With 2008 starting to look smaller and smaller in the rear view mirror and 2009 now in full swing, we’re sure that you’ve probably grown tired of some of the
When the first worker cleaning the artwork at the legendary Beacon Theatre put a wet sponge up to the ceiling of the famed venue the sponge immediately turned black. Eighty years as a movie theater and rock hall on Manhattan’s Upper West Side takes a major toll on a building, especially after three Phish shows, countless Phil Lesh gigs and 175 Allman Brothers shows.
[All photos by Adam Kaufman]
It was clear to anyone who could see beyond the dirt, grime and decay that underneath it all the Beacon was full of beautiful artwork and vivid details. After seven months and $16 million worth of painstaking renovations the Beacon Theatre has finally been restored to its former glory.
The Dolan’s MSG Entertainment is now two for two when it comes to restoring iconic venues after all of the love they put into the Beacon this time around and Radio City Music Hall in 1999. Project Manager Marc Tarozzi researched how the venue looked when it opened in 1929 and his team succeeded at restoring the Beacon to its original 1929 grandeur.
Here’s a list of all the changes they made…
READ ON for more photos and information about the Beacon’s reopening…
Blind Pilot – One Red Thread
It’s not very often that you get to watch a 23 minute jam on television, but you can on Saturday when VH-1 Classic broadcasts Led Zeppelin’s newly-remastered The Song Remains
In the wake of last week’s unfortunate Langerado cancellation, there is some good news for those of you who still plan on heading down to Florida as a number of
With The Roots making New York City their new homebase as the house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the Philly hip-hop collective have announced a series of special
[youtube]MpjnaGOeHH4[/youtube] Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Please Read The Letter
Nearly everyday on his blog, our friend C-Dawg puts together quirky lists about his favorite fictional people, places and things. Examples of some of his lists include Top Ten Fictional Publications, Top Ten Fictional Bartenders and Top Ten Fictional Sports Teams. C-Dawg has kindly lent us one of his posts for this week’s B List. Here’s his top ten fictional airplanes…
#10 Soul Plane (Soul Plane – 2004)
#9 Chief Wahoo Plane (Major League – 1989)
READ ON for C-Dawg’s top eight fictional airplanes…
After a successful three night run at Madison Square Garden last February, former Blind Faith bandmates Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood are teaming up for 14 show tour starting on
Ever since Al Gore invented rap in the ’70s, this relatively new breed of music has set the standard for cool. There’s simply no denying a good gangsta rap phase during your youth involving St. Ides, repeated viewings of Boyz in the Hood and Menace 2 Society and of course blasting bass out of your badass 1985 Mazda 626 (ok, that one was just me). With that in mind, today’s Bust Outs is dedicated to great gangsta rap covers by some of our favorite jambands as they channel their inner G and crank out some noble jams courtesy of Dre, Snoop, Warren G, Nate Dogg, Nelly, and Will Smith.
Perpetual Groove, Macumba – 12/31/08
In the midst of a 21 minute Macumba, PGroove’s catchy Penguin-themed favorite, the band goes AWOL into a stellar rap medley in front of an almost hometown New Years show in Athens, GA. Covering a marathon arsenal including Pass the Mic (Beastie Boys), Let Yourself Go (Big Daddy Kane), California (Athens) Love (2Pac), 99 Problems (Jay Z), Lollipop (Lil Wayne), Whatever You Like (TI), Gin and Juice (Snoop) and lots more, Brock Butler and Perpetual Groove gave fans a real New Years treat as they basically covered the past 20 years of rap in one medley.
READ ON after the jump for more rap cover Bust Outs…
