In 1980, a cargo plane carrying guitarist Peter Frampton’s equipment crashed in Venezula, and all the instruments on board were believed to be destroyed. But at the end of last year, Frampton's beloved guitar miraculously resurfaced on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao, and it was returned to him in December. The 1954 Gibson Les Paul has been lovingly restored by the Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville; here's video of Frampton getting his baby back: more ›

We're sort of over the Colbert vs The Decemberists publicity stunt, but it aired last night - and it was pretty hilarious. There were appearances by: Henry Kissinger, the New York Times Anthony DeCurtis, Jim Anderson, Eliot Spitzer, Peter Frampton and Apples in Stereo's Robert Schneider (Stereogum has the lyrics to his song from the show last night). No Colin Meloy, though...Colbert said, "The rest of the band is back in Portland probably growing hemp and trying to find the most pretentious rhyme for "salamander". I'll save you guys some time, it's "coriander"." more ›