We’re getting closer and closer to the highly anticipated June 10th release of My Morning Jacket’s new album, and if I were any more excited I’d be humping Jim James’
New York Doll brilliantly tells the story of legendary New York Dolls bass player Arthur “Killer” Kane from his days as a genre-bending rocker to his conversion to Mormonism to
We just came across possibly the best thing on the Internet this year: an isolated vocal track of David Lee Roth screeching, yelling and singing Runnin’ With The Devil. You
We didn’t take Tom Petty seriously in 2006 when he announced that he was done touring. Petty proved us (and virtually everyone else) right yesterday when he announced a major
Digging Deep is one of our favorite B List features. We initiated it almost by accident last March with two separate columns, and in each of those editions we scoured YouTube to bring you some interesting and unique cover versions of cool songs. This week we continue this tradition, as we present Digging Deep: Part V.
1. We just can’t get enough of the Felice Brothers, who make their first headlining appearance in NYC at a sold out Mercury Lounge on February 1. The Felice Brothers recently toured with Bright Eyes, leading to a number of incredible collaborations including stellar covers of Neil Young’s Walk On and Tom Petty’s Walls. Have you ever seen Conor Oberst so animated and genuinely excited? Read on for the Walls video and nine other incredible clips from the likes of Arcade Fire, the Flaming Lips, Widespread Panic, Beck and many more…
You’d be hard-pressed to find many people who know more about the music of the late Elliott Smith than Dave of The Rawking Refuses to Stop. Now Dave’s done us
Former 70 Volt Parade lead singer and Hidden Track Flufftarget Trey Anastasio recently spent two days in jail after violating the conditions of his participation in the Washington County Drug Treatment Court.
None of the early reports indicate the nature of Big Red’s violation, but we can’t help but fear the worst (of course, it might very well be a missed court date). According to the Post Star, Anastasio spent his time locked up with the general population of Washington County Jail. No word yet on if he was anyone’s bitch.
If you’ll allow us to be lame and fanboyish, this latest chapter of the Trey Anastasio saga certainly sucks — it really seemed like he was turning things around. Trey seemed to successfully insulate himself within the friendly confines of Saratoga Springs over the past 10 months, flying as far below the radar as humanly possible.
Things were looking up for the return Big Red in October when he returned to the stage with some inspired playing during a Phil and Friends concert in Glens Falls. After this latest incident, it’s anyone’s guess as to when he will return to the road. Read on after the jump for a full timeline of Trey’s travails…
The promoters of Coachella on Monday night unveiled a lineup that’s actually much more diverse than any of the previous seven festivals they’ve thrown in the deserts of Indio, California. Instead of featuring the typical mixture of indie flavors of the month and reunited bands from the alt-rock dynasty, the 2008 festival will feature a number of artists you wouldn’t typically hear in the hipster havens. Roger Waters? Jack Johnson? Of course, there are still plenty of acts like The Breeders and Cold War Kids on the bill to satiate the Pitchfork crowd.
So let’s preview this year’s Coachella by checking out some amazing recordings from eight of the bands that are scheduled to rock the desert on April 25-27, including Roger Waters, Sharon Jones and My Morning Jacket…
Roger Waters 03/14/2007 Pre-FM [FLAC, MP3]
Roger Waters isn’t exactly the first person that comes to mind when you think of Coachella, but festival-goers will be in for a quite a treat when he headlines that Sunday night — Waters has spent the last two years on the road perfecting his band’s performance of Dark Side of the Moon. Everyone who saw one of these shows had nothing but glowing things to say, including Ace, who ranked Waters’ MSG gig as his second favorite concert of 2006. The best-sounding bootleg to emerge from the tour comes from a radio broadcast of a March 2007 gig in Chile.
Roger’s backing band is in fine form throughout their performance in Santiago, especially during Dark Side of the Moon. Carol Kenyon delivers the booming high notes that are so essential to a well-played Great Gig In The Sky, while guitarists Andy Fairweather-Low and Snowy White both rip it up during Money. Even Roger’s usually ragged voice sounds perfect throughout the evening. Waters doesn’t spare any expense, recreating every aspect of the album both visually and aurally. Those Coachella attendees who are thinking about beating the traffic should just take a hit of acid and enjoy a mind-blowing set that will make you remember why Dark Side of the Moon is the fifth highest-selling album of all time. Read on for more…
Festivals, they’re fucking everywhere these days, so you’d think we would be opposed to any new festies entering the overcrowded fray. For the most part that’s true, but we’d make
With all the talk about Goldenvoice’s foray into the NYC area festival market, it’s easy to forget that their Coachella Festival is just three short months away. The lineup for
