2008

Mule and Umphrey’s Announce NYE Shows

Two of the biggest jambands in the game: Gov’t Mule and Umphrey’s McGee, have each played the same venue for New Year’s Eve over the past few years. Yet both

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Briefly: Celebrating Rush Hashanah

Rush, the best band not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, combines their love of puns and Judaism to celebrate the band’s favorite holiday this side of Bastille

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Leftovers: Live Nation Wins The Battle

In a battle of two corporate behemoths, Live Nation continues to face off with Ticketmaster for the extremely lucrative live entertainment ticketing business. Live Nation scored a major victory in

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Tour Dates: AC/DC Gets Back On The Train

Australian hard-rockers AC/DC will release their latest studio effort, Black Ice, on October 20. The album – their first in over eight years – will be sold exclusively at Wal-Mart,

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Friday Mix Tape: Wilco Covers ‘Em

We have to thank the unbelievable community of Wilco fans over at the Via Chicago discussion boards and Owl & Bear archives for this week’s Friday Mix Tape. We’ve got

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Saul Williams: The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust

Besides the witty title this has nothing to do with David Bowie but a lot to do with another White Duke: Trent Reznor.  The Nine Inch Nails guru tapped Saul Williams to open for him and the two hit it off with Reznor producing and contributing most of music and arraignments to this effort.

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Classic TAB Download: APW Gotta Jibboo

Tickets for Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB’s Fall Tour go onsale tomorrow and to get you warmed up we’ve got a soundboard-sourced track from the band’s performance at the All

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The B List: The Freakin’ Beacon

As we mentioned yesterday, NYC’s Beacon Theatre is currently undergoing a much needed major renovation. This storied venue has seen a ton of amazing shows in its day, but sadly only a small fraction are represented on YouTube. For this week’s B List we picked out our ten favorite videos filmed at the Beacon.


10. Radiohead – True Love Waits


On June 5, 2003, Thom Yorke and the boys taped a special edition of MTV’s 2 Dollar Bill at the Beacon. There have been some tough tickets to Beacon events, but this show probably takes the cake. We found a video of True Love Waits from that evening which we’re sharing with you.

READ ON for nine more stupendous videos from the magical Beacon Theatre…

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MP3 Boot Camp: OiNK – One Year Later

After nearly a year, the investigation into the uploaders behind legendary bit torrent site OiNK has concluded with the arrest of six people accused of illegal file sharing. The case

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Bloggy Goodness: Lead Singer Roundabout

Earlier this year, prog-rock progenitors Yes were forced to cancel their 40th anniversary tour when lead singer John Anderson fell ill with acute respiratory failure and was ordered by doctors

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