New single featuring "I Might" b/w a cover of Nick Lowe's "I Love My Label" on limited edition blue vinyl available through the Wilco store. There's also a black vinyl edition.

Not by a long shot. Then again, it's all about opinion so there is no one band that's the "greatest", even Led Zeppelin. It's all in the ear of the beer holder.

That's already been covered in this thread in the News section: New Immigrant Song Cover

I think it's safe to say they were "trippy" throughout their entire career. I just so happen to prefer the more acoustic based stuff. For fans of Workingman's Dead, American Beauty and Garcia's work with the New Riders of the Purple Sage and Old and In the Way, this album is also a great place to start: When this was released on CD it was missing one track from the vinyl edition ("Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie") but when it was re-released as part of the reissue campaign for the Beyond Description (1973-1989) box set in 2004 that cut was restored to the tracklisting along with several bonus cuts that came from the same shows as the original album.

Every one of their concerts was improvisational to one degree or another. I saw them four times between 1989 and 1995 and enjoyed them every time. What made the live stuff sink in with me in a bigger way was finally hearing some of the studio albums (such as Blues For Allah) which sounds positively sterile compared to how those songs were performed live.

My introduction was Workingman's Dead, which is probably why I've always been more of a fan of their acoustic, song-based stuff than the jammy live explorations. It has it's place too since they cemented their reputation as a live band but it took me a while to fully appreciate it.

Glad to see him back out touring. Hopefully he'll hit the U.S. after this current overseas run. The new stuff is definitely much more to my liking than Cardinology and his metal homages.

I hate I missed them when they played here with Destroyer this past Spring but I'm sure they'll be back around soon in support of the new record.

Cork Opera House Cork, Ireland 6.7.11. 1. Oh My Sweet Carolina 2. Dirty Rain 3. If I Am A Stranger 4. Firecracker 5. New York (on piano) 6. Two 7. Blue Hotel 8. Carolina Rain 9. Crossed Out Name 10. Sylvia Plath (on piano) 11. Dear Chicago 12. Everybody knows 13. Damn Sam, I Love A Woman Who Rains 14. Ashes and Fire Encore 15. Avenues 16. Let It Ride 17. Withering Heights 18. Desire 19. Please Do Not Let Me Go

From Music.MyNC.com: Dex Romweber Duo to celebrate album release at Cat’s Cradle Simply put, Dex Romweber is a local legend. But Dex’s reach goes far beyond the Triangle; in fact, he is credited with being a massive influence for The White Stripes’ Jack White. “His songwriting, along with his love of classic American music from the south — be it rockabilly, country or R&B — is one of the best kept secrets of the rock ‘n roll underground,” White said. Perhaps best known for his incredible work with the Flat Duo Jets, Romweber has an equally impressive solo repertoire that includes 2009’s acclaimed album Ruins of Berlin. The time now comes for the Dex Romweber Duo to release the follow-up to Ruins of Berlin. That album, Is That You In The Blue?, will see a release July 26 through Bloodshot Records. “With a mix of originals and obscure nuggets from rock and roll’s dusky back closets, the DRD romps through the sweaty cinder block studios of Memphis of the ’50s, channels street corners on the wrong side of town with existential blues and instrumentals that’d find a home in a Tarantino spy flick,” a press release explains. Is That You In The Blue? was recorded at Southern Culture on the Skids Rick Miller’s studio, and features contributions from members of The Old Ceremony and Savage Knights, as well as Rick himself and fellow SCOTS Mary Huff. To kick-off the album’s release, Dex Romweber Duo will be joined by Birds of Avalon at Cat’s Cradle on July 22. Tickets go on sale June 10 for $10 in advance. If you missed Dex Romweber Duo on Sessions at Studio B back in ‘09, check out the performance over on the video’s landing page.

Goes to show a band can maintain it's original line up and still suck. Hopefully, Jack Douglas can breathe some life back into the beast but at this stage of the game I think it's highly unlikely. I'd love to see them prove me wrong.

No word on whether or not they'll be playing NC on this tour but if the tix are high, I'll be passing on it. Gillian Welch has a new album out this month and will be touring behind it this summer outside of her shows with Buffalo Springfield. I'm sure ticket prices for her show will be much more reasonable. If you've never heard her, you it owe it to yourself to check her out. My favorite record of hers is Time (The Revelator).

Aerosmith to Start Recording First Album in 10 Years The full band - including Joe Perry - will go into the studio next month Aerosmith perfroming on August 12, 2010. Kevin Mazur/WireImage By ANDY GREENE Joe Perry has confirmed that Aerosmith are going to finally begin work on new album next month. "Whole band has plans to go into the studio with Jack Douglas second week of July to work on new Aero CD," he wrote on Twitter yesterday. Perry didn't bother showing up at Aerosmith's initial writing sessions earlier this year, and relations between him and Steven Tyler were so strained that a new album seemed unlikely. Perry's not speaking to the press, but his post shows he's gotten on board with the project. (Douglas produced many of the bands biggest albums of the 1970s, including Get Your Wings, Toys In The Attic and Rocks.) Earlier this year, Aerosmith recorded a series of demos in Los Angeles. Tentative track titles included "Bobbing For Piranha," "Asphalt" and "Legendary Child." "They still sound like Aerosmith," wrote Rolling Stone's Brian Hiatt in a recent cover story about Tyler. "Slinky, riff-rock, big -chorused soul ballads, leaning more Seventies than Nineties." A representative for Perry told Rolling Stone that the guitarist was "unavailable" for the sessions, but while promoting his new gig on American Idol this year, Tyler repeatedly told the press that he and Perry were exchanging angry text messages. To read the rest of the article click here.

I've never been a huge fan of "Candy Store Rock" but I'm sure it's someone's favorite. Also can't say I've ever gotten all the hate for "Hot Dog" or In Through the Out Doorz.

I'm saying you're ignorant in general.

Read your opening statement in this thread, that alone shows your ignorance. Not to even mention your opinion of what you consider to be "stinkers".

Does the packaging for the 40th Anniversary collection include CD trays or are they just cardboard slipcases? If it's the later, they will scratch your CDs.

Hopscotch has added 14 bands to this year's lineup, they've also posted the schedule.

You've completely disqualified yourself with this bit of ignorance.

If it's on cable it will be replayed ad nauseum. I know I've seen it at least once so I'm sure you'll have ample opportunity to see it again.

Maybe she'll chose something appropriately funky like "Custard Pie" or "Trampled Underfoot" and have Page guest star.