Rockpile : Cry [ purchase Live at Montreaux ] "Rockpile is usually Terry Williams on drums, Billy Bremner on guitar, Dave Edmunds on guitar, and my name is Nick Lowe, I play the bass...Let's have some fun tonight!" That's how Nick Lowe introduced his band Rockpile during its 1980 appearance on the King Biscuit Flour Hour. King Biscuit was a syndicated concert series, which ran in the '70s and '80s on U.S. radio stations that played cool music. (And, that in the '10s are [...]
The calm before the storm. Literally. New York is bracing for the biggest hurricane it's ever faced (named after Irene Ryan, Granny Clampett was one tough cookie) and I'm just hoping my 100 year-old building will survive the winds. (It survived the earthquake on Monday... what a week!) Until then, or if you're somewhere not on the East Coast of the United States, please enjoy the collection of mostly jangly pop. This week mostly ping-pongs between now and the mid-'80s (hey, that's new for me!), with a few stops in the '90s as well. Cover art this week [...]
The latest collection of reviews is a bit of a mish-mash of both quality and style.
The pub-rock supergroup, captured live at the peak of their powers.
I have to say, my favorite guest-DJed shows are the ones where I go home at the end of the night thinking, "damn, I have to track down a bunch of those albums." Last night was completely one of those shows, and it was only the tip of the iceberg: not only did Patrick Rodgers play a ton of great tunes worth checking out, you can also check out what he's listening to on a daily basis over at A Record A Day . On Monday night we celebrated his 200th album review on [...]
He was already a bit of a journeyman when he made his solo debut with Jesus of Cool in 1978, but Nick Lowe's biting lyrics and roots-flavored rock were a revelation at a time dominated by the twin poles of disco and punk.
Carrying over the momentum from last year's well-received collaboration with actress Zooey Deschanel entitled She & Him, indie-rocker M. Ward's new solo release, Hold Time , is a gentle treasure.
"So It Goes," by Nick Lowe/Rockpile, is one of my favorite songs. A friend put it on a mix tape she made me for my 21st birthday, and I've been putting it on mixes ever since. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Rockpile : Teacher Teacher [ purchase ] Class, today's lesson is minimalism.
I titled this post, Nutted By Reality, because at this point of Nick Lowe's career, every one step forward ended up two steps back. Each album put him on the verge of stardom, only to have manager or personal problems that caused momentum to sputter. Perhaps his greatest downfall was his self-admitted alcoholism, which he thankfully eventually gained control of. Pretty much everything Lowe recorded during this time was with Rockpile , which was made up of guitar-hero Dave Edmunds , drummer Terry Williams and guitarist Billy Bremner . At the beginning [...]
Let me explain to you the associative-thinking process that lead to this post. I'm on my way to work this morning and see a "Jesus" bumper sticker. That got me thinking about Kid Rock's new album, Rock N Roll Jesus . Which made me wonder about the change in American thinking that makes that title OK, while Nick Lowe got his chops busted back in 1978 for calling his debut album Jesus of Cool (it was released in the U.S. as Pure Pop for Now People ). Once I started thinking about [...]
Write The Book , Rockpile . mp3 NEVVER ~ one.img & one.mp3 ~ Peter Nidzgorski, Curator
What’s the Christian right’s position on the spaying and neutering of pets and other animals? They’re totally against it, right? Just asking. Speaking of the God Squad, several great Marcy Tigner albums are available here (though not her magnum opus, Marcy Sings to $1.98 Children ) courtesy the wonderful blog The Groove Grotto . Elbows up to Ted Thompson for cutting the cord on Sherman’s Folly, B.J. Sander. My spider sense has been tingling that we may be in for a real massacre when the rosters [...]
I'm on vacation this week, so I've decided to do a week of theme mixes in celebration. In honor of the fact that I DON'T have to work this week, today's mix is about people who probably do. I know I probably should save this mix for Labor Day, but, oh well. I'm sure you kids have all kinds of songs about jobs, so post 'em in the comments if you feel like it. And have fun at work! Her Space Holiday - The Doctor and the DJ [...]
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