Archive: 2009

Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia made a couple of appearances on Late Night with David Letterman in the ’80s without their Grateful Dead band mates. For Bob and Jer’s October 13, 1989 visit they decided to perform Second That Emotion backed by members of Late Night’s house band including Paul Shaffer and Will Lee. Here’s […]

If your name is Roger Daltrey or Pete Townshend, it’s looking like 2010 is going to be a heck of year for you. As we previously reported, The Who will serve as the halftime entertainment at Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, FL on February 7. Then, come March, the seminal classic rock act will be […]

The annual 10,000 Lakes Festival in Detroit Lakes, MN, will take a hiatus because of financial difficulties. Promoters of the multi-day fest, which ran for the past seven Julys, posted a notice on the event website last week that said the 10KLF could not grow to financial success and would be on official hiatus until […]

For the past three years, we’ve been hearing that The Kinks will reunite, but there’s been no reunion thus far. While both Ray and Dave Davies are up for a major tour, Ray tells News of the World that he wants Dave to “do some low-key shows to see how well he can play. If […]

Back in the summer of 2007, the White Stripes embarked on a cross-Canada tour where the “brother and sister” act hit every province and territory across the country. Along with their scheduled concerts, Jack and Meg played a series of unique surprise gigs that included one on a city bus and another that consisted entirely […]

If you’re not familiar with Eclectic Method, they are a trio of audio/video mash-up artists that blend your favorite music, movies and television shows into fast paced ADD-inspired videos. The act recently dropped a holiday-inspired video that features all your favorite Christmas staples… Eclectic Method – Haul The Decks

If you want to watch the strangest Christmas movie ever made, check out the Flaming Lips in Christmas on Mars late on Xmas Eve on Sundance. It took Wayne Coyne and gang eight years to make the movie, which comes off as intentionally bizarre. But if you are looking for something different to watch while […]

Photos of Warren Haynes Presents: 21st Annual Christmas Jam, held December 11th and 12th at The Asheville Civic Center.

For most, last week marked the last five-day work week of 2009. We’ve got two shortened weeks coming up which is A-OK by us. We’ve been quite prolific in 2009 and this past week was no exception as we provided a steady stream of reviews, lists and interviews from the rock world. On Monday, Benji […]

Charlie Hunter has used horns on a number of past projects, but he's never used them quite like he does on his latest studio effort. Gentlemen I Regret to Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid is an example of the seven-string samurai's ingenuity as a musician and recording artist.