Charlie Gets His Groove OnFrom today's TV listings:Charlie RoseMusic producer Brian "Danger Mouse'' Burton [left]; Jack and Meg White of the White Stripes.Nice! I'll be tuning in for sure (the White Stripes segment, incidentally, is a repeat). Charlie Rose airs in Seattle weeknights at 12pm on KCTS. When I get the chance, I'll post a few excerpts from last week's Rolling Stone interview with Mr. Mouse and pal Cee-Lo. In the meantime, here are some pics of the man himself plus the cartoon character [above right] from whom he took his name. (Does this make Cee-Lo Penfold...?)Note: Pictures from Google Images.

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Why I love André 3000...and the HivesFrom an interview with André "3000" Benjamin (Outkast) in the 9/7/06 issue of Rolling Stone.Austin Scaggs: Was there a show that changed your life?André Benjamin: I wouldn't say it changed my life, but a while ago I flew to New York just to see the Hives. My flight was late, and I didn't get to see but the last twenty minutes, when they played every song I loved. At one point they were jamming so hard, and then right on cue they all stopped. They held their pose for at least a minute. Nobody moved, sweat was dripping and they were like statues. They didn't have to play shit, and the crowd was going crazy. When they

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Three by Two / Two by ThreeThe Tyde, Three's Co. , Rough Trade (8/29/06 release date)That isn't a typo. It's Three's Co., not Three's Company. The album is their third, following Once (2001) and Twice (2003). There are five people in the LA band, including three Rademakers: Darren (vocals, guitar), wife Ann (keyboards), and brother Brent (bass, backing vocals) from Beachwood Sparks. The quintet is rounded out by Ben Knight (guitar) and Ric Menck (drums). I would imagine they've heard a few Beach Boys and Zombies LPs in their time as Three's Co. is breezy pop with a psychedelic edge.Mostly, the Tyde reminds me of the Jesus and Mary Chain, but without a

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It's All Too MuchToo much information running through my brainToo much informationdriving me insane.--The Police, "TooMuch Information"*****It's all too much for me to take.-- The Beatles, "It's All Too Much"*****I have too many CDs, DVDs, books, and magazines (mostly back issues of Vanity Fair and Sight & Sound). I don't have too many records, tapes, videos, and seven-inch singles. That's mostly because I don't buy the latter so much anymore.As for the former, I purchase several forms of these media every month (and subscribe to several magazines). I also review a lot of stuff. If I'm writing about a title, I don't have to pay for it, which is gr

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Five Random Observations...or Five Signs of the Apocalypse?You decide.Either everything I like is going mainstream or the world just got a whole lot cooler.*****1. The first thing I heard when I walked into Anthropologielast weekend? "Bat Macumba" by Os Mutantes [above left].2. Then, while strolling past Barneys New York,I spotted a [Serge] Gainsbourg T-shirt in the window.3. Five minutes into Miami Vice, the Felix da Housecat "Heavenly House" mix of "Sinnerman" hits the screen. Sure, David R. Ellis (2004's Cellular) beat Michael Mann to it, but it's still Nina Simone. (Then he has to ruin the effect with those godawful Audioslave tracks.)4. Belle and

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Alone Again (Or)Arthur Lee, one of the finest singer/songwriters of the psychedelic--or any--era lost his battle with leukemia on 8/3/06. There isn't anything I can say about Lee that hasn't already been said. More importantly, his songs speak for themselves: "My Little Red Book,"* "Signed D.C," "Seven & Seven Is," "AndMoreAgain," etc. So here's something Robyn Hitchcock wrote about the man. The composition appears on his 1993 album, Respect.*****The Wreck of the Arthur LeeThe wreck of the Arthur LeeWill never return againNever return againThe captain and all his menWent up and jumped overboard"Jesus is Lord," they criedBelieve in love!Believe in

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Smiley Faces SometimesThe gent to the left is a Barkley. He isn't the Barkley in question. So yeah, "Gnarls" is a horrible name--Charles is classier--but what can ya do. To quote the Bard, "What's in a name? To quote Gnarls Barkley, "Who cares?"Last week, I forwarded the following video to almost everyone I know. On the off-chance you haven't seen it yet, here 'tis. It's basically the history of pop music with Dennis Hopper, who appears on the Danger Mouse-produced Demon Days, and fellow former child actor Dean Stockwell as "hosts." In a nice bit of synchronicity, both starred together in Blue Velvet [above].The Gnarled Ones, meanwhile, play a couple

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