Scott Bernstein

Wednesday Intermezzo: Petey Covers VW

When we first heard that Peter Gabriel teamed up with electropop aces Hot Chip to record Vampire Weekend’s Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa, we wondered how the track would turn out. Turns out they actually did a fine job of it. I’m sure Petey got a big kick out of singing his own name. [via Abeano]

Here’s a look at what else is happenin’ this week…

Finally, Neil Young absolutely kicked ass at the Garden on Monday night and his voice and guitar are still as powerful today as they were in his peak. Speaking of Neil Young’s peak, the trailer for the long-awaited Archives Volume 1 project came out yesterday. Check it out after the jump…

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HT Giveaway: Live Phish – 12/30/1997

2008 has been a great year for Phish archival releases and the year was capped off by last week’s surprise announcement that the legendary show from December 30, 1997 at

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Briefly: Phish to Headline Bonnaroo

As we speculated two weeks ago, Rolling Stone’s sources tell the mag that Phish will headline two nights of Bonnaroo 2009 with Bruce Springsteen set to close the festival on

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Gene Ween Band Tour Canceled

We were looking forward to checking out the Gene Ween Band tour on Thursday night at the Highline Ballroom, but that show and the other remaining shows have been canceled

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Interview: Jimmy of The Subdudes

New Orleans’ rockers and masters of harmony The Subdudes recently did something they’ve never done since getting together way back in 1987 – put out a live concert video. If almost to make up for lost time, the sweet sounding quintet have put out an inspired double DVD documentary and concert film displaying two completely different sides of the band’s music.

Filmed over the course of three days in Annapolis Maryland, The Subdudes Live at Ram’s Head and Unplugged at Pleasant Plains two-DVD set contains 15 song selections from two nights of concerts at The Ram’s Head on the first disc. The second disc features 70 minutes of interviews, an unplugged set and original studio footage shot while creating and recording the Street Symphony album with legendary producer George Massenberg in Nashville Tennessee. We recently spoke with ‘dudes’ bassist Jimmy Messa about the band’s first DVD…

Scott Bernstein: When did the band finally decide to put out a DVD?

Jimmy Messa: Well, we met this guy, Bob Hughes, who attended a few of our shows, and he was amazed that we didn’t have a DVD out yet, and he wanted to help us produce one. He has a business partner, Jerry Jones, who lives in the Baltimore area, and by coincidence Jerry runs a film company (Biographica)…so, while we were playing in the Baltimore area (Annapolis, actually), we did those 2 shows at the Ram’s Head Tavern, and Jerry and a crew came down to record us.

SB: The Ram’s Head DVD puts you right in the middle of the action. Was it odd playing a show with cameras set up filming your every move?

JM: No, not all that odd. There are people with cameras at practically every show, you get used to it and just ignore them…

READ ON for more of Scott’s interview with Jimmy Messa…

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Hors d’Oeuvres: Video Game Overload

Now that Guitar Hero and Rock Band have become big hits, video game companies are expanding their rock-game offerings. Electronic Arts has just announced the release of rock-adventure Brutal Legend.

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Grousing The Aisles: Live McLovins

McLovins – 12/13/2008 DAUD [FLAC, STREAM, MP3] If you’ve browsed the message boards at Phantasy Tour for any period of time, you’ve probably noticed that the kidz on that board

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Televised Tune: On The Tube This Week

Linda Ronstadt and Jimmy Buffett appear in FM, a movie made in 1978 giving a behind-the-scenes look at a radio station. Alex Karras, Webster’s father, stars in the film but

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Setlists: Warren Haynes Christmas Jam

Our jaws dropped to the floor after looking at the killer setlists from this weekend’s 20th Annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam in Asheville, NC. From the Good Times, Bad Times featuring Ben Harper’s Relentless7 and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones to the Allman Brothers Band’s Dreams with Karl Denson to the When Something Is Wrong With My Baby sung by Warren and Joan Osborne, this year’s installment looks absolutely insane.

[Photo by Paul Balicky – Asheville Citizen Times]

READ ON to find out what went down from Thursday to Saturday…

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Friday’s Leftovers: Brushfire Christmas

As the holiday concert season kicks into full gear with this weekend’s Warren Haynes Christmas Jam in Asheville, we’ll be celebrating next week with a special feature. HT contributor Jack

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