Standing a lofty 5,344 feet above sea level, Mt. Marcy in the northern Adirondacks is the highest peak in the state of New York. Resting wondrously like a pyramid, Marcy holds a bit of mysticism, wonder and challenge in scaling the top of this peak. But by no means is hiking to the top of Marcy a quick walk in the woods.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers will be using their break on their North American tour in support of By The Way to write two or three new songs for an upcoming Greatest Hits album to be released at a future date.
The Chili Peppers will resume their North American tour September 6th in Washington, D.C. which stretches to September 25th in Milwaukee, with possibly more dates being added.
Source Rollingstone.com.
R.E.M. is offering fans the opportunity to request songs for any date on the tour. The band — which has rehearsed over 70 songs for the tour — has set up a request form on its official Web site inviting suggestions for setlists.
“Want to hear a specific song when the band plays in your town?,” reads a post on the site. “The band wants to know what you want to hear. Click on the show you are attending to e-mail the band what you want to hear, whether it’s a single song, or a whole setlist. Be careful what you ask for, because you might just hear it.”
And in other R.E.M. news, the band has set a title and release date for its long-anticipated greatest-hits album. Warner Bros. will release “In Time: The Best of R.E.M.: 1988-2003” Oct. 27 internationally and Oct. 28 in the U.S. The disc will feature two new songs, “Bad Day” and “Animal.”
Source Billboard.com.
Due to popular demand, The Steve Kimock Band will be announcing the the release of two live shows from the official SKB archives! The first offering is from 4/19/03 at Midtown in Bend, Oregon. The second offering is from 4/27/03 at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver, Colorado, featuring an acoustic first set. Both of these releases are double CDs and will be on sale for $20 each. These are limited edition releases and will be available at the shows on this upcoming tour while supplies last.
Visit Kimock.com. for details.
Please check out Glide Magazine’s exclusive interview with Steve Kimock from our April issue at glidemagazine.com.
Phish bassist Mike Gordon will releas his solo debut “INSIDE IN” later this summer on Ropeadope Records. INSIDE IN is a loose soundtrack to his first feature film OUTSIDE OUT. Gordon went back to the mostly instrumental soundtrack and significantly reworked the material, creating songs out of jams and adding lyrics topieces that previously had none.
The album contains fifteen tracks written by Gordon, who plays all guitars and basses as well as Wurlitzer, accordion, washing machine, cow tilt, etc. In addition, Gordon’s backed by a list of accomplished musicians including: drummer Russ Lawton, James Harvey on trombone, piano and clavinet, and Gordon Stone on pedal steel. Special guests include Jon Fishman, Bela Fleck, Jeff Coffin, Craig Johnson, Col. Bruce Hampton (ret.), Future Man, Buddy Cage, and Vassar Clements.
The album will be in stores August 26.
For more info, visit Ropeadope.com.
