2009

Don’t Blame Yourself, It’s Ryan’s Fault

Scott Bernstein January 15, 2009 7 Comments

Dramatic singer/songwriter Ryan Adams surprised many of his fans yesterday by posting a note on his blog explaining that his days as a member of the Cardinals are finished after the band’s upcoming tour. Besides selling a bunch of tickets for the “final shows” – I bought ducats for the Montclair show – Ryan depressed the hell out of his fanbase.

Adams took to his Cardinal Cave blog once again this morning to explain the reasoning behind his decision to quit the band…

FOR CARDSFANS AND FAM- Peace-Out!! R XO

THERE WILL BE NO CANCELLED SHOWS AND THIS CARDINALS TOUR WILL HAPPEN AS PLANNED SO PLEASE UNDERSTAND I AM JUST SHARING THIS NOW SO THAT IN A FEW DAYS OR LESS IT WILL BE NO PROBLEM AND NOT INTERFERE WITH HAVING A PEACEFUL TOUR AND A NICE TIME PLAYING THE GIGS BOOKED.

FOR CARDINALS FANS and FAM,

I am very sorry if my blog post concerning my need to walk away for however long from cardinals( and from doing music related to the music i have made during my solo career and during my very long and substantially frustrating time at my former label ) was alarming or shocking or seemed off base. it was not my intention to be dramatic. I feel like i am entitled to my feelings and that i certainly do not deserve to be further ridiculed for my deteriorating inner ear issues and the physical pain that goes along with that.

READ ON for more of Ryan Adams’ “it’s me, not you” blog entry…

Briefly: A Bon Voyage For Jimmy Vivino

Chad Berndtson January 15, 2009 5 Comments

As Conan O’Brien goes, so must guitarist Jimmy Vivino, who despite appearing in any number of contexts over the years in his New York City base, definitely considers his role

Steve Kimock Crazy Engine Heads West

January 15, 2009 No Comments

Steve Kimock will be hitting the road this spring with his new project Steve Kimock Crazy Engine. Exploring a new direction, Crazy Engine is a Steve Kimock project unlike any

Warren Zevon: Warren Zevon (Collector’s Edition)

Doug Collette January 15, 2009 No Comments

The Collector’s Edition of Warren Zevon's debut album has all the pristine clarity of most 70's California rock. But the shadowy blue tones of the front-cover photograph suggest how deceptively arresting the music is inside.

Sepultura: A-Lex

Bob Lange January 15, 2009 No Comments

There's a fine line between grand and grandiose. Most concept albums are so much the latter that they never even get close to the line. Sepultura, veterans of the concept album, aren't close to that line either, but they're on the good side.

Allmans: Sorry Dickey, Gregg Said No

Scott Bernstein January 14, 2009 14 Comments

Either Gregg Allman is a really good liar or Dickey Betts won’t be a part of the Allman Brothers Band 40th Anniversary Run at New York City’s Beacon Theatre on

And Hall Of Fame Justice For Metallica

Scott Bernstein January 14, 2009 No Comments

As usual, Jann Wenner has fucked up again by naming a bunch of undeserving acts to the Rock and Roll Ha… Scratch that. Old habit. Actually, this year’s inductees are

Ryan Adams Taking His Ball And Going Home

Scott Bernstein January 14, 2009 3 Comments

Earlier today, Ryan Adams put up a post on the Cardinology blog announcing that he will be leaving the Cardinals and the blog itself behind after the band’s tour ends in Atlanta on March 20. Here’s Ryan’s post…

me- 34-a non smoker and happy, for the first time in my life.. i am excited to finish this wonderful time i have had with the cardinals and whatever new adventures may come after march. atlanta will be my last venture with the band and i am grateful for the time we have had and maybe someday we will have more stories to tell together. i am however ready for quieter times as i think it is very evident i am struggling with some balance and hearing issues.

also, no drama or anything but i am okay to step back from all of this right now and i think i did enough manic blogging when i felt alone and isolated during the last few years of travel. these last few years were the hardest i can remember and the most rewarding but i have loved ones to care for now and i am lucky i have been given a chance to turn around and see just what i am capable of as a friend and as someone who is not gone forever every year- it rendered me incapable of things i needed to be to myself and others- and my schedule sometimes never ended when the shows did- and some of that was my doing. and i lost someone i loved, and i lost myself.

READ ON for more of Ryan Adams’ farewell ode to blogging…

Steve Kimock Crazy Engine: The Lineup

Scott Bernstein January 14, 2009 1 Comment

Steve Kimock hits the road in March with a new project called Steve Kimock Crazy Engine featuring Melvin Seals on B3. READ ON for all the gory details on the band’s lineup as well as what and where they’ll be playing…

Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Blitzen’s Psychedelic Furr

Jeffrey Greenblatt January 14, 2009 1 Comment

Around this time last year I kicked off my semi-regular Better Than Noodling column with a post on on the Grateful Dead meets Pavement stylings of Blitzen Trapper. The band,

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