Archive: 2007

This just in: It’s a Good Times Bad Times opener. I’m wrong. You’re wrong. We’re all wrong. Nooo, the defense is wrawwwwng. Ramble On and Black Dog followed. More updates in the comments section as we go along here… Click here for some photos of Zeppelin on the O2 stage Setlist and Video Update: Good […]

Ladies and gentlemen, we give you our newest contributor, Sleepy Floyd… “I wonder what Old Man is going to sound like?” That’s just what this Berlin audience was probably wondering during this odd, 1980s skinny tie period for Neil Young during his 1982 Trans tour. Bob Dylan went through some phases, like Christianity for example, […]

The wet dream of Wilco fanboys and fangirls everywhere came true today with the announcement that the band plans to play their entire recorded catalog during a five-night residency at the Riviera Theatre in February. Wilco Guitarist/Singer/Driving Force/Beardface Jeff Tweedy explains the move: “Over the five nights, we will attempt the ‘complete Wilco’ and try […]

Once again, it’s time to take a look at those end-of-year superlative lists that get people more riled up and outraged than the thought of a dogfight in Virginia. Our proud corporate papa hath spoken, so click here to see what 20 releases constitute this year’s Top 20 list (in alphabetical order, no ranking). It’s […]

Oh, we should probably remind youse not to forget about today’s Led Zeppelin reunion. The three surviving members and Bonham’s son take the stage some time after 3 pm EST today as the headlining band at the tribute to Ahmet Ertegun. You’ve got about five hours to leave a comment with your opener call, and […]

Two of this rag’s favorite musicians joined forces on Saturday night when Mike “Silent G” Gordon came out to play bass during Chest Fever at Levon Helm‘s Midnight Ramble in Woodstock. Saturday was Gordon’s second appearance at the Ramble, but it was the first time he actually performed. Levon keeps busy this month with Rambles […]

Warren Zevon invaded the mainstream only briefly during his career but in so doing forged a memorable persona with the public. Preludes, a double disc package of unreleased demo recordings combined with an interview on cd, illustrates how much more there is to the man than the combination of comic absurdity and latent violence in songs such as “Excitable Boy” and “Werewolves of London.”

Every year this seems to come faster and faster, and every year Glide starts off the ‘best of the year’ discussions saying there really weren’t that many great albums to choose from. What used to be flipping through a dozen stacks of CDs, and finding a few forgotten gems, has now become two-dozen page scrolls through iTunes. And before you get to the random, unnamed tracks at the end, you realize how much newly issued music had a truly significant impact on our ears the past twelve months. So, as quickly as we initially dismissed the year, we inevitably end up having a hard time keeping the contenders list under 100.

Multi-instrumentalist Clarence Greenwood, a.k.a. Citizen Cope, has announced a slate of headlining dates for early in the New Year. The singer has a handful of dates left on the books for this year, including December 13 at Next Door in Hononlulu, Hawaii, December 27 at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., and December 31 at […]

Wilco will explore the "dusty corners" of its back catalog during a five-night run at Chicago’s Riviera Theatre in February. Shows are set for Feb. 15-16 and 18-20 and will feature what the band’s spokesperson describes as a "distinct, one-of-a-kind set list each night." "Over the five nights, we will attempt the ‘complete Wilco’ and […]