- Plant will tour … with Alison Krauss. Love ya, Krauss but couldn't ya step aside so this little Zeppelin reunion tour will finally happen.
- Super soul singer Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings to play Skipper's on Jan. 22.
- Ike and Tina Turner profile from Rolling Stone in 1971: "Ike is a very hard worker," a friend is saying. "He's such a driver. Last winter Tina was sick with bronchial pneumonia, 104 temperature, in the hospital with her body icepacked to bring the temperature down. And Ike was visiting, and he was going, 'You get out and Sing, or you get out of the house!'"
- Mars Volta weired out by Ouija board curse. Come on, what are you guys in third grade?
- Kim Deal discusses new Breeders album. Alas, no word on new Pixies album.
- Spin names Daft Punk Entertainers of the Year. Must be the cool helmets.
This article appears in Dec 12-18, 2007.