gift card burning a hole in my wallet money clip. What should I buy with it? I'm leaning towards the last Rogue Wave record, which was recommended to me many moons ago but I could never find in stores. Any other suggestions? Is the Mew record out yet?

I just browsed around eMusic for the first time in ages. They've added a ton of stuff lately, like the V2 catalog. I can't wait to download the last few Paul Weller records as well as all the elbow singles. Sweet. They also have the new Pipettes and Futureheads records, which is good because DCeiver been promising me a copy of News & Tributes for three weeks now.

What he said. Where have you gone Captain Rock? [via Chromewaves]

New Sloan!

50 albums that changed music.

Mercury Music Prize nominations released. Artists up for the award include Thome Yorke, Arctic Monkeys and...Scritti Politti?

I just want to go on record telling everyone that this is the single worst song I have ever heard in my entire life and I can't wait for these guys to become these guys. Book it.

As if my ex-roommate didn't give me enough reasons to make fun of Pearl Jam.

News on the Funeral follow up. No pressure here. None at all.

Interesting. "We do know that it's a version of 'The Great Escape', it's something like nine minutes long and it will 'make us shit our pants.'"

"Shock" might be too strong a word.

Sweet!

A week late but still best.

The day the Boston Globe hoop coverage died.

Peter Gammons is out of the hospital.

Are Apple's customers rebelling?

Wired Mag buy Wired.com. Guess that explains the whole Tripod thing.

Confessions of a car salesman.