Hey fellow music lovers. Bruce from Some Velvet Blog here. I am seriously late for my shift this week, but I think I got a good excuse. A couple months ago I decided it would be really cool for the radio station that I work at - WXPN to webcast the Roots Picnic tomorrow here in Philly. Crazy, right? With a main stage lineup that includes Little Dragon, The Dismemberment Plan, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Esperanza Spalding w/ the Roots, Wiz Khalifa and Nas w/ the Roots, I [...]
Genesis-Belgian Television Performance 1972 As if you needed another reminder that the eventual Fall was a fucking crime…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, February 16, 2010...Aerosmith is slated to headline the Download Festival in England this summer... if the band has a singer by then.Franz Ferdi... Continue reading "Today In Music News: Aerosmith Heads Up Download Festival, Franz Ferdinand Starts New Album And Peter Gabriel May Or May Not Reunite With Genesis" >
The 2010 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced. The ballot includes KISS, the Stooges, Genesis, LL Cool J, ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, the Chantels, Darlene Love, Donna Summer, Laura Nyro, the Hollies, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Of these 12, five will be chosen for induction into the Hall early next year. That's a pretty diverse selection. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has long suffered from two main flaws when it comes to choosing artists for induction. First, the Hall subscribes to the Rolling Stone definition of rock music: basically, all popular...