John Mellencamp and Stephen King's dramatic musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will debut as a theatrical presentation beginning April 4 in Atlanta; a guest star-packed studio concept album will follow on May 22, via Hear Music, in both a single disc and 3-CD deluxe edition. Elvis Costello, Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Taj Mahal and Neko Case are set to sing on the project, with Matthew McConaughey, Meg Ryan, former boxer Joe Frazier and Costello doing readings, as well. Both projects are produced with the input of producer T-Bone Burnett — who described the sound as [...]
In this trio of murder sings, we deal with a horse-loving psycho, a mother-loving psycho and a couple of miners for whom three was a crowd. * * * Willie Nelson – The Red-Headed Stranger (1975).mp3 Ah, the follies of the blonde woman! As the song begins, we are told what the "yellow-haired lady" doesn't know: don't mess with the red-headed stranger and, whatever you do, don't try and steal his pony (here we must assume that Nelson [...]
Our review of the stellar new collection of Bob Dylan covers in support of Amnesty International.
76 newly recorded Bob Dylan songs by over 80 artists are scheduled for physical (4 discs) and digital release tomorrow, January 24, 2012. Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan features a stellar and diverse group of artists across the generational and musical spectrum. The performers, including many of Amnesty International's longtime supporters, range in age from pop star Miley Cyrus, 19, to folk music legend Pete Seeger, who, at 92, records Dylan's poignant "Forever Young," with a children's chorus. The diversity of the musicians and musical genres [...]
Name of the Rose: Songs About Girls A song about a girl is has been the bread and butter of popular music for [...]
It's no secret St. Vincent has a certain affection for pop-punk heroes a few generations back. Note her impressive collaborations with the Talking Heads' David Byrne, which include live performan... Continue reading "St. Vincent Pays Homage to Elvis Costello on Conan" >
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Tweet Watch the excellent St. Vincent perform their song "Cheerleader" below, taken from the album "Strange Mercy" . My highlight of 2012 so far is by far the little tribute they play at the start to Elvis Costello 's 1977 SNL performance . Just when I didn't think I could love Annie Clark anymore. Connect with St. Vincent: Facebook | Twitter | Website [...]
Para os menos atentos ou informados sobre o passado da TV estadunidense, o início da performance de St. Vincent no programa de Conan O'Brien deve parecer no mínimo peculiar. Annie Clark e sua banda começaram seu show com um trecho de Radio Radio, clássico de Elvis Costello . Se fosse apenas um cover, não seria surpresa, afinal a vocalista e guitarrista apresentou em outro programa de TV uma versão do The Pop Group . Mas pouco tempo após os primeiros acordes de Radio Radio , Annie interrompe a banda e diz "Me [...]
Back in 1977, Saturday Night Live had a contest to allow a viewer to become a host for the night. It was won by Miskel Spillman, an 80 year-old, who found herself hosting the Christmas show for that season. Her record as the oldest person to present the collection of overlong sketches and overused characters would stand until the beatification of Betty White; her record as the only non-showbiz presenter stands. Her programme also holds a footnote in musical history. Originally, the musical guests were supposed to be the Sex Pistols. Their criminal records made getting [...]
St. Vincent paid tribute tonight on Conan to Elvis Costello's infamous SNL performance . She launched into Costello's "Radio Radio" before announcing to the crowd, "I'm sorry ladies and gentleman, there's no reason to play that song" and then performed "Cheerleader." (Read all about the original 1977 incident here ) Watch the video below and pick up the album Strange Mercy on iTunes , Amazon MP3 , CD , Vinyl [...]
Filed under: News , R.I.P. Phil Han, Getty Images Tom Ardolino, a longtime drummer for the critically loved, commercially underappreciated rock band NRBQ , died last night (Jan. 6) following a long illness, according to the Hartford Courant . He was 56. Ardolino joined NRBQ -- short for New Rhythm and Blues Quartet -- in 1974, taking over for original timekeeper Tom Staley. Over the next 30 years, Ardolino played on 15 studio [...]
As I wrote just over a year ago in a 2-part feature on How To Be A Coverblogger [ Pt. 1 / Pt. 2 ], keeping a coverblog requires a touch of obsession, an itch to live the writing life, and a willingness to keep a keen eye on a select handful of trusted sources. But though we watch the other coverbloggers carefully throughout the year, we are folkies first and foremost here at Cover Lay Down. And - as we noted atop our year's end mix - some of the [...]
Hopefully this list will inspire you to get off your couch and check out some of these bands live. We all need a little rock n' roll to make us feel good. If you have additions to the list please email me at amy(at)rockerzine(dot)com and I will be happy to include them in the next update. Click the band you want to see dates for below, or scroll to see em all! Adam Ant *~* Ryan Adams [...]
We follow over a hundred blogs, and listen to everything that's sent to us, but we can't claim to be completists here at Cover Lay Down. The world of folk is too big, and the borders fluid and everchanging; even if we had the luxury of listening full-time, we'd surely miss some of the good stuff. But 2011 was a year which found us particularly removed from the outside world. New teaching assignments at the desperately struggling inner-city school where I teach had my head down for weeks on end, developing [...]
REPOST from 2008 (with slight updating): - I remember when the Apollo 8 astronauts went into space, right before Christmas in 1968. That was a rough year - Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy were shot, Vietnam was a bloody stain on the other side of the world. Violence boiled over into the streets. As Christmas week opened, three men in a little metal capsule hurtled through space toward the moon. The astronauts of Apollo 8 were the first humans to reach the orbit of another planetary body. As they streaked across the dark side of the [...]
REPOST from 2008 (with slight updating): - I remember when the Apollo 8 astronauts went into space, right before Christmas in 1968. That was a rough year - Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy were shot, Vietnam was a bloody stain on the other side of the world. Violence boiled over into the streets. As Christmas week opened, three men in a little metal capsule hurtled through space toward the moon. The astronauts of Apollo 8 were the first humans to reach the orbit of another planetary body. As they streaked across the dark side of the [...]
This is Elvis Costello and the Rude Five during their tour rehearsals at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, California, USA back in May, 1991. The notes that accompanied this recording state, 'this is said to be the last night of a week of tour rehearsals at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, recorded just before the start of the "Mighty Like A Rose" tour in 1991 (which began May 25th in Santa Barbara)'. If 1990 proved to be a fairly low key year for Elvis Costello, he definately made up for it in 1991 by recording [...]
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International, the group has released a massive compilation called Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International . The four disc compilation, featuring 75 tracks, can be streamed for free over at Amnesty's Facebook page . The album will be released on January 24th with all the profits going to Amnesty International. Included in this compilation are bands like Queens of the Stone Age, The Gaslight Anthem, My Morning Jacket, Cage The Elephant, Silversun Pickups, Dave Matthews Band, Tom Morello, [...]
As previously reported, Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International is the name of Amnesty International's 75-track, 4-disc Bob Dylan tribute album , comprised of new or previously unreleased Dylan covers from Adele, My Morning Jacket, Queens of the Stone Age, Silversun Pickups, The Gaslight Anthem, Patti Smith, Dave Matthews Band, Sting, Joan Baez, Bryan Ferry, The Who's Pete Townshend, Sinéad O'Connor, Elvis Costello, Pete Seeger, Fistful of Mercy, Bad Religion, Mark Knopfler, Cage the Elephant, and, of course, Miley Cyrus and Ke$ha. The collection will be released in North [...]
Elvis Costello and The Imposters are coming back for round two at this spring. They are also bringing back their very unique show that features "The Spectacular Spinning Songbook" that gives the fans a chance to spin a giant wheel with over 40 songs. Not only does this make every show set list different but it also includes plenty of rarities and covers you wouldn't normally get to hear live. This is all set to take place on Thursday, April 17th at The Wiltern . Tickets to see Elvis Costello and The Imposters are [...]
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