Now that I've wasted so much time here establishing a few traditions, I'd be remiss to honor not them... Almost every artist in the history of mankind has at least one title in their catalog that is a compilation, a stopgap collection meant to maintain interest between releases (often to boost holiday sales) or to fulfill a contractual obligation. This is the former, a chance to make use, one more time, of a lot of wasted time over the past twelve months. Three years ago, I reflected on the annual, childhood tradition of [...]
Photos by G. Peter Wolf I know what you are thinking - Michael Jackson is dead. The above photo might look like Michael, but it's rock god Peter Wolf! The former front man of the J. Geils Band performed at New York's Bowery Ballroom on October 26, 2011. For the first time in my New York concert going experiences at Bowery Ballroom, the show was seated. I think it worked in this setting because the show was so intimate. Peter Wolf told stories in between songs [...]
Peter Wolf will play a Brooklyn show at The Bell House on October 28 in addition to the the previosuly mentioned Manhattan and CT shows he has scheduled. According to The Bell House's website , the show will be a special seated show. Tickets are on sale now for that, and for his Bowery Ballroom show happening two days earlier (10/26). Still no full Peter Wolf tour to announce, but as mentioned , his band the J. Geils Band also play [...]
Over the last couple of years, West London's folk scene has been churning out a number of much buzzed about bands, with Mumford & Sons leading the charge. The other rising star of the burgeoning movement is the 21-year-old Laura Marling , who earlier this year won the 2011 Brit Award for Best Female Solo Artist. On September 13, the singer-songwriter will release her third studio album, A Creature I Don't Know , and has recently announced a short nine-date U.S. tour that includes a two-night stand in Los Angeles, as well as a high profile [...]
Peter Wolf @ Highline Ballroom in 2010 ( more by Jacob Blickenstaff ) J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf , who we last saw when he was a guest of Yo La Tengo at Maxwell's for Hanukkah , went on a short tour this past March that never hit NYC. It looks like he'll head out on another one this October that does include a NYC show happening on October 26 at Bowery Ballroom . Tickets go on sale Friday (7/29) [...]
It was during this week in 1982, that I graduated from grade school. I'm not sure if it was because of our small town's agrairian past - when not everyone went on to high school - or if it was the chance to inject excitement into the sleepy hum of daily life, but the event was treated with considerable pomp and circumstance. As a kid that, like a lot of kids, had no use for formalities, I thought most of it was an inconvenient hullabaloo. But there was an upside to losing a [...]
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In a world full of trouble, people like the chance to focus on something positive - so, even though they're all royal and all the baggage that comes with that, there are still a lot of people around the world who are interested, even excited, by the royal wedding next Friday of Prince William and [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
are great. I spend a horrendous amount of time trolling the interwebs looking for Annie Mac Minimixes for my own unadulterated pleasure. This mix however, has something a tremendous Annie Mac minimix doesn't have - an amazing intro. You may or may not have heard of The J Geils Band? Oizo sampled them, they make [...]
this 11-video playlist of YouTube videos counts as my mim mix for March. but its not just about the music this time. i must rant first, then rock. read on.... the rock and roll hall of fame has again proved itself to be an exclusive club of musical snobs. after finally nominating KISS once, the voters inevitably snubbed KISS once again. snubbing snobs. then the 2011 ballot didn't even include them. the BIG LIE that is the rock hall is really about rock music because it clearly doesn't have a clue about [...]
As I surfed channels the other night, I couldn't help but momentarily get sucked into an infommercial. It was by Time-Life and for a nine-CD collection - Ultimate Rock Ballads . Hosting the half-hour pitch to earn my affection, interest, and credit card number was REO Speedwagon lead singer Kevin Cronin. His sidekick was some chick who looked like a dental hygenist and likely had no idea who Kevin Cronin or REO Speedwagon was until her world and his collided in this cash grab. Kevin Cronin wouldn't stop smiling. [...]
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"I got you Babe" by Sonny & Cher and "Nothing Compares to you" by Sinead O'connor are a couple of those songs I can't stand sometimes but we all can admit love stinks right sometimes? Mostly because it's so hard to explain as we go and as the explanation gets fuzzier and fuzzier and we turn into some stale marshmallow on the couch. Love's meaning changes as you go through different stages of life too but one thing is for sure; there are songs that strike a note in our blackened caverns and makes us all light headed [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Rock Hall Time for the annual griping and debating among the rock-fan masses -- the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2011 nominees for induction. Among the 15 artists, first-time nominees include Bon Jovi , Tom Waits , Neil Diamond , Donovan and Alice Cooper . Previously nominated artists include rockers J. Geils Band , rap stars [...]
Filed under: The Hit List Countdowns like our Top 10 School Music Videos can be fun ... or infuriating, if your favorite jam clip didn't make the cut. With that in mind, here's another batch of A+ school-themed music videos, as enthusiastically suggested by Spinner readers. You guys are so getting extra credit participation points! [...]
While we've seen sporadic live dates from Particle over the last few years, 2010 marks an important milestone for the techno-jam-rockers as they are celebrating their tenth anniversary. To commemorate the occasion the LA-based act has announced details for a special run of shows with former guitarist Charlie Hitchcock. The nine-date October tour, that will focus exclusively on gigs in California and Colorado, will be the first time that Hitchcock has toured with the band in nearly five years. If you [...]
Modeling by Baby (thanks baby!!) Photography by me ! Alright! This is it! Got bad news which is kinda good news and then really good news! First the bad good news, we are going on VACATION TOMORROW!!! WOOOOOOOOOO! Yep! Tomorrow, we head out to Vancouver for a couple days, then take a lovely train ride to Banff & Lake Louise for another couple days, then finally down to Calgary to visit good friends and hit the Sled Island Film & Music Festival [...]
- Featuring Midnight Oil, Murray Head, Prince, Duran Duran, Madness, Dexy's Midnight Runners, J Geils Band,& Michael Jackson - SIDE B: TSURURADIO Presents... Should We Talk About The 80s? Hi, Hi, Hi!!!
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Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Even at full capacity, Brooklyn's Bell House holds a fraction of the New Pornographers ' fervent New York City fan base. Sunday night, inspired by the intimacy of the sold-out venue, the avowedly autocratic indie-pop supergroup took the rare step of opening the floor to requests for "deep cuts." "Ordinarily, we don't give a f--- about you people," lead singer, guitarist and primary songwriter Carl Newman (aka A.C. Newman when he's a solo act) jokingly told the audience, just [...]
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In 1981, the J. Geils Band scored the biggest hit of their career with Centerfold , that thanks to MTV spent six weeks at number one on the charts. The Boston-based band, who had been around since the late '60s, originally started as a blues-rock act, but shifted to a more pop-friendly sound during the dawn of the music video age scoring hits with Love Stinks, Freeze Frame and Flamethrower. Only a few years after the height of their popularity, the band's singer - Peter Wolf - decided to part ways with the band over [...]
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