The Comedy Central Roast of Flava Flav passed without making a dent on the public consciousness, but you can always count on Jeff Ross to deliver the goods. Good lord,
Famed jazz drummer Max Roach died today at the age of 83. While many eulogies and obituaries will call him a founder of modern jazz and a master percussionist, we
Elvis Presley died at his home in Memphis, Tennessee 30 years ago today. Not altogether unusual when you consider reports that “his doctor had prescribed him 5,684 narcotic and amphetamine pills in the previous seven months.” Elvis was one of the pioneers of rock n’ roll, and his legacy is still heard in the music as well as the party habits of artists performing today.
Today we’d like to honor the King with a B List of Elvis-related YouTubes. Read on after the jump for our 10 favorite videos…
Largehearted Boy always does a nice job of rounding up MP3 and FLAC downloads for all the major festivals. Check out recordings of Amy Winehouse, Interpol, Ben Harper, Pearl Jam
Here’s a fun who-knew fact we never would have guessed: The annual South by Southwest festival now brings in more revenue for the Tejas capital than either Austin City Limits
Max Roach, the master percussionist whose rhythmic innovations and improvisations defined bebop jazz during a wide-ranging career where he collaborated with artists from Duke Ellington to rapper Fab Five Freddy,
Much has changed for the Black Crowes since I last reviewed them for Glide during the first and last shows of their reunion run at Hammerstein Ballroom two years ago. After reassembling their classic mid-90s lineup (by adding drummer Steve Gorman) during their subsequent homecoming stand in Atlanta, drugs and egos seemingly reared their ugly heads again.
Reggae is the primary ingredient of Street Gospels, but by no means the only one. With punk running generally under the covers and surfacing occasionally on tracks like "Walls Fall Down" and even more so on "Gunships," soul is more overt. Soulful vocals, especially in the harmonies, roots each song without exception in something genuine, so much so that the album doesn't miss a beat on the a capella "Hush." In fact, the song is essential to Street Gospel’s flow.
Of Montreal, who just wrapped a European trek in support of Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?, have announced another run of U.S. dates The new leg kicks off
Nine Inch Nails are reportedly getting ready to turn their album ‘Year Zero’ in a television program. The futuristic show is said to centre around a time when the US
