November 29, 2007

The B List: 10 Least Dangerous Rock Stars

Scott Bernstein November 29, 2007 14 Comments

The Guardian’s list of the 10 Most Dangerous Musicians caught our eye when it was published a few weeks back. There have been some crazy motherfuckers that played music, but there are also a slew of rockers who retire to the bus after the show to read Harry Potter and sip on Orange Coolattas. If G.G. Allin, Spade Cooley and Jim Gordon are the among the most dangerous, who would qualify as least dangerous?

We asked our friends at Team HLA and on The Bort to come up with a list of 10 rock stars they wouldn’t run away from in a dark alley:

10. Beck:

Read on for nine more rockers who look meek, but could probably still kick my ass…

Rotary Downs Survives Katrina

Scott Bernstein November 29, 2007 1 Comment

Rotary Downs was smack dab in the middle of recording their latest album when Hurricane Katrina forced the band to flee for higher ground. The New Orleans based quintet documented

MP3 Boot Camp: Unreleased Prince Surfaces

Scott Bernstein November 29, 2007 No Comments

We came across the ultimate compilation of Prince’s unreleased studio tracks from 1982 – 1997 thanks to The Ultimate Bootleg Experience. T.U.B.E. constantly kicks down primo stuff, but this collection

Fresh Air: Sharon Jones Wants You To Think About People With No Feet Or Legs

Ace Cowboy November 29, 2007 2 Comments

While many in the music world obsess over the schadenfreude that is Strumpet d’Winehouse, we’ll continue to celebrate the sheer awesomeness of the Dap-Kings’ best frontlady. So we couldn’t wait

Widespread Panic Plans Dec. 29th Benefit Show

November 29, 2007 No Comments

Widespread Panic is pleased to announce their third annual Tunes for Tots charity event which will take place on December 29th at the Roxy in Atlanta.All proceeds from the show

My Morning Jacket Release Picture Disc For Charity

November 29, 2007 No Comments

My Morning Jacket have announced the release of a vinyl picture-disc to benefit a New Orleans charity. The band will give the proceeds from sales of their ‘2006-2007 New Year’s

Santana Thinks Trio For Next Album

November 29, 2007 No Comments

fter three successful albums of high-profile collaborations, Carlos Santana is preparing for a different endeavor for 2008. The guitarist and bandleader is teaming up with producer Bill Laswell for "The

Kathleen Edwards Returns with Asking for Flowers

November 29, 2007 No Comments

On March 4, 2008, Zoë/Rounder Records will release Kathleen Edwards’ Asking for Flowers her first new album in three years, and the acclaimed artist’s mostpenetrating collection to date. The album

Bob Dylan: The Other Side of the Mirror: Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965

Doug Collette November 29, 2007 No Comments

Considering how much has been written, spoken and contemplated about Bob Dylan’s appearances at the Newport Folk Festival, especially his (literally and figuratively) electric set in 1965, it boggles the mind it’s taken forty years for the film of those shows to find broad circulation. But the wait to see Murray Lerner’s The Other Side of the Mirror is worth it, because the director lets the performances speak for themselves, and they constitute a profound statement indeed.