Archive: 2008

Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell was found dead early this morning (Nov. 12) in a Portland, Ore., hotel room, according to representatives for the Hendrix estate. He was 62.After completing the Experience Hendrix tour in Portland with one-time bandmate Billy Cox and a host of notable musicians on Nov. 7, Mitchell was spending some […]

Could the Faces be rising again after a 30-plus year split?According to RayGigs.com, original members Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones, along with Stewart touring bassist replacing the late Ronnie Laine, will have a rehearsal next Monday (Nov. 17) "just to check if they can remember the songs."If the musicians are pleased […]

Veteran producers Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa and Eric Eisner are going truckin’. The trio have signed on to produce a biopic about Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia that will aim to offer a revealing look at the roots of the counterculture icon.The untitled project will focus primarily on Garcia’s early life in the Bay Area […]

When online retailer Insound began offering instant MP3 downloads of albums being ordered on vinyl, only a handful of indie labels were on board for the promotion. But by year’s end, nearly 500 titles will be part of the program.Driving the expansion are partnerships with Sub Pop and Matador, making the complete catalogs of Iron […]

Having recorded albums with Widespread Panic, Bill Frissell and Lambchop as his backing bands, Vic Chesnutt is no stranger to collaborations. He’s also no stranger to revealing his complicated view of the world through a chaste vulnerability that reveals un-hesitated pain and insecurities. Dark Developments, his most recent collaboration with fellow Athens, GA and Elephant 6 members Elf Power, transforms his dark lyrics amidst pop melodies that shine the artist in a new dimension.

We’d like to wish a very Happy Birthday to HT Favorite Neil Young. Both Some Dude and I are very excited to catch the Hall of Famer in action at Madison Square Garden in December. Another guy that can’t get enough of Neil Young is none other than Bob Dylan. Dylan recently surprised the shit […]

After a few years of close calls it appears that we are mere days away from a reunion of legendary rockers The Faces. Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan, Kenney Jones and Stewart’s touring bassist are heading into a studio on Monday to run through their hits according to the NME. We’re still a little […]

The Dark Star Orchestra celebrated their 11th Anniversary last night on 11/11 by debuting their version of the Grateful Dead classic The Eleven during the second set of their show at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, NH. The quintessential Grateful Dead tribute act also treated their fans to usually stellar versions of […]

Yesterday, we brought you the tag team of review of Saturday night’s Benevento/Fishman/Mathis show – a show that a healthy dose of HT’s New York bureau attended. Despite the poor venue choice the music didn’t suffer, as the trio tore through an hour and half of some of the best instrumental rock that these ears […]

DOA is DOA and will likely always be, God bless them, DOA. If you're expecting something other than aggressive politico-punk from these guys, guess again. They still wrap up left-wing politics into simple, heartfelt songs whose anger and outrage never overarch their equal doses of life and fun