July 27, 2009

Red Rocks Tips and Jedi Mind Tricks

The second leg of Phish’s summer tour kicks off on Thursday night at Red Rocks in tiny Morrison, Colorado and anticipation is building to a fever pitch for those attending

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Through The Years: Genesis 1970 – 2007

For the second installment of Through The Years – the column in which we prepare a YouTube playlist featuring a video from each year of a band’s career – we’re focusing on prog-pop heroes Genesis.

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The oldest Genesis clip we could find on YouTube was filmed in 1970 and our playlist includes a clip from every year onwards until 1992. There doesn’t seem to be anything from ’93 – ’97 on the site, but we’ve added a video from the ’98 and recent ’07 Genesis tours onto the end of the playlist for good measure. Take a look…

READ ON for a list of the tracks we used this week…

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Monday’s Hors d’Oeuvres: JiTD 2010

After skipping 2009 due to founder Armand Sadlier’s health issues, Jam In The Dam returns in 2010 for three days of jams at The Melkweg in Amsterdam on March 21-23.

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Televised Tune: On the Tube This Week

Biography offers a triple shot of rock music programming on Thursday night with profiles of Axl Rose & Guns n’ Roses (8PM), The Red Hot Chili Peppers (9PM) and Kurt

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George Stanford

You might remember George Stanford as the former member and lead vocalist for Townhall. With influences that range from Paul Simon, Bob Marley, Tom Petty, The Band, Hank Williams and everything in between, Stanford might sound more like your itunes playlist.  Although he describes his sound as American, pop and soul, Stanford has paved his way forward as the first artist on the revived classic Smash/Mercury Records label.  His first full-length record, Big Drop showcases his pure and soulful voice and a collection that listeners risk truly missing out, if they don’t take the chance to listen. Glide’s Melissa Brodeur recently had a chance to toss some questions Stanford’s way.

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Tears For Fears: Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ 7/21/09

With “80’s synth-pop” being all the rage these days amongst the hipster elite, it’s surprising that Tears For Fears haven’t generated more buzz amongst the Urban Outfitter set. Instead, their show at the Celebrity Theater brought out an aging 40 something crowd to soak in the new-wave sounds of Orzabel and his musical partner – Curt Smith.

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Phoenix Tours The U.S.

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, released by Glass Note, has more or less become the quintessential, unofficial summer album of 2009. Fans will be pleased to hear that, hot off the heels

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