The News: LemonLymon edition

 

 

-Today’s average pitchfork rating: 7.0

-Yesterday: 7.14

-Wednesday: 7.34

-Tuesday: 6.84

-Monday: 6.38 

 

-Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell dies. BBC

– President-elect Barack Obama is resigning his U.S. Senate seat as of Nov. 16, leaving it to Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to name a replacement for the two years left in the term. One of the most likely appointees is U.S Representative Jesse Jackson Jr, a seven-term congressmen and son of Rev. Jesse Jackson.

-Robyn Hitchcock speaks with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Here

-Fleet Foxes’ self-titled album has won Uncut’s album of the year honors.

-Bask in the glow of Bon Iver by reading all the reviews at Metacrtic.

-U.N Reports Pollution Threat in Asia. NYT

-1600 Pennsylvania Ave in different cities. Here

-Mark Begich, the Alaskan Democratic challenger for Ted Stevens’ Senate seat has taken a lead of 814 votes- 132,196 to 131,382. 

-Pitchfork interviews Crystal Stilts. Read More

Lastly… Rolling Stone’s 100 greatest singers of all time. Deep Sigh…

100 Mary J. Blige
99 Steven Tyler
98 Stevie Nicks
97 Joe Cocker
96 B.B. King
95 Patti LaBelle
94 Karen Carpenter
93 Annie Lennox
92 Morrissey
91 Levon Helm
90 The Everly Brothers
89 Solomon Burke
88 Willie Nelson
87 Don Henley
86 Art Garfunkel
85 Sam Moore
84 Darlene Love
83 Patti Smith
82 Tom Waits
81 John Lee Hooker
80 Frankie Valli
79 Mariah Carey
78 Sly Stone
77 Merle Haggard
76 Steve Perry
75 Iggy Pop
74 James Taylor
73 Dolly Parton
72 John Fogerty
71 Toots Hibbert
70 Gregg Allman
69 Ronnie Spector
68 Wilson Pickett
67 Jerry Lee Lewis
66 Thom Yorke
65 David Ruffin
64 Axl Rose
63 Dion
62 Lou Reed
61 Roger Daltrey
60 Björk
59 Rod Stewart
58 Christina Aguilera
57 Eric Bourdon
56 Mavis Staples
55 Paul Rodgers
54 Luther Vandross
53 Muddy Waters
52 Brian Wilson
51 Gladys Knight
50 Bonnie Raitt
49 Donny Hathaway
48 Buddy Holly
47 Jim Morrison
46 Patsy Cline
45 Kurt Cobain
44 Bobby “Blue” Bland
43 George Jones
42 Joni Mitchell
41 Chuck Berry
40 Curtis Mayfield
39 Jeff Buckley
38 Elton John
37 Neil Young
36 Bruce Springsteen
35 Dusty Sprinfield
34 Whitney Houston
33 Steve Winwood
32 Bono
31 Howlin’ Wolf
30 Prince
29 Nina Simone
28 Janis Joplin
27 Hank Williams
26 Jackie Wilson
25 Michael Jackson
24 Van Morrison
23 David Bowie
22 Etta James
21 Johnny Cash
20 Smokey Robinson
19 Bob Marley
18 Freddie Mercury
17 Tina Turner
16 Mick Jagger
15 Robert Plant
14 Al Green
13 Roy Orbison
12 Little Richard
11 Paul McCartney
10 James Brown
09 Stevie Wonder
08 Otis Redding
07 Bob Dylan
06 Marvin Gaye
05 John Lennon
04 Sam Cooke
03 Elvis Presley
02 Ray Charles
01 Aretha Franklin

The News: The Jeff Mangum Edition

The man, the myth, the legend… Lumberjack-style Jeff.

-Via Stereogum, a NEW Robyn Hitchcock track! Listen

–NPR is streaming Of Montreal’s recent 930 club performance.

-From Vice, not us, an interview for the masses. Read the article My Coke Dealer here

-A short interview between The Independent and CSS can be found Here.

-Kevin Keegan is sueing Newcastle 9 million (enter pound symbol). 

-The 2008 Smart List… According to Wired.com. Read more

Dear President _________, 
Congratulations! Now brace yourself for an avalanche of advice — from the 21 people in your Cabinet, from dozens of advisory councils, hundreds of members of Congress, thousands of lobbyists and pundits, and millions of voters. Everyone’s got an opinion on what needs to be done. But the policies that emerge from such groupthink tend to be weird mashups of conflicting interests or warmed-over slabs of conventional wisdom. Enough of that. The country needs fresh directions and crisp action plans on intractable issues like climate change, energy, security, and defense. To help shape your thinking, we’ve come up with a Smart List of 15 Wired people with big ideas about how to fix the things that need fixing. Hail to the new chief — and please listen up

-Nets will be added below the Golden Gate Bridge to help prevent suicide attempts.

-The NBA announced that it was cutting 80 jobs in the United States due to economic downturn.