It saddens us to report that as of this post we are abandoning our indie music format for a more commercially viable Top 40 radio format. Just kidding! Happy April Fool's Day, everybody. John Richards just shared a few of his favorite Fool's Day songs in Friday on My Mind , but seeing as how today is April Fool's Day, we thought we'd share some more songs with you: Def Leppard - Foolin' Led Zeppelin - Fool in the Rain [...]
Soms verbaas ik me er wel eens over dat ik niet veel meer muziek via mijn vader ontdekt heb. Zelfs algemeenheden als The Beatles en The Rolling Stones heb ik niet via hem leren kennen. Ik neem het hem niet...
It's always a gutsy move to open your debut full length album with such an ambitious song but this Canadian band was going for the gold.
Over the long weekend, I was hoping to get in on some of the sales that were going on- specifically Guitar Center in Cedar Rapids, and the full-weekend 20% sale at Half-Price Books. While I didn't actually get over to Guitar Center, I did hit HPB, but also managed to see David Lowery and Johnny Hickman tape a Java Blend session in Iowa City with my friend Erik , which also resulted in a great trip to The Record Collector. I also visited Moondog Music in Dubuque on Thursday and picked up some "missing titles" and hit a Half [...]

Last week, we dedicated all of our Song of the Days to the more Super of Rock and Roll acts. There truly aren't enough days in the week, so we rounded it out with a few more tunes to make this most super of playlists. Never before have we pulled together a playlist with this much collaborative talent, and we will be hard pressed to do more going forward. Check out the playlist below, along with a brief explanation of each tune. The Traveling Wilburys - Handle With [...]

Pattie Boyd man. Has one single woman every been the inspiration for so many epic rock songs? We're talking Bell Bottom Blues ( Cover Wars ), Wonderful Tonight, Something, and believe it or not - a few others as well. Layla was released in 1970 by Derek & The Dominos on their incredible LP Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs . In 1992, Clapton rearranged the tune for MTV Unplugged and took home the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. And it keeps going from there, one of Clapton's arrangements is just a couple of days old, at [...]
Music today can feel a bit overwhelming. Choosing from the plethora of music festivals , all with their own merits? Overwhelming. SXSW ? Overwhelming on so many levels . Record Store Day ? With upwards of 240 must-have releases announced thus far for the April 16th happening, yeah, that's pretty overwhelming (even RSD co-founder Eric Levin thinks so!). Not that we're complaining, really; hell, we love this stuff. After all, where would CoS be without this constant musical deluge? Might as well get ready for more, because we've got a handful of solid additions [...]
Derek and The Dominos: [ Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad ]
In Portland, Clapton shows why he is regarded as a master of the Blues.
The Allman Brothers: Chapter 2.
Today's been sort of a slow day (fun fact: the music industry likes three-day weekends), so let's spend a few minutes looking ahead to one of music's more exciting days. On April 16th, Record Store Day returns for another early morning bonanza of long waits outside your favorite local establishments as you scramble to find a limited-edition clear vinyl version of The Hold Steady's Heaven Is Whenever only to find out four hours later that it probably wasn't worth the legwork and $30 you spent. But I digress. We're still two months off from this year's [...]
67 degrees!! Fantastic, or actually the license plate I saw on the way to work put it better. DASWZUP! From the 20s just last weekend to nearly 70 today has taken a toll on my immune system but it's so very worth it for this weather. And when it comes to the first nice day of the year, there's one thing I like above all else: driving with my windows down. And nothing's better for doing that than some classic rock. I mean I listen to all types of music all year round from folk to hip hop, but that [...]

Last year I posted a bunch of "love" songs on Valentine's Day and it turned out to be one of our more popular posts this past year. Maybe a lot of folks out there look for some Lover's Rock to populate some iPods for their betrothed...I don't know, but if it ain't broke don't fix it right? I have a lot of fun doing it, but sometimes it's kind of pain to keep on eye on last year's songs and previous posts so I don't repeat myself. As much complaining as I do about repetitive programming on the [...]

Filed under: News , New Music Ian Gavan, Getty Images In November, news broke of a reissue of Derek and the Dominos ' 'Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.' Now, thanks to Eric Clapton 's website , we now know that a special version of the heralded 1970 album will be released in March and feature previously unavailable material. The reissue -- which also includes a double-vinyl reproduction with slightly [...]

Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Nicole Atkins has never been shy about her love for classics, and that fondness is evident on 'Vultures,' the lead track from her forthcoming sophomore set 'Mondo Amore.' The song starts off sounding like a dark, orchestral rock tune but quickly blazes into an upbeat blues-infused groove with Atkins crooninig about metaphorical vultures. "It's my favorite song I've ever done," she tells Spinner. "I started writing it a year and a [...]

The Small Faces: It's Too Late [purchase] Derek And The Dominos: It's Too Late [purchase] The Streets: It's Too Late [purchase] Nope, not Carole King covers. Geoviki has already taken care of that. These are three completely unrelated songs [...]
The Texas Cannonball would have turned 76 today... United States - People - Old Testament - Religion and Spirituality - Martin Luther King
The opener from one of the most sincere rock albums I have ever heard. I always like to think about George Harrison's reaction to this album. "Great songs Eric, but who's the lady?"