Guess this is the sort of stuff you will find under the tree this Christmas - if you have been bad. I'd rather have a gift card, you know? Anyway - here are some new efforts from Big Superstars who are still trying to get your hard-earned money this holiday season, although you need it way more than they do. Norah Jones has sold a zillion albums but she has really put out only four, and The Fall is certainly her liveliest album to date. She's kinda wanting to [...]
Thursday, November 19, 2009 Joshua Radin at Webster Hall Flatlanders at Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown NY Dirty Projectors at Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Bklyn Slightly Stoopid at Terminal 5 Bob Schneider at World Cafe Live, Philly Bob Dylan & his band and Dion at United Palace Ray Davies performing with The Dessoff Chamber Choir at Town Hall [...]
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Hos, Hookers, Call Girls & Rent Boys collects stories, poems, and essays by sex workers. Compiled by David Henry Sterry and RJ Martin, Jr., the book organizes this collection of refreshingly genuine and brutally honest writings by category (love, life, money, etc.). The New York Times wrote of the book: "From the unappealing title, you might think this is a truly trashy [...]
I'm always excited when I get CDs from local bands, but I was particularly excited when I opened a package on Friday with the new album from Thomas A. Minor & The Picket Line . I've seen The Picket Line back Bonnie Billy at Funtown and at the Old Tarr Distillery and I've seen Cheyenne Mize with Bonnie Billy in Bloomington , with Ben Sollee at the NuLu Fest and with Arnett Hollow . I'm kicking myself for missing their CD release show, but as soon as they pop up again, [...]
'Hello. Just wanted to let y'all know I'll be doing the video thing at Dan's Silver Leaf this Sunday. 10:30PM. FREE. Showing three Texas-based videos: a JFK assassination recreation, a great black variety program filmed in Dallas in the mid-1960s, and the Butthole Surfers live in 1985. Next screenings will be on the third Sunday of December (the 20th) with a Xmas theme. Martin' THE ETERNAL FRAME Ant Farm and T.R. Uthco, 1975 (24 min.) Using Abraham Zapruder's famous [...]
Zu diesem Wochenende möchte ich Euch einer der wohl schrägsten Interpreten vorstellen, die die moderne Musikwelt bislang kennenlernen durfte. Thomas Alan Waits (* 7. Dezember 1949 in Whittier, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer Sänger, Komponist, Schauspieler und Autor. Biografie Kindheit und Jugend Nach seinem Biographen Barney Hoskyns wurde Tom Waits in der Stadt Whittier im Los Angeles County geboren, einer Stadt, die auch lange nach seiner Geburt so typisch für das Bild Amerikas der 1950er [...]
As many of you know, Issue Project Room founder Suzanne Fiol tragically passed away from cancer last month at age 49. There will be a star-studded memorial for her this Sunday from 4-7 pm at St. Ann's in Brooklyn with a memorial concert later that evening at Issue. Performers and speakers all day long include: Edwin Torres, Steve Buscemi, Loren Connors, Shelley Hirsch, Zach Layton, Joan LaBarbara, Aki Onda, Bob Holman, Anthony Coleman, William Basinski, Lee Ranaldo, Kenny Wollesen, Jonathan Kane, DJ Olive and many other. More info here .
So many great choices for Thursday. You could start at Toad for the early part of the night and see uke master Melvern Taylor. Afterwards there are many venues that have great line-ups. Gordon Gano, yup the guy from the Violent Femmes, and his his new band is at the Middle East with Sidewalk Driver and Mascara. Also on Thursday there's the Lovewhip cd release at Church or go to TTs for John Powhida International Airport, Logan 5 and the Runners, Weisstronauts and Mercy James (great local line-up!). On Friday, I'll Be at Precinct to see My Own Worst Enemy, [...]
Television stars have sometimes had an easier path to success on the charts than other performers. Several have parlayed their success on the tube to a hit on the record. However, few have done it as successful, or been as serious about their craft as John Schneider . The star of the CBS classic The Dukes Of Hazzard also placed 11 top ten songs on the country charts from 1981-1987. In 1987, the sky was seemingly the limit for the New York-born singer. He had just won the "Star Of Tomorrow" award from Music [...]
Donnybrook reviewed films playing the Starz Denver Film Festival this week on a 100 star system. Why? Because our opinion counts 20 times more than most peoples'. Our panel learned many lessons, one of them being: don't let Adam Scott near your girlfriend, especially if Adam Scott happens to be YOUR BROTHER. Words by Angora Holly Polo, Fritz Godard , and Donnybrook's newest Unnamed Intern #2 . Harmony and Me: 79 STARS [...]
We've already discussed this song on BoL , and also discussed Annie Lenox's version in particular, BUT, as this Mixtape hopefully makes abundantly clear, there is still a lot more to be sung/said about Bob's great "Waiting In Vain" song. So here goes a major revelation of beaucoup versions of this song including five versions by Bob. That's right, FIVE versions by Mr. Marley himself. Two are from the Deluxe Edition of Exodus (one is the original release and the other is an alternate version). The alternate is notable for the [...]
This is a deep week. We kick off with Miles Davis & John Coltrane , live performances from 1960, the last time they performed together in concert. Then we cross the pond to check out British media personality and songtress Mica Paris . Then check your passport because we go all over the world with 17 versions of "Waiting In Vain" featuring Bob Marley, Floetry, Ruia, Lee Ritennour & Maxi Priest, Annie Lennox, Coco Tea & Cutty Ranks, Marvin Gaye, Lou Pride, MYMP, Jody Watley, Marisa Lindsay, Gilberrto Gil, Dianne Reeves with The Doky Brothers [...]
Today's Digging Deeper is all about Bob Dylan. We've been celebrating his music for the past week and now he's finally here! He'll be performing tonight, November 9th, at the Liacouras Center at Temple University.This morning you heard Rickie Lee Jones' cover of "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and Toots Hibbert's cover of "Maggie's Farm".Looking for more covers? Paste Magazine did an article
Inevitably, a love of coverage leads to a constant, ever-vigilant search for thoughtful, well-crafted reinterpretation. I spend hours each week mining full albums for the hidden cover song, and scanning MySpace and email inbox for the promotional, the one-off acoustic in-studio radio track, and the otherwise unreleased singleton, and the endless discovery is eminently worth the pursuit. But there's no question that tribute albums are the cover lover's bread and butter. I gather these things in like truffles, and hold a special place for them in my heart and in my [...]
Werwolf, eine Deutsche Gruppe aus Olpe im Sauerland, wurde 1970 von Peter Besting (*4.2.1951 in Olpe) am Schlagzeug und als Sänger zusammen mit Hartwig Kugoth an der Gitarre und Peter Lorenz am Bass gegründet. Peter Besting hatte zuvor schon ein Jahr lang bei Age gespielt. Die Namensgebung erfolgte in Anlehnung an Steppenwolf, deren Platten man sehr schätzte, und hat keine tiefere Bedeutung. Ab 1976 übte man in Peter Bestings neuem Haus in Wenden, nachdem man vorher eine selbstgebaute schallgedämpfte Holzhütte benutzt hatte, die aber im Winter unerträglich kalt war. Im Laufe der Jahre stiessen einige weitere Leute hinzu: Jürgen Göckler [...]
We have a pair of tickets to giveaway for The Wailers' show at Buster's in Lexington on November 10th. To win, comment below the name you would give to your backing band (i.e., Backseat Sandbar & The Rack'em Rackbars). We'll announce a winner on Monday. Good Luck. Tuesday, November 10, 2009 WUKY Welcomes The Wailers Billiards open only to Ticket Holders at 7pm Doors open at 7pm, Show at 8pm Show is 18+ Tickets $18 The Wailers [...]
Zowie, another great weekend of music with lots of choices. On Thursday, unfortunately the UK band, Heavy scheduled to play at Great Scotts has cancelled their tour so if you were planning on checking them out, sorry. But don't fret, there's an awesome show at the Lizard with Jenny Dee & the Deelinquints, the Rudds and Brett Rosenberg. Friday starts a big weekend for the Plough and Stars which is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a plethora of bands playing and it's free! Friday night has Andrea Gillis , The Family Jewels and others at the Plough. If that's not [...]
Zowie, another great weekend of music with lots of choices. On Thursday, unfortunately the UK band, Heavy scheduled to play at Great Scotts has cancelled their tour so if you were planning on checking them out, sorry. But don't fret, there's an awesome show at the Lizard with Jenny Dee & the Deelinquints, the Rudds and Brett Rosenberg. Friday starts a big weekend for the Plough and Stars which is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a plethora of bands playing and it's free! Friday night has Andrea Gillis , The Family Jewels and others at the Plough. If that's not [...]
Top Album Releases: October 2009 Nick's Top Neon Indian: Psychic Chasms Black Heart Procession: Six Califone: All My Friends Are Funeral Singers Jay-Z: The Blueprint 3 The Flaming Lips: Embryonic Monsters Of Folk: Monsters [...]
Come ogni giovedì mattina, eccoci nuovamente a commentare la classifica dei 50 videoclip musicali più in voga su Daylimotion . Similarmente alla precedente rilevazione, la settimana tra il 28 ottobre e il 4 novembre vede nuovamente i Black Eyed Peas come protagonisti assoluti della speciale classifica redatta dal maggiore sito francese di condivisione di filmati. Il quartetto losangeliano capitanato dalla frizzante Fergie , infatti, riesce a piazzare ai primissimi posti della chart ben tre singoli estratti dal sempre più sorprendente The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies) : per avere [...]
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