2007

In re-reading a bunch of my previous columns, I’ve noticed the ladies haven’t gotten enough love (yes, an intentional double entendre). I certainly didn’t intend for the oversight, seeing as women fucking rock. So this edition of Grousing The Aisles focuses on five acts that are led by women. Long live Vagina!

Bonnie Raitt 09/14/85 SBD (FLAC):

Every note Bonnie Raitt sings or plays has an incredibly sexy yet raw tone. She is an intense performer who empties the tank at every gig. Before Raitt hit the big time with the success of Nick of Time, the Queen of Blues headed out on tour with an incredible backing band featuring Ivan Neville in 1985. This show from the Santa Cruz County Fair sounds incredible and features scorching renditions of Tell Me Something Good, Lively Up Yourself and Love Me Like A Man. Oh the things I’d do to Bonnie Raitt, the sexiest 57-year-old alive.

Read on for more GTA from Joplin, Krauss, Norah and Donna the Buffalo…

moe. is sponsoring a girls’ basketball team, according to this blog entry from the band’s guitarist Al Schnier. Like any good sponsor, moe. has picked up the costs for a team

It’s the middle of another long week and there’s more news to be digested. And don’t forget the glorious stuff we posted yesterday: Levon comes drawling back to NYC and Ozzfest may be free of

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne yesterday announced their plans for the 2007 edition of Ozzfest. And so it is decreed: This year’s festival will be free of charge. “Ozzy’s been touring

New Yorkers now have a full slate of options on St. Patrick’s Day: Either drink ’til you shit at one of the city’s suddenly green bars, hit up Bustle In Your Hedgerow at Mexicali

The lovely SuperDee reminds us that The Slip played Children of December on Conan O’Brien’s show last night, a big step in the natural progression of any band: [youtube]-hFE5izTGeQ[/youtube] Between

I’m gonna be a little mean again, like the time I made fun of the girl that looked like Ron Jeremy in that picture with Trey and the two blonde