Though I know there’ve always been a bunch of people who are nuts about East River Pipe, I don’t think I’d ever heard anything until this new one, What Are You On? (Jan 24), showed up on my desk the other day. It’s good. I think I love that “Crystal Queen” song.

::: Crystal Queen :::
::: What Does T.S. Eliot Know About You? :::

Touch & Go posted a new Quasi track, from their upcoming record, When The Going Gets Dark, out in March.

::: Merry X-Mas :::

There a few tracks “from the vaults” freshly posted over at Mountain-Goats dot com. “Cut Off Their Thumbs” and “Deserters”, a song which John says sparked the whole We Shall Be Healed album.

And hey: New Contest- I’ve got a copy of that new Queens Of The Stone Age “Over the Years and Through The Woods” DVD to give away. Details about the disc can be found right here. Just submit yr email below, and I’ll draw a winner next week.

Contest closed - thanks!