Stuart Berman

This week in the stübermania newsletter: a conversation with The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne about why greatest-hits albums still matter in the post-playlist age. Plus: notes on the Gilla Band/Piss gig, new music from Fontaines DC, @, Sophia Stel + more! stubermania.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

Geddy Lee hasn't been this wrong since opting for that '80s ponytail

I had the pleasure of producing this Commotion interview w/ Eric Bauza in 2023, when he came on to advocate for the release of Coyote vs Acme after it was shelved by Warner, and also treated us to his insane vocal wizardry. Dude was like the Hendrix of cartoon voices. RIP. youtu.be/N3YkETPK05o?...

The Butthole Surfers movie is now availble to rent on VOD, and dare I say, it's more heartwarming and tearjerking than the new Oasis doc

Finally saw ‘You Can See Everything’ and can reveal that the biggest spoiler is we get conclusive confirmation of the correct pronunciation of “Seyfried”

Today at @bandcamp.com Daily, I wrote about the latest double-album dose of side-long drone-rock jams from powerhouse Austin ensemble (and world's greatest Stooges cover band) Water Damage: daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the...

Nice to see that “Lawman” still makes the cut on the Gilla Band set list

Tired: Neil Young says Digger is the best movie he’s ever seen Wired: The all-important Cocteaus endorsement

This week in the stübermania newsletter: my 2007 conversation with Animal Collective about making the jump from the NYC noise underground to Crayola Commericials stubermania.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

Is this now the movie version of “Geese was a psyop”?

Neil Young could make Digger but Alejandro Iñárritu could never make This Note's For You

This is officially now settled law

Shudder to Think have a new EP out, so in this stübermania newsletter, we go back to a 1997 chat I had with Craig Wedren and Nathan Larson about covering Journey, getting laughed at by Pavement fans, battling lymphoma, and heeding Ian Mackaye's best advice: stubermania.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

Gonna start a band called Vintage Blind Faith

This week in the stübermania newsletter: two conversations with Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw from Metric about the debut album they were planning to release in 2002, and the totally different debut album they actually released in 2003: stubermania.substack.com/p/two-conver...

For anyone whoever thought: "Yeah, 'Norwegian Wood' is a perfect song, but it'd be even more perfect with the drum beat from The Fall's 'Hip Priest'": www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI4K...

This week in the stübermania newsletter: two conversations with Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw from Metric about the debut album they were planning to release in 2002, and the totally different debut album they actually released in 2003: stubermania.substack.com/p/two-conver...

Today at Pitchfork, I wrote about Ty Segall's latest album, where his early primal tendencies dovetail with his more recent artier inclinations to produce a blast of garage-prog: pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

Who wore it better?

Geddy Lee says “he’s not one to make public statements about politicians” before endorsing Brad Bradford. Lee, who just played four sold-out shows in Toronto and was given a heroes welcome at TIFF, says he “truly fears for the future” of the city.

It’s really too bad that we all burned out on mash-ups by the mid-2000s, because Ella Langley x Geese’s “Choosin Taxes” is right there waiting to become the 2026iest song of 2026

According to the Meta memory machine, six years ago tonight, I attended my first post-COVID-lockdown concert, held on the rooftop of a parking garage with chairs set up six feet apart and The Sadies performing behind plexiglass. Feels like 60 years ago.

This week in the stubermania newsletter: A 2012 chat with Feist about food poisoning, why small shows are better than arena gigs, and life after "1,2,3,4." Plus: notes on Angine de Poitrine's Polaris invasion, new music from Gilla Band and Neil Young + more! stubermania.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

The Nathan Fielder/Elizabeth Holmes doc trailer is only the second most uncomfortable thing you'll watch this week

This week in the stubermania newsletter: A 2012 chat with Feist about food poisoning, why small shows are better than arena gigs, and life after "1,2,3,4." Plus: notes on Angine de Poitrine's Polaris invasion, new music from Gilla Band and Neil Young + more! stubermania.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

I guess you could say this car is undergoing reHabilitation?

And the winner or the 2026 Polaris Music Prize is…

Alien invasion at Polaris

The tits are out and bouncing for Slash Need’s tribute to Peaches at @polarismusicprize.bsky.social

Some people wear all black because it's cool/goth/rock 'n' roll etc, I wear all black to hide food stains

Today at Pitchfork, I wrote about the excellent new double album from Cincinnati psych-rock ensemble The Drin. RIYL: Brian Jonestown Massacre without the sitar-fight drama, Spacemen 3's unrealized folk phase, gratuitous sax and violence. pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

This is not a photograph… It’s a video of Roger Miller from Mission of Burma performing solo last night in Hamilton. His new album ‘The Green Man’ just came out and he’s playing Toronto on Sunday night at BSMT254. Don’t sleep on this opportunity to see a legend who’s still showing us how it’s done.

This week in the stübermania newsletter: two conversations with Spoon's Britt Daniel during the band's 2001/02 rebirth. Plus: notes on the Neil Peart documentary, Jon Spencer live, and new music from The Drin, Land of Talk, Echo & the Bunnymen and more! stubermania.substack.com/p/two-brief-...

This week in the stübermania newsletter: two conversations with Spoon's Britt Daniel during the band's 2001/02 rebirth. Plus: notes on the Neil Peart documentary, Jon Spencer live, and new music from The Drin, Land of Talk, Echo & the Bunnymen and more! stubermania.substack.com/p/two-brief-...

There's a new album coming from Land of Talk, who, after 20 years, remain so slept-on, they should be classified as pillowcore. Love the extended outro on this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7C8...

Remember the good ol' days when people just pooped in the pit?

This week in the stübermania newsletter: my account of that time Interpol came to Toronto to shoot their first video a few weeks before Turn On the Bright Lights was released. Plus: notes on new music from Twisted Teens, This Is Lorelei, War on Drugs + more! stubermania.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

Jon Spencer: 61 years old, 80-minute set, zero between-song breaks, 100% fun

This week in the stübermania newsletter: my account of that time Interpol came to Toronto to shoot their first video a few weeks before Turn On the Bright Lights was released. Plus: notes on new music from Twisted Teens, This Is Lorelei, War on Drugs + more! stubermania.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

Today at Pitchfork, I wrote about the latest blast of electro-funk freakiness from Jennifer Herrema's Black Bananas: pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

This must be worth at least $3.25 now

This week in the stübermania newsletter: a 2002-era e-chat with Colin Newman of Wire about being post-punk pioneers in a post-punk-revival world. Plus: notes on newish music from Dinosaur Jr., Mike D, Melissa Auf Der Maur, Sharp Pins + more! stubermania.substack.com/p/a-correspo...

I guess there's no need for AC/DC to play "Thunderstruck" there this month news.pollstar.com/2026/09/03/t...

Make corporate advertising anti-fascist again

I can't believe I had to sign an open letter about this, but Mark Ruffalo IS NOT antisemitic. Nor is speaking out against a genocidal country. Nor is protesting corporate greed. variety.com/2026/film/ne...

Volunteering my services to lead John Cena’s Best Supporting Actor campaign for Coyote vs Acme

Nice to see @markhamillofficial.bsky.social repping for Gerry & The Pacemakers, Rory Storm & The Hurricanes, and some other Liverpudlian band at FanExpo