Husker Du News

Reviews of recent CDs by Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood and Raye Smith. Britney Spears, "Blackout" "Blackout" shouldn't be this good. via Style Weekly

Behind the flannel shirts, mussy hair, and "Beautiful Loser" archetype , the Replacements were just a pretty great rock band with some good stories. via Pitchfork

Silkworm drummer Michael Dahlquist's 2005 death in a car accident was doubly tragic, destroying indie rock's most gloriously enigmatic band, which flaunted the most complex set of down-and-out emotions since ... via Village Voice Music

Went out with a few guys from work last night to see Bob Mould play a short solo show at the Paradise Lounge . via Brand new

Bob Mould, the former frontman of Husker Du , is a US punk rock legend. So what is Bob Mould doing now? Well, he is living in DC, came out as gay and now DJ's the wildly popular monthly Blow-Off party at the ... via To the People

After inking to SST Records, the band began a string of records that would become increasingly more tuneful and less reliant upon punk's speed-freak energy to get by. via Aversion

Actress Angela Lansbury is 82. Actor Barry Corbin is 67. Bassist C.F. Turner of Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 64. via TwinCities

The Replacements initially formed in 1979, when Paul Westerberg joined a garage punk band formed by brothers Bob and Tommy Stinson and drummer Chris Mars . via Mix 99.9

“I want to skate so bad but there's a lot mre snow to clear”

Photo Credit: Zach Ornitz/ADN Nick Marciano, visiting Aspen from Tampa, Fla., shovels out one of the bowls in the Aspen skatepark on Tuesday afternoon. via Aspen Daily News

Rounding out a solid near-20-year solo career that began in 1989 with Workbook , ex-Husker Du/Sugar frontman Bob Mould is joining the Anti- family for District Line , set for a January 8 release. via CMJ New Music Monthly

“Every time the music business tries to stick a nail in it, it doesn't work. I love what I do.”

Bob Mould, one of indie rock's most influential figures, has always carved out his own paths. via Palo Alto Daily News

“This record really sums up the past five years of being here”

Bob Mould, the legendary guitarist/singer/songwriter and former member of Husker Du and Sugar, has just inked a deal with Anti- Records. via IGN Music

“Chicago is my No. 1 town in the world”

Bob Mould fans experienced the next-best thing to a private living-room performance from the singer-songwriter Tuesday at a sold-out Schubas. via Chicago Tribune

"BOB MOULD: CIRCLE OF FRIENDS" 111 minutes. Unrated. As he traded songs with drummer Grant Hart in the 1980s punk band Husker Du, Bob Mould's anguished vocals and the melodic buzz saw of his guitar playing ... via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Nina Nastasia and Jim White with Jim Becker and Scott Tuma, 10 p.m. today at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. via Daily Herald