Remember the days when every little bit of news from The Icarus Line was broadcasted from Buddyhead? Ahh… the good old days. Well today they announced their new record “Slave Vows” (which by the way is the best album they’ve … more
Dennis Wilson – “Pacific Ocean Blue” reissued finally! (Updated and reposted)
NEWS(All photos by Dean Torrance) UPDATE: I’m reposting this article/interview for a few reasons. First off I wanted to let you all know that “Pacific Ocean Blue is now out and in stores! So, go buy yourself a copy. It’s … more
I’m Djing @ Bar Chloe in Santa Monica every Thursday night…
NEWSSorry I’ve been a tad AWOL from this site… but I’m just a human, a victim of the insane. And I’ve just been super busy dealing lots of really positive stuff over in Buddyhead / Jubilee-Land. But that’s a whole … more
Buddyhead Rapper #1 – Guns N’ Roses – If The World (remix)
MEDICATIONThe remix came out so good that Meathead threw together this kickass music video here for it. I smell a TRL smash hit kids! This one is gonna top the charts! FUCK YEAH! Here are the lyrics: Buddyhead rock right, … more
Topspin Media comes out of stealth mode
NEWSAloha, Topspin came out of stealth mode and they’re finally starting to tell their story… check it out @ http://www.TopspinMedia.com. The cool part (aside from the fact that their software is gonna flip the music world on its head) is … more
Why does God continue to allow Coldplay (or Rolling Stone) to exist?
MEDICATIONHi, I’m Meathead. Have you checked out the latest edition of Rolling Stone magazine? Why? Well, anyway, you probably noticed Mr. Gwyneth Paltrow posing on the cover this month, trying really hard to look like a genius. Seriously, look at … more
How to draw Peter Cetera in seven mind-blowingly easy steps
MEDICATIONHi, I’m Meathead. As you’ll know once you’re finished reading this sentence, I’ve been extremely busy lately, repeatedly running over old ladies and Hasidic Jews with a fire truck in the hot new computer game Grand Theft Auto IV. Therefore, … more
New Wire song for fire right now, new record soon…
NEWSOh-man-oh-man do I ever love Memorial Day! I love it cuz I get the day off work so i can… oh wait, I don’t have a real job and I live on a couch and I’m a “struggling artist” or … more
More music that in no way whatsoever rocks
MEDICATIONHi, I’m Meathead. Since I could count the number of times I’ve visited the Pitchfork website on one hand even after a hypothetical horrific, bloody woodshop mishap, I’m not really “up” on all the latest “rock and roll” bands that … more
Creation Records Documentary & The New Charlatans records
MEDICATIONCreation Records Documentary Part1 I found this cool documentary on Creation Records and Alan McGee. He signed Oasis. He wins. Creation Records Documentary Part 2 More related clips here. Seeing as how Alan McGee is currently managing The Charlatans and … more
The Cure, A. A. Bondy and Bar Lubitsch
NEWSNot sure if it’s because of the new Cure single, or the A. A. Bondy bonus tracks I recently acquired, or ’cause this weekend I spent the entire day up in the Hollywood hills catching some sun, poolside, staring … more
Bill O’Reilly Flipping The Fuck Out
MEDICATIONThis video of Bill O’Reilly losing his mind is one of the best things I’ve seen in a long time. Aaron and I watched it about ten times in a row yesterday morning. It gets better with each repeated watching. … more
Sniff Swig Puff
MEDICATIONI was just spending some quality time on the World Wide Web™ before going to stupid work, and stumbled across something that I felt needed to be shared with my friends. But since I don’t actually have friends, I’ll settle … more
Ramblings about Wayne Newton, Bauhaus, Love & Rockets, Billy Bragg, Spiritualized, Aquarium Drunkard, The Replacements…
MEDICATIONThis one is a rambling mess… sorry in advance. Casper Adams caught up with his long lost dad, Mr. Wayne Newton at the “Dancing With The Stars 100th Episode” party this past week. Hugs, smiles, tears of joys and beers … more
I’m DJing Bar Lubitsch every Tuesday night starting tomorrow
NEWSStarting tomorrow, Tuesday May 13th….. My friends and I, plus some special guests, will be DJing the most smashing and crashing Rock N’ Roll sounds around @ Bar Lubitsch every Tuesday night from 10PM til the end (2am). Troy Boy … more
Dear Metallica – Yours, Dave Grohl
MEDICATION(photo by me) Our friend, David Eric Grohl, wrote Metallica an open letter from the standpoint of just being a fan. Sounds like something we’d do. Yeah, basically he beat us to it. Plus his “PS” torches anything we would … more
Three new Oasis songs leaked today… (updated with mp3s and more songs!)
NEWSHere are three “new” Oasis songs that leaked today. Triple the jerk material that I expected to find when I woke up today. I can’t seem to find the actual mp3s of these songs anywhere but they’re out there, I … more
What kind of dickhead doesn't like a good Choco Taco?
MEDICATIONHi, I’m Meathead. Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve spiced up your life with my Pulitzer prize-winning Internet web column, but I’ve been busy these past couple weeks getting all sweaty. I’m sure you’ve been there, you know what … more
Time Fades Away, Love & Rockets, Jane’s Addiction and Sly Stone.
MEDICATIONEver since I wrote about Neil Young’s out of print live album “Time Fades Away” (here and here) I’ve been getting emails about it. At first, people were writing me to say thank you for throwing it up for download … more
Jane’s Addiction are cool again for one night only in LA
NEWSJane’s Addiction are going to get “back together” AGAIN for another reunion tour, this time it’s gonna be some dork named Carl (who played bass in Satellite Party) pretending to be Eric Avery. All I have to say on that … more
Crystal Castles – "Courtship Dating"
MEDICATIONSorry if I made anyone upset with my last post about Radiohead. I honestly didn’t mean to be so hard on them, seeing as how they did have some decent songs back in the 90’s. Sure, In Rainbows may have … more
The Stone Roses – Blood On The Turntable Documentary
MEDICATIONSpeaking of Madchester…. This is a really cool documentary about (my favorite band from Manchester) The Stone Roses that someone sent me a DVD of a few years ago (thank you whoever that was) and now, like everything, it’s on … more
Set Phasers To Rave
MEDICATIONBecause of Meathead’s post about Radiohead I’ve gotten some pretty sweet hate mail. It’s like Buddyhead 1999 in my inbox the last few days, reminds of back when people actually read what we wrote here and stuff. Ahh, the glory … more
New Spiritualized, the new mixtape, Jubilee, photography and lots of cool shit happening…
NEWSFrom what Amazon.com says… it looks like we will all be able to buy a physical copy of the new Spiritualized album (called “Songs in A&E”) on May 27th, 2008. You can pre-order the regular version or prove you’re a … more
Meathead on Radiohead (on Buddyhead)
UncategorizedIf you’ve been following the hottest band in the world, Radiohead, as much as I have lately, you’d know by now that they are, without question, the leaders of the music revolution that’s happening today. You can tell by the … more
Meathead on Radiohead (on Buddyhead)
MEDICATIONIf you’ve been following the hottest band in the world, Radiohead, as much as I have lately, you’d know by now that they are, without question, the leaders of the music revolution that’s happening today. You can tell by the … more
Help Wanted – Eric Avery’s (of Jane’s Addiction) new band
NEWSSo for those of you who really know me, (which I’m going to guess is about 0.001% of you readers out there) know how much I’m in love with Jane’s Addiction; well old Jane’s anyways (86-91). You’ve probably seen me … more
The Raconteurs – “Salute Your Solution” video
MEDICATIONThe Raconteurs put out a new record that’s cleverly titled “Consolers of the Lonely”. I’ve only had time to give it the once over in between all the elbow-rubbing, couch surfing and all the hard travelin’ I’ve been hittin’ too. … more
The Black Keys – “Strange Times” video
MEDICATIONHere’s the new video for “Strange Times” by The Black Keys…. thumbs up or thumbs down kids? Laser tag? Not really sure I’m following them here.
New Billy Bragg – Anti Records Sampler
NEWSOne of Buddyhead’s favorite recording artists, Billy Bragg, has a new record coming out through Anti Records. It hits stores on April 8th in the US and it’s already out in other parts of the world. By the way, how … more
I made a video for Maynard’s band Puscifer… Oasis, Verve, Raconteurs, McRib…
MEDICATIONI know this dude Maynard James Keenan, he’s world famous for being the inventor of one of man greatest creations… the lobster tank. On the side he sings for two arena-filling bands, Tool and A Perfect Circle. Yeah, homeboy is … more
More like "The Big Suck Theory," amirite?
MEDICATIONI remember when I first started seeing billboards for CBS’ hot new series, The Big Bang Theory. My first thought was, “Oh, fantastic, it’s another post-mortem spasm in the corpse of the sitcom format, this time in a weak attempt … more
Portishead – “Machine Gun” video
MEDICATIONI haven’t had enough time to spend time with the new Portishead record to tell you if it holds up against the first two and the live record or not. I’ve been busy hanging-ten on couches and whatever else it … more
Getting “POSER!”ed by Henry Rollins
MEDICATIONThis video is amazing! I’d never seen it before so thanks to the person who emailed me this shit… In the video this kid tries to interview Henry Rollins and Greg Ginn of Black Flag and instead gets facial-ed super … more
What part of "pretend it never happened" did you not understand?
MEDICATIONWow, I wasn’t expecting my half-assed Phil Collins write-up to stir up such a heated debate. Honestly, my only true beef with that particular video, besides the fact that the song sucks, is that no matter which way you look … more
FUCK YEAH! NEW MUDHONEY! OLD MUDHONEY!
NEWSSee getting older CAN be cool. Just look at Sub Pop and Mudhoney, they’re both turning 20 this year. And to celebrate their wrinkles Sub Pop is putting out as many Mudhoney records as they can. And that kicks ass … more
The Cassettes could be winners with your help!
NEWSThe Cassettes could be winners with your help. Here’s the deal, the music video that illustrated by Shelby Cinca and animated by Stephen Guidry (both members of the band) for their song “Rogue Gnome” is up for a 2008 Yahoo! … more
Troy Boy’s Mixtape #2
MEDICATIONI’m not really sure why I’m even calling this a “Mix Tape” series, I haven’t touched an actual cassette tape since the days of my first car which was a Dodge Omni for the record back in 1998. These days … more
How To Destroy Insomnia
I must confess I was hesitant to listen to the two How To Destroy Angels songs that are currently available online. After being subjected to the cruel horrors of Paul McCartney’s Wings as a small child, I rank “listening to husband-and-wife bands” just underneath “trimming Della Reese’s toenails with my teeth” on my list of things to get excited about. But, despite the fact that husband-and-wife bands have never, ever been a good idea, ever, this is Trent Reznor we’re talking about. more
Gossip #135: Black Francis likes bacon, new Attack Attack!, "PUNCH-ME" knobs & the original GILF!
Two Buddyhead Gossips in a week is like losing your virginity twice, that just doesn’t fuckin’ happen man! What’s going on over here! more

















































