We asked Claude Coleman for more information about his departure from Ween and we received this press release from the drummer: A multi-instrumentalist best known for his chameleon-like and acrobatic
When you’re onsite at a festival as delectably lively as the Gathering of the Vibes, inevitably a few cool trees get lost in the broad expanse of the forest. With
Yesterday Scotty gave us the first part of his three part Newport review, but Luke Sacks also attended Saturday’s festivities and offers his opinion:
The Newport Folk Festival holds a special place in the history of rock and roll and conjures up some great imagery. After all, Bob Dylan plugged in and changed the course of music forever at the festival back in 1965. Dylan was almost booed off the stage during his performance that year but since then, the music landscape, and that of the festival, which has been around since 1959, have both changed drastically.
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This year’s festival was heavy on the rock but light on the folk as far as the bigger acts went. Aside from some rock musicians playing solo acoustic sets of their electric songs, there weren’t many folk elements to be found in the music. There was plenty of mellow acts – She and Him, Richie Havens, Son Volt and the Cowboy Junkies to name a few – but no big folk name. READ ON for more…
If you’re paying really close attention, you know I had a good weekend when Cover Wars doesn’t make it onto the blog on Tuesday. Well yeah, my car may still smell like wet festival, but the trip that brought me to two ports (Newport for the Folk Festival and Bridgeport for Gathering Of The Vibes) was totally worth it. Following up from last week, PBS has walked away as the clear winner of the Spanish Castle Magic edition.
“Everyone knows rock n’ roll attained perfection in 1974; It’s a scientific fact”. This is according to Homer Simpson in the episode Homerpalooza, where he is questioning the need for “new bands” as he has realized he is out of touch with the music of the young people. Frankenstein was actually released in 1973, though Homer may have been referring to a specific experience WITH the song and not just the song’s release. The song titled originally titled “Double Drum Solo”, the Edgar Winter Group renamed the tune Frankenstein in reference to the fact that it had been spliced together from numerous separate recordings. The result? One of the most bad-ass rock instrumentals ever written.
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READ ON after the jump for some versions not included in the playlist, voting, info on each version and much much more of the original Cover Wars…
The Police delivered a tight, action-packed 90 minutes of rock last night at Jones Beach, where they played their penultimate gig. Stewart, Sting and Andy treated the fans to a
The Download Festival, held at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Philadelphia on August 2nd, 2008.
Weezer announced today a North American tour in support of their top ten album Weezer (referred to as the Red Album). Starting September 23 at the Tsongas Center in Boston,
Atmosphere are ready to "Paint The Nation" and will do so by playing over 50 shows across the US this Fall in support of their new album, When Life Gives
Kings of Leon have confirmed their first North American tour in support of the band’s new record, ONLY BY THE NIGHT. The album will be released on September 23rd, and
