Columbia records will release Pete Yorn’s ‘Back and Fourth’ marking a new musical chapter in which the acclaimed singer and songwriter has taken a different approach to writing and recording
Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones and alternative rock legends Sonic Youth have collaborated on an original musical piece for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and will perform together in
This summer, pack up your instrument, open your mind, and enter the boundary-breaking world of Medeski Martin & Wood. Camp MMW is an incredible opportunity for musicians of varying levels
In September 2008, Saadiq released his third album, The Way I See It, which landed him the #1 position on iTunes Top Albums of the Year, a spot on Rolling Stone's Best Album's of 2008 and three more Grammy nominations.
The BMG Music Service — the mail-order company famous for offering CDs at deals like “12 for the price of one” — has revealed in an e-mail to subscribers that
Ryan Adams has married his actress-singer girlfriend Mandy Moore in a secret ceremony in Savannah, GA. The pair got engaged just last month, after dating on and off for around
My Morning Jacket have announced the release of a new EP to celebrate Record Store Day next month. The EP entitled ‘Celebración De La Ciudad Natal’ will be released on
NYC-based painter David Welker has just put two limited edition Phish-related prints up for sale on his website. 100 Giclee prints of both the Rift cover art and the portrait
While Pitchfork may be known for their lengthy album reviews that usually contain so many obscure music references that make you wonder if they have a pool at the office,
[Originally Published: November 25, 2008]
The Seeker was the The Who’s first single after the release of their epic rock opera Tommy. In his own words, Pete Townshend said, “I wrote it when I was drunk in Florida. Quite loosely, The Seeker was just a thing about what I call Divine Desperation, or just Desperation. And what it does to people.”
The Who on a German television program circa 1970:
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