Following five days of buildup and official “leaks” through a clever scratcher stunt, the organizers of the Austin City Limits Music Festival have revealed an impressive lineup for the event’s tenth
Steve Kimock, the David Nelson Band, Jesse McReynolds and members of Railroad Earth and Moonalice will come together on June 10 for a late night concert at the 33rd annual
HT faves Pearl Jam will headline a two-day festival at Alpine Valley in East Troy, WI over Labor Day Weekend on September 3 and 4. Among the bands joining the
Paul Simon’s tour has brought a lot of joy to a lot of people over the last month, but the legendary singer/songwriter took things to a new level during a
Furthur/Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir debuts the webcasting capabilities of his TRI Studios this evening with a live broadcast that is set to start at 10PM EDT/ 7PM PDT. The
Earlier today we posted a list of 10 amazing parent/child songs for this week’s B List. We wanted to make Friday Mix Tape a companion piece, so we rounded up
In honor of the period we’ll call “Parent’s Month” that falls between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, this week’s B List looks at ten amazing songs written from the perspective of a parent to their child along with a few from the opposite perspective. I’ll include a lyrical gut punch from each.
1. Beautiful Boy – John Lennon
For one of the tracks on John Lennon’s “comeback” album from 1980, Double Fantasy, the former Beatle wrote this song about his son Sean. I struggle to make it through this song sometimes thinking about how much love John had for his son and what a terrible tragedy it was when Lennon was gunned down later that year robbing the five-year-old boy of his father.
“Close your eyes, have no fear, the monster’s gone. He’s on the run and your daddy’s here”
2. Father and Daughter – Paul Simon
Originally released in 2002 as part of the soundtrack for the Wild Thornberrys flick, Paul Simon penned this ode to fatherhood which also appeared – in a different form – on his 2006 LP Surprise. Paul takes the POV of a father whose love for his daughter can never be measured.
“As long as one and one is two / There could never be a father / Who loved his daughter more than I love you”
READ ON for eight more amazing parent/child songs…
There’s no clearer sign that we’re closing in on the start of Bonnaroo X in Manchester, TN than the release of the festival’s schedule and today is the day we get to see which set(s) each ‘roo artist has been granted by the event’s organizers. With so many amazing bands on the schedule it’s hard to avoid conflicts and we see plenty of ’em. If you don’t have your tickets yet be sure to enter our giveaway for a chance to win a pair.
READ ON for a look at this year’s schedule or head over to the official site for a chance to let Zoltaroo help you make the most of your experience…
Hot off of two shows at the Beacon Theatre, Paul Simon will make his eighth appearance as musical guest on this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live. As if Simon
Last July Roger Waters made big news when he announced that his former Pink Floyd band mate David Gilmour would join him on stage at a The Wall gig to play and sing Comfortably Numb. Apparently tonight’s the night as Gilmour’s blog includes an entry stating that David will join Rog at the 02 Arena in London this evening.
Those hoping for future Gilmour guest spots will be disappointed to know that this is a one-off appearance…
I should also remind you that tonight is most definitely a one-off; David is not repeating his special guest performance at a later occasion, I’m sorry to disappoint those of you with fingers crossed and tickets for later shows.
We’ll be sure to share some videos and photos as they surface.
[via CoS]
UPDATE: As expected Gilmour did join Waters for Comfortably Numb. The other surviving Pink Floyd member, Nick Mason, joined Gilmour and Waters for the Outside The Wall finale. Mason joined his old mates on tambourine. READ ON for a photo and a video of Dave tearing shit up…
