Archive: 2009

From Noon on Monday June 1 until Monday June 8 at 3AM Sirius/XM’s Jam_ON channel will turn into Dave Matthews Band Radio. To celebrate the release of DMB’s new album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, Sirius channel 17 and XM channel 56 will be entirely devoted to the band for the eight day period. […]

Tortoise, have announced a round of summer dates hitting several major American cities and a few festivals far and wide. "Beacons of Ancestorship" is the band’s first record in over five years and continues to demonstrate their ability to push boundaries, remold their sound and yet still retain a sense of cohesion – a singular […]

In my last column I discussed the difference between a seller who describes the condition of a record versus one who actually grades the record as well as what questions to ask and what to expect with the former.  This time, I'll discuss the seller who is at least sophisticated enough to attempt to grade as well as the catches involved in dealing with the less-than-concrete world of record grading.

Any musician with a well-defined style must also be the consummate recording artist to prevent with each successive recording from sounding like mere repetition of it predecessor. The Church are artists of just that caliber and their latest album, untitled #23, bears evidence to those high standards.

Mos Def and Talib Kweli, better known in the hip hop community as Black Star, are set to reunite for two intimate performances.  It all goes down at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square (NY), with two shows – an early and a midnight – on Saturday May 30th.  Also set to rock the mic […]

On August 18, Merge will release the new Destroyer EP, Bay of Pigs, exclusively on 12-inch vinyl. Bay of Pigs is a limited-edition EP with over 20 minutes of new Destroyer material. Destroyer will be on tour in July on the East Coast and will perform at XX Merge. At 13:37, “Bay of Pigs” is the longest of […]

We’re still in shock over losing Jay Bennett on Sunday morning. The cause of Bennett’s death still isn’t known after the preliminary autopsy reports came back inconclusive according to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times. Bloggers have taken to the web to pay tribute to to the fallen multi-instrumentalist along with Jeff Tweedy – who […]

Our proud corporate papa, Glide Magazine, has just been updated with a gallery of photographs from last week’s East Coast debut of  Time Turns Elastic at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore featuring Trey Anastasio of Phish and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Photographer Kenny Pusey must’ve known we love our stage setlist porn around these […]

There is certainly plenty to read up about in regards to this week’s selection, The Beatles’ Tomorrow Never Knows. From the origin of the title to the revolutionary vocal recording techniques to the LSD inspired lyrics, the whole thing is quite interesting. Also of note is that while it is the closing track on the album, TNK was the first song recorded for Revolver.

My favorite quote regarding the recording comes from legendary engineer Geoff Emerick. Sometimes I forget just how much The Beatles revolutionized the recording process as we know it…

It meant actually breaking into the circuitry. I remember the surprise on our faces when the voice came out of the speaker. It was just one of sheer amazement. After that they wanted everything shoved through the Leslie: pianos, guitars, drums, vocals, you name it!

Checking on last week, Grace Potter finished in first and Built To Spill came in second with another big chunk of votes in the Cortez The Killer Cover Wars. Checking in on two week’s ago, moe. and Umphrey’s are still battling it out over Can’t You Hear Me Knocking without a clear winner.

801: Technically, 801 titled this track TNK when they first released it in 1976. The lineup for 801 is: Phil Manzanera (guitar), Brian Eno (keyboards), Bill MacCormick (bass), Simon Phillips (drums), Francis Monkman (keyboards), Lloyd Watson (slide guitar). This shit is bad-ass. Source: 801 Live

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READ ON for the rest of this week’s Cover Wars contestants…

Trey Anastasio performing with Music Director Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on May 21st, 2009.

When a band releases their first single in nearly five years they usually tell their fans, but when does Phish do anything by the book? Last night a version of the Trey Anastasio-penned 13 minute suite Time Turns Elastic – recorded recently in New York City by the quartet for their new album produced by […]

Led Zeppelin – Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concluded the first leg of their latest World Tour at the Izod Center in East Rutherford on Saturday and from the widespread rave reviews each show has received it seems as if the band is firing on all cylinders. One of the more exciting elements Springsteen has added to most sets is the “Stump The Band” segments where The Boss takes requests from the crowd on new covers for the band to play.

[Photo via Backstreets.com]

Over the past two months the E Street Band has covered songs from a wide range of artists including The Clash, The Who, ZZ Top, Jimmy Cliff and Creedence Clearwater Revival. To recap We made a list of the “Stump The Band” covers played thus far featuring the best YouTube clip of that performance available so you can check it out. Take a look…

April 15 – Raise Your Hand (Eddie Floyd):

READ ON for more Bruce Springsteen “Stump The Band” videos…

Old 97’s frontman and critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Rhett Miller has announced new summer tour dates with the Old 97’s as he prepares to release a new, self-titled solo album on June 9th. Miller will open the Old 97’s shows with a solo set showcasing his new material, as well as a solo set by bassist […]

MVD Visual and Sexy Intellectual are pleased to announce the home viewing release of The Doors "From The Outside" for North American distribution on DVD.   This brand new documentary film tells the story of The Doors, not from the perspective of the surviving members – as has been told so many time before – but […]

Brian Robbins spoke with Bennett in late 2008 for a Glide feature that talked of Bennett's most recent creative endeavors.  Robbins last heard from Bennett around May 6th, just after news of the lawsuit broke.   He had been corresponding to Robbins about the hip procedure and was as Robbins states "in good spirits and sweet as ever."

It’s no secret that Steve Earle has always loved Townes Van Zandt as a writer and musician—it just took him until now to record a whole album’s worth of his songs. There are 15 gems here, making Townes well worth the wait, and then some. The opener, “Poncho and Lefty,” is probably Van Zandt’s most beloved song, and hearing Earle sing it feels as natural as listening to him belt out some of his best songs like “Goodbye” or “Someday.” It’s just that good.  

Phish has just released the leadoff single from a recently completed new studio album, which will hit stores this summer. Titled "Times Turns Elastic," and clocking in at 13-and-a-half minutes, the new cut is available starting today (5/26) exclusively via Apple’s iTunes Store, and video footage of the band recording the track is posted at […]

We’re saddened to interrupt a wonderful three-day weekend to share the awful news that musician Jay Bennett, a former member of Wilco, died early this morning. Details are sketchy at the moment but Jim DeRogatis summarizes the situation well for the Chicago Sun-Times. [youtube]Ez7V74MBNug[/youtube] Our thoughts and prayers are with the Bennett family. Wilco continues […]

The Gaslight Anthem released one of 2008's best records, were a highlight of last summer's Vans Warped Tour, released a fantastic 10" on Record Store Day and are now on the verge of opening for perhaps their biggest influence, Bruce Springsteen. There really couldn't be much more of a positive vibe or greater expectations (yeah, pun intended) coming into a show than that.