Long time fans of genre hoppers will definitely be pleased to hear that those clever kids in Violens are dropping a free Winter Mixtape for you on their web site . This little mixtape, and it's not that little, will probably win over fans, as the guys sing over My Bloody Valentine while playing over the Byrds . Sounds like nothing short of a guaranteed test of musical sanity. Unfortunately, it's a mixtape, so I can't throw a sample [...]
Filed under: UK , Band of the Week Coldplay 's Chris Martin , for one, loves them. The High Wire had in fact only been playing as their current line-up for a few weeks when the Coldplay frontman invited them to open for the band at their December 2008 arena shows. That's some baptism of fire. The High Wire's sound, however, is far removed from the swooping stadium soundtrack of Coldplay. Instead you've got to go right back to the textured, droning guitar of Galaxie 500 or [...]
The Byrds: He Was a Friend of Mine President John F. Kennedy was assassinated 46 years ago in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.
Filed under: News , Exclusive After lecturing at the Library of Congress last month, former Byrds member Chris Hillman says he could envision himself one day teaching a college class. Having been a member of three successful bands, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer seems uniquely qualified. "I could do it," he tells Spinner, noting that his friend, Mark Volman, formerly of the Turtles, taught music at Loyola Marymount. "I would probably -- depending on the circumstances." Preparing an hour speech wasn't easy [...]
This week's Baker's Dozen highlights 13 albums from the 1970s that often go unmentioned when discussing the best music from the decade.
As I mentioned previously , Prof. Klein is a bit of a stickler about getting these Numerology pieces right beyond a shadow of a doubt. Instead of chalking early attempts up to the blogging learning curve like the rest of us, he stays awake at night, shaking with regret that low hanging fruit like the number 8 was not given its proper due. So today, as we all hold our breaths waiting to know if we'll ever know how bad the U2-scored Spiderman musical can possibly suck, Dave gives the mark of the arachnids its due, and continues to rewrite [...]
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Filed under: News , Exclusive While David Crosby continues to plead unsuccessfully for a Byrds reunion, the band's former frontman Roger McGuinn tells Spinner he didn't want to be in a band with Crosby in the first place. McGuinn first met Crosby back in 1960, showed Crosby a few chords on guitar and, as the two became friends, even had dinner with Crosby and his mother in Santa Barbara. But the idea of playing in a band with Crosby? Not so appealing. [...]
A lot can be accomplished musically in two minutes and twenty eight seconds. What that brought this to mind was a Little Feat tune I heard on my way to work recently: "Feats Don't Fail Me Now". It funks and it rocks & rolls and grooves...makes me wanna strut down a crowded street with a sweet hat and some big fat shades - a grin on my face. "GIT the hell outta my way people, I'm coming THROUGH!" I sorted my iTunes by Time, and found 37 tunes in my online collection that clock in at [...]
"It's Black Jacks," the ticket lady so helpfully corrects me as I wonder aloud if BLK JKS = Black Jicks, Black Jokes—that one goes over well—and if you like the Durutti Column, Battles, and Living Colour, you'll like this energetic South African quartet.
1969 represented the end of the '60s in more ways than one. While Woodstock has come to symbolize love and peace, the Altamont Free Concert destroyed the hippie movement due to Meredith Hunter's death at the hands of the Hells Angels. The Beatles started the year with their infamous rooftop concert, but by that fall, John Lennon had officially decided to break the group up. While Lennon was writing "Give Peace a Chance", Charles Manson murdered Sharon Tate and other across the Atlantic. In the middle of all this change and chaos, Easy Rider hit theaters. [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive Metallica might not have faced a well-publicized fan backlash had the band listened to former Byrds frontman Roger McGuinn . When Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was set to testify before Congress against file sharing back in 2000, McGuinn tells Spinner that he tried to convince Ulrich that downloads were the future. "I talked to Lars, but he didn't seem to get it," says McGuinn, who presented Congress with counter testimony immediately after Metallica. "He was still firmly [...]
If the box set is about to die, at least it's going out with a bang. Where the Action Is! is one of the best designed box sets in the history of the product.
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive If you have the opportunity to call in the big guns on your debut album, why resist? That's exactly what Harper Simon , son of Paul Simon , did for his country-tinged eponymous collection of folk rock. While his voice faintly recalls his father's at times, he's gone a different route in the cast he's surrounded himself with. He brought in the Bird and the Bee 's Inara George for backing vocals on 'The Shine,' Joan [...]
Die räuberische Anführerin einer Möwen-Gang griff im Tiefflug eine Touristin an und entriss ihr das Shrimps-Brötchen. Andere Mitglieder der Bande zeichneten sich durch verkehrsbehinderndes Verhalten unrühmlich aus. So geschehen in Fisherman's Wharf. Hitchcocks Film war keine Fiktion, ich konnte mich in San Francisco selbst davon überzeugen. Übrigens, der Film ist seinerzeit unweit von
Venice Beach ist ein quirliges, buntes Zentrum für überwiegend durchtrainierte Los Angelenos, Strassen- und Lebenskünstler. Der 4,5 km lange Strand ist fest in der Hand der Surfer, nachts gehört er den Obdachlosen und Gangs. Kleine Läden, Cafes und hübsche Häuschen reihen sich aneinander, doch die wenigsten, die hier flanieren, wohnen auch hier. Der grosse Rest kommt - vor allen Dingen am
Andrew Bird, Weather Systems An Andrew Bird album that doesn't fall in the "best" category? It's hard for me to believe too. I bought Weather Systems while in a bit of a listening funk—wanting something new but not wanting anything in particular. So my ambivalent state of mind might have had something to do with my failure to really latch onto the record. Or maybe it's because I've been listening to Bird pretty consistently since early 2007 and that's just a lot of Bird to listen to. Or maybe it's because Weather Systems [...]
The Byrds: Ballad of Easy Rider This album has only grown in my estimation since I last wrote about it , to the point that it just might be among my three or four all-time favorite Byrds albums. Of their overtly country albums, I like this more than Sweetheart of the Rodeo . That said, it only ranks that high when I do a little re-jiggering to the track list—not exactly re-ordering things, but substituting here and there. Here's my recommendation to you should you pick up the version of this album that [...]
Wow - Stunning news for this garage rocker from Rhino Records, which has released a new 4CD compilation Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 ! For anyone who has the original Nuggets 4-CD box (and the British equivalent), this looks cool as another 'lost gems' audio treat. The promo notes read: " WHERE THE ACTION IS! encompasses four discs arranged thematically to cover different aspects of the pop, rock, club and Top 40 sounds of the era. The first covers some of the most notable bands that performed in the clubs of [...]
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