2008

Dead Confederate Goes West

Psych-rock outfit Dead Confederate has answered the prayers of left-coast fans and added new dates in that part of the country. The latest round of shows in support of new

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Bob Dylan Announces Fall Tour

Bob Dylan has unveiled the first round of dates for a fall run that includes an election night stop at the University of Minnesota, a school he attended briefly in

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Paul McCartney in Tel Aviv Setlist

Earlier this evening in Tel Aviv, former Wings lead singer Paul McCartney thrilled the crowd at his first-ever gig in Israel. He crafted a magnificent setlist that featured tons of

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Bloggy Goodness: Dealing In The Dunes

As we mentioned earlier, we’re less than a week away from the release of Rhino’s latest Grateful Dead vault release Rocking the Cradle: Grateful Dead, Egypt 1978 on September 30.

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10 Overplayed Songs on Classic Rock Radio

We’d like to welcome back Sleepy Floyd for this week’s B List

One of the most degrading jobs in the world, aside from greeter at Best Buy, has got to be the classic rock DJ. Playing a pre-programmed format, day after day – the same Rush songs followed by the same Foreigner songs followed by the same 38 Special songs followed by the same Boston songs.

The only thing more boring than working a tollbooth on the turnpike would have to be manning the controls of a corporate classic rock station. You know those stations: “100.7 KZLX – playing the greatest hits of yesterday and today.” Since when was Jukebox Hero or Shakin’ a greatest hit?

Bands like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and the Stones have a plethora of greatest hits. Yet we only hear Black Dog, Another Brick In The Wall, and You Can’t Always Get You Want over and over again. At least those tracks are halfway decent compared to these ten tunes which just need to be stopped from playing…period. Not that in this age of the iPod and satellite radio, anybody listens to classic rock radio anymore, but here it is anyways…

1. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Blinded by the Light

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Alright, what most people don’t know is this obnoxious tune was actually written originally by Bruce Springsteen and featured on his album – Greetings From Asbury Park. But as the boss explained himself in concert, somehow the words got changed from “revved up like a deuce” to “revved up like a douche.”

READ ON for more tunes we can live without hearing anymore…

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