Donna the Buffalo's take on "Let It Bleed":

As I previously mentioned, I was more of a fan of the TV show than I was of the Monkees themselves. In other words, I watched the show regularly but have never owned a Monkees record, nor have I ever had the desire to. That's not to say that that I never listened to one of my older brothers' Monkees records because I most certainly did (their self-titled debut to be specific). Growing up in the 60s and early 70s (I was born in '62), bands like the Monkees, the Partridge Family, Herman's Hermits and yes, even the Jackson Five and the Osmonds were a huge part of my musical landscape so they were inescapable. They were a big part of my youth but that sort of stuff quickly fell by the wayside once I was exposed to the Beatles, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Steppenwolf, Grand Funk Railroad and the like. In that regard, that early bubblegum pop will always hold a special place for me.

I don't really watch TV so there's that. The majority of my exposure to media these days is NPR, print and the innerwebs. It wasn't that long ago that I went to the movies but right now I can't even think of what it was I saw.

Most of you have probably already seen this but in case you haven't, I thought this was worthy of passing along. The Monkees React to Davy Jones' Death: Mike Nesmith "Won't Abandon Him to Mortality"

I'm sure I'll attend another concert prior to this but this benefit that's coming up later this month in Raleigh is still worth mentioning. Back when tickets went on sale for it a month or so ago I passed but not today when a fourth venue was announced. Racing For the Cure is a benefit for Oliver Gant, a local two year old who was diagnosed with cancer last year. To learn more about him and this benefit, click here. The fourth venue is the Lincoln Theatre who will host Tift Merritt, Bombadil, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Small Ponds and Brice Randall Bickford in concert on Friday, March 23rd. Below is the revised poster for the event.

I've never seen Head myself. I'm going to have to fix that. I don't think that's entirely true. I'm not sure if you've ever seen this but during this interview with Jerry Garcia, the interviewer tries to corner Garcia into talking shit about the Monkees, which he refuses to do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXs_rwjb_x4

I saw it at home. I didn't even know about it until recently so I missed it when it came to theatres.

RIP Davy Jones, Monkees Singer And Pop Idol

Yes, it is.

I usually go for the arty type films but this one really didn't do too much for me. I'm not sure if it was the violence or the overall lack of emotion by Gosling (which I realize was part of his character) or a combination of the two but something about the film left me feeling very empty at the end.

In regards to the Mott the Hoople photo, perhaps this thread will prove to be helpful.

Though it may be, I really don't see anything about the photo above that would suggest it's a fake. While you, on the other hand, have lied about your age on this forum. You also posted a photo of yourself in the aforementioned thread that obviously wasn't you, especially if you're not actually 16 years old. In other words, it's hard to take anything you say on this forum seriously when you lie through your teeth so often.

Kind of like the photo you posted of your supposedly 16 year old self in the Post A Picture of Yourself thread?

Cooley covering Charlie Rich.

All cuts from Megafaun's most recent, self-titled album. For anyone that's so inclined, there's also a real nice interview with Phil Cook and Joe Westerlund from Megafaun here.

Title track from the Alabama Shakes' debut album as performed in London just a few nights ago.

I'm not sure if they'll take the world by storm but they've certainly been pretty successful so far for a band that has little more to their credit than lots of good reviews and an EP (that's no longer available, btw). They've been selling out their own headlining shows and are booked for several festivals this summer as well as a taping of Austin City Limits. I'm sure the use of "Hold On" in that Zales commercial hasn't hurt them either.