Outsourced Podcasts, Vol. II
As I said last week, “I recently coaxed my good friend over at Newmradio to create some podcasts with the Hidden Track audience in mind, especially since he’s been doing it anyway on his own for years now. The real beauty of this non-fluid exchange, though, is that Newman and I share a love of […]
J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton: The Road to Escondido
Although it took yeard for this collaboration to finally happen, The Road to Escondido has paved the beginning of a solid musical partnership between Cale and Clapton, as they reach their "golden" years.
A Contrarian’s Guide To Ryan Adams
Even a perfunctory scan of the cyberwebs will lead you to hundreds of blog posts and professional reviews raving about the genius of Ryan Adams. His three-night run at NYC’s Town Hall received much of the same glowing praise. Not so, says our resident contrarian Chilly Jackwater, this guy’s not really, uh, very good. Before you get your […]
10KLF: 3 AM Eternal in Minnesota
To paraphrase a line from the music of the ’90s, 10KLF is gonna rock ya… The increasingly attractive 10,000 Lakes Festival announced its 2007 line-up mere moments ago, and so far it’s more solid than a turd in Mexico. The 5th annual festival takes place July 18-21 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, and I think I’m about to make my first […]
Happy Ninth Anniversary, Dayton
My dear friend TJ in OH would probably kick me in the junk if I didn’t at least link to a stream of what he likes to call “THE show of THE tour” today. I mean, does it get better than AC/DC Bag > Psycho Killer > Jesus Left Chicago to start things off at the Ervin J. […]
The B List: Best Music DVDs of 2006
Now that December is moving along quickly, it’s time to look back at some of the best releases of the year. This week I’ll tackle DVDs, and this year there were plenty to choose from (with the exception of Okonokos and Heart of Gold, all of these DVDs are archival releases). And for the sake of […]
If You’re Just Staring At Your Walls
Good news, you can finally take down that same 1988 wall calendar with risqué pictures of Paulina Porizkova and start masturbating to Internet porn like the rest of us. See, there’s a new wall calendar in town, and we strongly recommend you buy it for the sake of the keeedz. JamBase believes that children are our future… JamBase is […]
Joan Osborne: Pretty Little Stranger
Joan Osborne’s debut album for Vanguard Records, Pretty Little Stranger brings this highly respected singer-songwriter back to her Kentucky roots with six originals and six cover songs that are subtle country-bluegrass blends.
Robert Smith Stalled By Writer’s Block On New Cure Album
Thirty years in the music business is no prevention for writers’ block. That is the problem facing the Cure frontman Robert Smith, who is struggling to come up with lyrics to some of the 33 new songs the band has recorded for its 14th studio album. The record’s release has already been pushed back to […]
Cooper Temple Clause & Razorlight Caught Up In Spy Poison Scandal
Cooper Temple Clause and Razorlight have been caught up in the plot that poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. The ex-KGB man died in London on November 23, after ingesting radioactive substance polonium-210. However since his death, a radioactive trail inadvertently left by the killers has been followed by authorities to jet planes recently used […]