One of the cooler venues near my hometown is the historic Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey. The Count Basie offers the only chance Bayshore residents have to
Dave Matthews Band has unveiled a hefty itinerary for their forthcoming summer tour, scheduled to kick off in May. The band are currently putting the finishing touches on their new
Danger Mouse is producing Beck‘s new album. The highly sought-after producer who is also one-half of Gnarls Barkley is making his mark on the follow-up to Beck‘s 2006 album ‘The
March 10th will see the evening that Leonard Cohen, the Dave Clark Five, Madonna,John Mellencamp, the Ventures, Little Walter and Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff get inducted into the Rock
My Morning Jacket throws fans another sonic curveball on its new studio album, "Evil Urges," due June 10 via ATO. The 14-track set sports the most adventurous music of the
While I travel down to Langerado our good friend Sleepy Floyd will keep you occupied with an extra super special edition of The B List:
March 10th will see the evening that Leonard Cohen, the Dave Clark Five, Madonna,John Mellencamp, the Ventures, Little Walter and Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff get inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame. Who you might ask? Yes, Little Walter, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
Each year there are a few Burt Blylevens in the bunch, artists who contributions to rock and roll are indistinguishable, yet their credentials are always a “bat decapitation via the mouth” or a lengthy “2112/Overture/Temples of Syrinx” from being considered rock and roll royalty.
According to the Hall’s website to be nominated as a performer…
Artists become eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. Criteria include the influence and significance of the artists’ contributions to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll. The Foundation’s nominating committee, composed of rock and roll historians, selects nominees each year in the Performer category. Ballots are then sent to an international voting body of more than 500 rock experts. Those performers who receive the highest number of votes – and more than 50 percent of the vote – are inducted. The Foundation generally inducts five to seven performers each year.
So, forget the Clive Davis’ and the Grammy Award stuffy music industry crowd, who defines rock and roll immortality strictly be album sales. Here we go with Glide/Hidden Track’s Ten most overlooked eligible artists for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Read on to find out which bands made Sleepy Floyd’s list…
We’ve all come to love those befuddling, obscure album referencing reviews from the folks at Pitchfork – you know the ones that reference things like 1980s Italian New Wave B-Sides.
Reunion-mania may have hit a fever pitch in ’07, but indie-rock fans got a glimmer of hope that 2009 may be a big year for them when former Pavement guitarist
HT Reader and DJ Sister Silvie recently interviewed Chuck Garvey of moe. for his Homegrown Music Show on Penn State’s radio station. SS talks to Chuck about the making of
Real Emotional Trash is Malkmus’ most complete nod to classic rock and the long-form jams of the Woodstock era. It is a completion of musical ideas he has toyed with before, both in Pavement (see “We Are Underused,” from Brighten the Corners, or “Speak, See, Remember,” from Terror Twilight), and in his solo career (see “No More Shoes” from Face the Truth).
