Issue #17 is up for your perusal with features on Lee Renaldo , Xiu Xiu and Pop. 1280, live reviews of performances by Field Music and The Men , and reviews for Robert Pollard , Pulp , Of Montreal and Shearwater . Mark Lanegan Band Blues Funeral 4AD Released: 2.6.12 Kicking Against The Pricks review Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

An official video for Mark Lanegan 's excellent new single, "The Gravedigger's Song," is now out and viewable.  Blues Funeral , his first album to be released since 2004's very necessary LP, Bubblegum , will out February 6th.  Expect a review to be featured at Kicking Against The Pricks. Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead