Over on the HeadCount blog, Phish: The Biography author Richard Gehr recently posted the highlights of his conversation with Phish: The Biography author Parke Puterbaugh. These fine writers have probably
Part singer-songwriter, part soul singer, Bill Withers occupied an interesting space in the 1970s as an unconventional African-American artist that sang social conscious songs that straddled the lines between funk,
For the second time in as many years, Mad Men star Jon Hamm served as the host for Saturday Night Live for arguably their strongest episode of the season. While
One of the greatest rock albums of all time is the focus of Classic Albums when the series takes a look at The Who’s Who’s Next (Tuesday, 5PM – VH1
It's a pleasure to watch a band develop as songwriters, recording artists and performers, especially if their audience grows along with them. January 28th is the first time Dr. Dog's commanded the stage in Higher Ground's Ballroom rather than it's smaller Showcase Lounge and the audience filled the larger room comfortably. And happily too.
Amidst continuing reports of other singers being approached to front Aerosmith, Steven Tyler and his handlers are taking steps to reassert his position in the band. Tyler’s Los Angeles-based attorney,
Scott Kannberg isn’t known for baring his soul. As a co-founder of Pavement, Kannberg – better known as Spiral Stairs – was a major part of the whole tongue-in-cheek, ironic aura that surrounded the band. With songs like “Date with Ikea” and “Passat Dream,” Kannberg’s music with Pavement was anything but introspective. And, after Pavement split in 1999, Kannberg started Preston School of Industry, which was a break from his past in some ways, but still relatively light on soul searching.
Neil Young won his first-ever Grammy Award tonight (January 31) for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package. This was the first-ever Grammy for the veteran rocker whose career has
This May, Broken Social Scene will embark on dates in both the U.S. an Europe, particularly highlighted by the band’s personally curated Toronto Island Concert on June 19th. Pavement and
Friday ended another fast and furious week on Hidden Track as we presented a full slate of features, columns and news stories. For this week’s Cover Wars, DaveO looked at
