Sep 17 Rag Wrap – September 17, 2008

Silverghost gets caught up in the “buzzcatcher” of Spin.com

Pitchfork gives their 2.0 cents on Rodriguez.

Fivethreedialtone talks to John Nelson of New Grenada about Shawn Knight, Brendan Benson, Copper Thieves, Guitar Hero, divorce and teaching (among others things).

In this week’s Metro Times they go all out for Powertrane.

Last week in MT, Child Bite’s Fantastic Gusts of Blood got two thumbs up from Handyside. and Champions of Breakfast ride in style.

Last week, former Detroit area soccer mom Patti Smith honored her late husband Fred “Sonic” Smith of the MC5 at the Spring 2009 New York Fashion Week.

Two Detroit rock icon Alice Cooper and Sebastian Bach (of Detroit’s Madam X) will be on the cast of the VH1 reality show Rock Band 2. Last time around featured Sebastian Bach with Detroit legend Ted Nugent.

Tally Hall bring their T.H.I.S. to the world wide web (they were on The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson last night).

The WSU’s South End has the lowdown on this week’s Rock The Vote.

Deep Cutz has the DIY Street Fair in Ferndale (which is this weekend) and the amazing new album from Mason Proper Olly Oxen Free.

Real Detroit has an interview with Terry Longhway of Detroit’s Paul Green School of Rock Music.

Best Buy blows it’s load on a dead website, look out iTunes.

Didn’t everyone stop watching this show when Daly left?

Oh brother!

Did you know that John McCain invented the Blackberry?

WOW! Check out the trailer for the new Japaneses live-action feature Detroit Metal City. Word has it that they are going to make a US version of this movie.

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