MUSIC NEWS - Show organizers have announced the lineup for the ninth annual Light of Day concerts in Asbury Park, NJ. These shows benefit Parkinson's disease research and those who suffer from the motor system disorder. The shows, which this year will also celebrate the 50th birthday of Light of Day founder Bob Benjamin, will occur on November 1 & 2 in two different Asbury Park venues. The Light of Day shows are also well know for the frequent performances by Bruce Springsteen , [...]
Two singer-songwriters, separated chronologically by 30 years, yet both mining the basic building blocks of americana - one via olde England and Woody Guthrie, the other via the Clash and Woody Guthrie. Johnny Flynn's A Larum takes his direction from the intial folk rock exuberance of Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span but spins an utterly vibrant, effortlessly melodic song cycle that sounds like it was recorded 100 years ago yesterday. (Hat tip: Andy at Razing the Bar ) Willie Nile's new album, Live From The Streets of New York , captures the elfin sparkplug [...]
Willie Nile's unusual voice and serrated rock sound remind me a little of Lou Reed's solo work, though at times he has more in common with The Clash and other Celtic Punk bands. His music was... **Click on the link to read the full post, download mp3s, and comment.**
Today in Music History: 1971, Slade appeared at London's Marquee Club, for a Christmas Eve party night. Time to wrap things up for 2006, take some time off and start fresh in 2007. seems like it's a requirement to do a best of or worst of list for the ending year. Almost everyone has their lists compiled from magazines to tv etc blah, blah. Just finished reading Rolling Stone's list of the 100 best songs of 2006. Personally I wasn't too impressed, although a couple on the list I [...]
Ten more for your listening enjoyment including the year's HUGE smash "Crazy" and the surprisingly good return of The Who. 40 : Damien Rice - The Rat Within the Grain 2:54 The best song on a disc that is essentially "O" part 2. 39 : Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 2:58 Mashup goes mainstream for [...]
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