Current Rotation on opbmusic.org: 1. First Aid Kit: The Lion's Roar 2. The Black Keys: El Camino 3. Lost Lander: DRRT 4. Nada Surf: The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy 5. Sharon Van Etten: Tramp 6. Kathleen Edwards: Voyageur 7. Laura Gibson: La Grande 8. Gotye: Making Mirrors 9. Youth: June EP 10. Dr. Dog: Be the Void 11. Dropa: Glass House 12. The Roots: Undun 13. Craig Finn: Clear Heart Full Eyes 14. The Shins: Port of Morrow 15. Leonard Cohen: [...]
Buzz Track: On My Own You may want to give Movers & Shakers a try if your a fan of Bruce Springsteen and The Gaslight Anthem. They self produced the full length National Harvester which was released in November and have a string of upcoming east coast show dates. They have shared the stage with The Gaslight Anthem, Lucero, and Those Darlings. Contact: marcvaloismusic@gmail.com
Organisers of Isle of Wight Festival have today added indie veterans Ash, Dub-step princess Katy B and Enter Shikari, who's latest album has been getting rave reviews from all directions. Also added are Pulled Apart by Horses, The Virginmarys and Christina Perri. These all join the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam and Biffy Clyro to the weekend of 22nd – 24th June billing. For more info on tickets and line up head to www.isleofwightfestival.com . Full line up so far: Bruce Springsteen Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers [...]
5 Songs is a weekly series where we point out the strange, the grand, and the unique connections between our favorite songs. Let's get weird. Words by Chris Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, there was always this weird anti-Ohio attitude that cut deeply. Although without Ohio, none of us in Beaver County, living on the border, would be drinking any beer in high school. So thanks, East Palestine, for your beat-up 7-Elevens. It's a [...]
In 1982, with the charts ruled by "Physical", "Don't You Want Me" and "Eye of the Tiger", along came a low-tech record about killers, small-time thieves and other forgotten souls -- and it's still one of the best albums in American music. I was sent David Burke's thorough and incisive new book, Heart of Darkness, Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska, and was reminded that March is the 30th Anniversary of the release of Nebraska, so I figured that's as good an excuse as any to muse on about one of the most extraordinarily brave records ever released by a major artist [...]
You might remember we had Mojo Filter's remix of Time & Space Machine back here . He's got a new album, of edits of classic tracks out next month, which apparently is Mixmag album of the month. Free track to download. The template for this is Pocketknife and Cousin Coles Tambourine Dream ( here ) which took Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen to the nu-indiedisco back in 2008. That's a tough act to follow. Those remixed this time run from Cowboy Junkies to Bert Jansch to Neil Young and Johnny Cash. Cowboy Junkies version of [...]
Hi. It's 2012, and I've yet to put finger to keyboard to whip up a post on this, my site, my IckMusic. No, music hasn't taken a back seat to anything. It's still at the forefront, ever accompanying me on this journey I'm on. I am, however, focusing on thinking differently, and trying to undo some of the mistakes I've made up to this point, this fifth decade of my Life on Earth. I came across an Albert Einstein quote a couple weeks ago (at least that's who it was credited to). It reads: [...]
Chuck Berry, still rockin' at age 85. Long past the half-century mark, rock and roll is now nearing senior citizen status. Yesterday we marked the 53rd anniversary of the deaths of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie Valens, and we've had some tragic losses in the past couple weeks (Etta James, Johnny Otis, etc.). But one of our greatest original rockers is still with us - Chuck Berry, still rockin' (sometimes) at age 85. He has some health issues, but he apparently still performs at the Blueberry Hill restaurant in St. Louis, where [...]
Just like in high school and college sports, the music industry has become enamored and obsessed with discovering the next profound promise of potential. Originally started in 1987, SXSW has matured and blossomed into the premier talent showcase for musicians around the world. As we journey towards this incredible opportunity, we decided to take an in depth look at some of the thousands of up and coming artists who will be performing. Anyone that has ever been or considered going to experience a massive event like this knows [...]
Os britânicos James são a mais recente confirmação para a edição de 2012 do Rock in Rio. Com concerto agendado para dia 3 de junho, partilham o Palco Mundo com Bruce Springsteen e Xutos & Pontapés. A banda celebra em 2012 três décadas de carreira e no decorrer deste período editou temas que fazem parte do imaginário musical de milhões de pessoas, como "Sit Down", "Come Home", "She's a Star" ou "Laid". Formados em 1982, os James, liderados por Tim Booth, já editaram doze discos de estúdio e quatro DVDs, tendo vendido mais [...]
Los Angeles Times (MCT) -- LOS ANGELES - The recording academy and Grammy producers have unveiled a flurry of Grammy performers this week, beginning Tuesday with a return to the stage for Adele and a Katy Perry announcement on Wednesday. Thursday, the curtain was pulled back on one of the telecast's rock 'n' roll acts: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, who are gearing up for a new tour. Springsteen isn't nominated for any new works - "The Promise:...
I want you to take 3 things away from this interview. First, Mini Mansions know what vajazzling is, and they support it (respect). Second, Mini Mansions have actually seen (and practically saved) a real Koala- and Koala's are fucking cute. Third, Mini Mansions are playing our show, along with Haim and Pratley, on Saturday February 4th at The Bootleg Theater . This is a show you do not want to miss, I promise. Buy your tickets in advance here, they are going quickly: http://ticketf.ly/wK7Rl7 Ok, so your house is on fire, what [...]
Photo by Jo Lopez Bruce Springsteen is the type of artist where you actually pay attention to their lyrics, looking for meaning, story, and opinion. In "We Take Care of Our Own," The Boss spits some anger. Anger about a country worn out on politics, where the task of helping your fellow man has to be questioned, debated and argued about. Saying: "Where the eyes, the eyes with the will to see / Where the hearts, that run over with mercy / Where's the love that has not forsaken me / [...]
Repost: Published in 2009, still of interest today. To this day, people still mourn the musical talent who died in a plane crash in the early morning hours of Feb. 3, 1959. A small airplane, carrying rock stars Buddy Holly, J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens, crashed only minutes after taking off from Mason City, Iowa, in a snowstorm. The three had just played the "Winter Dance Party" (see yesterday's post ) and were heading to the next stop in [...]
It seems like the musical lineup at the Grammys is going to be pretty tame: After Adele was ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ bruce-springsteen-and-e-street -band-to-perform-at-/61325/
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The band The War On Drugs formed the same way many great bands start: two guys with shared musical influences met, had a few drinks together, and decided to sit down and write some music. In this case, the primary songwriter, Adam Granduciel found his creative muse by collaborating with Philly-guitarist and fellow Bob Dylan-fan Kurt Vile. As Granduciel explained in an interview with Slug Magazine : "Playing on each other's songs and having someone to bounce ideas off of is a beautiful thing in music. I don't think either of us would have made the records [...]
When we started our New Artists, Old Songs series back in 2008, the goal was to feature otherwise-unknown artists who were just starting to hit the proverbial radar. And though we still try to balance ourselves between the new and the longstanding - knowing that introduction of the new and reframing of the familiar better serve us all if grounded in the depths of history, concerned that the temptation to tip into the world of mere promo passalong could trap us yet - since then, we've returned to the premise numerous times, cautiously optimistic about that [...]
Bruce Springsteen at The Apollo (03/09/12) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND ANNOUNCE FIRST US LEG OF 2012 'WRECKING BALL' WORLD TOUR Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band launch the first US leg of the 2012 'Wrecking Ball' World Tour on March 18 in Atlanta. Bruce Springsteen's 17th studio album 'Wrecking Ball' will be released on Columbia Records on March 6. "We Take Care Of Our Own," the album's first single,' is "classic Springsteen" with "anguish and challenge [that] run thick and [...]
Airplay Chart for opbmusic, January 23-29: 1. Alabama Shakes: Alabama Shakes EP 2. First Aid Kit: The Lion's Roar 3. The Black Keys: El Camino 4. Lost Lander: DRRT 5. Nada Surf: The Stars Are Indifferent to A 6. Radiohead: The Daily Mail & Staircase 7. Leonard Cohen: Old Ideas 8. Sun Angle: Sun Angle EP 9. The Shins: Port of Morrow 10. M83: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming 11. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings: Soul Time! 12. The Lower 48: Where All Maps End [...]
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