A few weeks ago we told you about Carrie Brownstein’s Monitor Mix post calling out the Grateful Dead for asking NPR to write a piece on them in exchange for
Last month we gave you the news that ATO Records would be releasing a deluxe 15th anniversary edition of Liz Phair’s seminal album Exile In Guyville this June. Since it’s
Well, as I’ve bitched and moaned about the last couple of weeks, finding an album where different artists have covered all the tracks is getting harder and harder. So I’ve been forced to delve into Greatest Hits albums, which is fine…
So now that I’ve opened the doors to it, I’ve selected the 1986 release by The Police, Every Breath You Take: The Singles. This is an interesting one because The Police are certainly a unique sounding trio of musicians and the vocals can be particularly challenging.
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READ ON after the jump to vote and for more entries from this week, as well as the results from last week’s Highway 61 Revisited Cover Album Wars.
It only took seven years for the mainstream media to realize that there must be something to the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which attracts crowds in excess of 80,000 people every year to Southwest Tennessee, that’s worth covering. Well, yesterday news broke that the music network Fuse had struck a three-year deal to be the “exclusive television partner” of the festival.
Since I’m not making it down their this year, I’m sure I’ll be glued to my TV set all weekend long for their coverage – though fist step is to figure out what channel Fuse is. Let’s also hope that the network that is is known for it’s love of all things emo and mainstream rock has no input in the lineup or else next year we might be seeing My Chemical Romance playing the Hot Topic Tent. But we have faith the fine folks at Superfly know better than that. Right?
READ ON for some details on Fuse’s arrangement with Bonnaroo…
I know we missed our usually Monday morning link dump, so don’t hold it against us that Hors D’Oeuvres are a day late – but everyone loves leftovers though right?
Since when did Ryan Adams transform into Garth Algar? [Image via Bauer-Griffin, HT: Jezebel] Leave a comment below with your best caption for this pic of Ryan Adams and Mandy
On a muggy Friday night at the Warfield Phil Lesh and his talented Friends covered all of the Grateful Dead’s Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty, leading fans to think they would play albums for the entire run. Saturday found the band expertly playing Skullfuck, before skipping about ten years and taking on 1981’s Dead Set. Both Dead Set and its acoustic brother Reckoning were partially recorded at the Warfield, making the choice to cover the electric album a fitting one.
[Photo by J.C. Juanis]
Yet Sunday was a completely different animal. Just as the show was starting Phil told the crowd that the night would be full of friends and improv. So the album covers went out the window, but what the crowd got what looks to be an epic three set affair featuring two acoustic interludes (one by Jackie Greene and Larry Campbell, the other with Greene and Tim Bluhm) between the sets.
The first set featured an intriguing trio of Phil, Bob Weir and John Molo rockin’ Come Together > Dark Star > Loose Lucy before Jeff Chimenti and Larry Campbell added their talents to West L.A. Fade Away and The Wheel > Not Fade Away. After Jackie and Larry’s mini-set Phil’s usual quintet came out to tackle a few GD favorites. Towards the end of the set Mark Karan came out to add some more psychedelic tones to the festivities. The quintet handled the third by themselves , ending what has to be the most exciting run they’ve played in years. Here’s hoping they keep the momentum goin’ throughout the summer. READ ON for last night’s setlist…
It’s only Monday, but we already have our eyes on the prize with the long weekend ahead of us and the “official start of summer”. So, let’s kick the week
With the long weekend coming up, it’s time to bust out some serious driving music. First off is the super-bad encore from Widespread Panic’s recent Saturday night in Chicago, Driving
loudQUIETloud tells the story of what went out behind the scenes during The Pixies’ triumphant reunion tour in 2006. You’ll laugh, cry and feel uncomfortable as these former friends do
