Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight's notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): John Fogerty Rerun from November 17. The ex-Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman performed "Green River" and "Fortunate Son." The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): Tom Morello With Ben Harper Rerun from November 18. Rage Against The Machine and [...]
Welcome to Dissected , where we disassemble a band's catalog in the abstract. It's exact science by way of a few beers. In his 2006 review of The Doors: Perception box set , Pitchfork's Stuart Berman wrote, "The Doors aren't so much a band as a phase you go through, rarely to be visited again, like so much of the high-school-notebook poetry that Jim Morrison's lyrics inspired." While plenty of critics agree with him (including writers on our staff), most will contend that's quite an overstated opinion. Or, maybe not. Truth be [...]
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Tweet We've already featured Alabama Shakes a few times on the site, but it's time for a formal introduction to one of our Ones To Watch for 2012 . Formerly The Shakes, Alabama Shakes from Athens, Alabama are poised to knock you for a loop like a Mint Julep going straight to your head on a sweltering summer's day. A four-piece made up of Steve Johnson, Zac Cockrell, Heath Fogg, and [...]
Yes, you read that correctly up above — Jane Carrey, the daughter of one of Hollywood's biggest box office draws over the past 20 years or so, hopped down into the American Idol trenches and auditioned in San Diego. Her profession? She's a waitress. But that wasn't the only surprise last night's special Sunday airing of Idol (which was staged on the docked USS Midway) held in store for judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. There were also bikinis, noisy jets flying overhead, noisier foghorns blaring across the water and, [...]
Hace mucho tiempo que no podemos ver a los integrantes de Creedence Clearwater Revival como posaron para esta foto, y no porque ya no sean así de jóvenes. Desde que el grupo se diluyó en los año 70 las únicas relaciones que han surgido entre ellos han sido a través del juzgado y las denuncias. El último episodio lo protagonizaron Stu Cook y Doug Clifford, bajista y baterista, respectivamente, que decidieron volver a la carretera bajo el nombre Creedence Clearwater Revisited. Esto no le sentó nada bien al vocalista John Fogerty y les denunció en 1997. Para tanto [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Central Press/Getty Images Creedence Clearwater Revival have a long and fabled history of betrayal and deceit. Since the dissolution of the band in the early 1970s, lawsuits have flown from both sides of the river. One of the more recent incidents came in 1997, when bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford decided to tour under the name Creedence Clearwater Revisited . Frontman John [...]
Our news feed heated up this morning following a report by UK's Daily Express newspaper hinting that Pink Floyd would reform to play at this summer's Olympics in London. The news spread like wildfire but if you read the actual article, you'll see there's not much to the report but conjecture. David Gilmour - The Blog , an unofficial website for the Pink Floyd guitarist that has a strong track record when it comes to debunking or verifying rumors tweeted that fans should ignore [...]
Ever since posting that Nashville Ramblers single a few weeks ago, I've been thinking of the b-side, a sweet cover of "Fragile Child" originally recorded by the pre-Creedence Clearwater Revival garage band, The Golliwogs (named after a British, old-timey racist rag doll no less). Initially more of a vehicle for John Fogerty's brother Tom during the early and mid-60s, these suited up teenage minstrels released a string of bluesy, sweet-voiced garage-rock singles on San Francisco's Fantasy Records. Getting a little bit attention around the bay area, John eventually took control as the main songwriter and vocalist as the [...]
It's that time of year to look back on the past 12 months and say "what the hell happened to the last 12 months?!". It's also that time of year where us music bloggers and self-proclaimed critics take the time to put together some Best Of lists for your reading pleasure. They don't really mean a whole lot and you can love 'em or leave 'em, but it seems like the right thing to do to sum up the year in preparation of the next. This year we're featuring personal lists from all of our fantastic writers. [...]
Laura Viers' Tumble Bee was the latest quality children's album from a respected artist, making her part of great lineage of musicians who took time to think about the children. There's one key element to good children's music – it has to appeal to the parents too. When I sit down with my daughter I don't want to listen to some rehashed nursery rhyme with a soft focus beat, or worse, the Gummy Bear Song – the junk food [...]
Last Tuesday, your TVD Chicago writers headed up to the Music Garage to chat with Chicago rockers Filligar about vinyl, Chicago, family, and their upcoming record. After cracking open a few beers, and taking a look around their studio, we sat down with Casey Gibson, and brothers Johnny, Teddy and Pete Mathias. Making music together for over 10 years, Filligar has been able to evolve and progress to a place in their music that most young bands are never able to get to. Working on their [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Larry Marano, Getty Images Over the years, John Fogerty has played the Creedence Clearwater Revival hits in his shows as a solo performer. But on Thursday night in New York, the singer revisited his storied past in a more in-depth way as he and his band performed CCR's 1970 classic album 'Cosmo's Factory' in its entirety as part of a two-night stand at the Beacon [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight's notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): John Fogerty The ex-Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman is likely promoting the 25th anniversary re-release of Centerfield. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): Gym Class Heroes Gym Class Heroes [...]
There was a time not 45 years ago that Southern rock ruled. Bands like The Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Creedence Clearwater Revival weren't afraid to dirty their licks and splash some hard rock into their boogie 'n' blues. Modern-day descendants have tended to favor flexing their country muscles over rock, but several acts have managed to keep that fuzz-and-grits torch burning. The Loom may be the newest of them. Brooklyn's The Loom may not hail from the heart of Dixie, but Creedence came from San Fran, so who cares? Their [...]
John Fogerty pulls into NYC's Beacon Theatre on Thursday and Friday for concerts that will include the classic Creedence Clearwater Revival albums Cosmo's Factory (Thursday) and Green River (Friday) performed in their entirety. While in town, Fogerty and his band will travel 20 blocks south to the Ed Sullivan Theatre where they will be David Letterman's musical guest for Thursday's episode of The Late Show. Monday, November 14 [All Times ET] MGMT on World Stage [Palladia 5PM] The Kooks on [...]
The 20th anniversary reissue of 'Achtung Baby' makes me feel old. -ed. Drake's Take: New Releases 11.01.11 by Drake Lelane The Beach Boys at Columbia Studios in 1966 / U2 at Hansa Studios in Berlin, 1990 Every year, the holiday season seems to encroach the release schedule earlier and earlier. The first week of November usually gets at least a few late entry quality full length releases, but this year all are overshadowed by two box set releases of [...]
[Photos by acidjack] Thrill Jockey's band page for Arbouretum describes them as a "taper's dream", and they could well be right about that. With open song structures, a hard-rocking, Southern-informed psych-rock sound an solid dose of showmanship, the band comes off a bit like an updated, thinking man's version of bands like CCR and Lynyrd Skynyrd, and they play a hell of a good show that doesn't belie that comparison. The band took the stage behind a veil of smoke, launching into a brief psychedelic intro before hitting full stride on "False Spring" [...]
Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell On You Gonna post up a few Hallowe'en treats. I know it ain't Screamin' Jay but... it's fucking CCR.
By Ashli Blow Bottles of celebration champagne being opened in a thick crowd, pouring stage lights into a dancing audience, and strong waves of rock and roll were the best ways that The Dirty Streets' new album Movements could have been introduced last weekend. Before their album release show at the Hi-Tone Cafe last Friday, lead vocalist and guitarist Justin Toland , drummer Andrew Denham , and I were discussing the transformation of the band's sound and focus from their last album. Casually lounging in a [...]
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