Gerard Smith, bassist for Brooklyn’s TV on the Radio, has passed away at the way too young age of 34 after a battle with lung cancer. Smith had been sitting out
While the future of Gorillaz may be unclear, the band is still putting out product. On Monday the animated act put an iPad app up for sale through iTunes called
The Chicago/California duo of Liz Lux and Jamie Cassedy, who perform under the moniker Me and Cassady, offered HT an exclusive download of their fantastic take on the Donovan classic,
The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival returns to Telluride Town Park on September 16 – 18 boasting a lineup that includes HT faves moe., the Flaming Lips, Zappa Plays Zappa,
While we are still a month-plus away from the kickoff of Phish’s most ambitious Summer Tour since the late ’90s, and several months away from their ninth festival – Super Ball IX – it’s a good time to take a look at how one very important aspect of the Phish festival model has changed before anyone has even stepped foot onto the grounds at Watkins Glen. Just as Phish is offering tiered pricing options for their standard, summer shows (typically $45 for lawn tickets and $60 for pavilion seats) they also have offered several “VIP” options for the festival for those a little fatter in the wallet. So let’s breakdown the main options for those camping on-site at Super Ball IX…
General Admission – This option is the standard festival ticket that have been fans only option since the band’s first festival, the Clifford Ball in 1996. At a reasonable price nowadays, $200, Phish is allowing patrons to pay in installments for this, and all other options, a very wise move in this still-hurting economy. This is and forever will be the standard, Phish festival experience that 95% of the masses will enjoy, and the one that many of us grew up with: Pull up in your car, park, pitch a tent and figure the rest out as you go – much like the music of Phish and the spirit of their festivals.
READ ON for more of this week’s Postcards From Page Side…
Buddy Guy at the Paramount Theatre, Denver CO 4.13.11.
Beans is more Artist then Master of Ceremony and End It All is more art installation that you visit once and ponder then favorite album you play everyday.
Radiohead may have more commercial success and critical accolades; Sigur Ros might write prettier, more easily recognizable tunes. But if you told me Mogwai is the most influential band on the face of the planet, I wouldn't argue.
Over the last few years, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, which boasts an impressive array of celebrities buried within its grounds, has played host to a series of unique concerts. The latest batch of artists to sign on to perform amongst the tombstones include Explosions In The Sky, James Blake, Mark Lanegan and Flaming Lips. The psychedelic-rock act, who will play the cemetery for two nights and one morning on June 14 and 15, will seize the opportunity by performing their 1999 breakthrough album The Soft Bulletin
As an added Tour Dates bonus, you can click through to see the full NSFW poster for the Lips run at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
If can’t make it out to LA for these special shows, then maybe you’ll be able to hit one of these recently announced tours…
Finally, influential live music website Daytrotter has announced the details for their 4th annual Barnstormer Tour. The five show tour will run from April 26-30, hitting actual barns in Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan and Iowa, and will include performances from site alums Sondre Lerche, Guards, The Romany Rye, Hellogoodbye, ARMS, Keegan DeWit, Mike & The Moonpies and Hands.
There have been a number of legendary singer/songwriters that have covered Neil Young’s Heart of Gold over the years such as Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, but it’s pretty safe to say we’ll never see Bob Dylan taking a pass at it. In a 1985 interview with Spin Magazine Dylan explained his annoyance with Heart of Gold…
The only time it bothered me that someone sounded like me was when I was living in Phoenix, Arizona, in about ’72 and the big song at the time was “Heart of Gold.” I used to hate it when it came on the radio. I always liked Neil Young, but it bothered me every time I listened to “Heart of Gold.” I think it was up at number one for a long time, and I’d say, “Shit, that’s me. If it sounds like me, it should as well be me.”
Honestly, I don’t hear it all that much. Does Bob Dylan have a trademark on acoustic guitar and harmonica or something? Anyways, we have a diverse set of covers this week, some from the world of soul music while others are more straight ahead. Have a listen and don’t forget to vote for your favorite.
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While not officially released on an album, The Bad Plus have a fantastic arrangement of Heart of Gold that they play live. Audio Source: 7-26-2009
[audio:https://glidemag.wpengine.com/hiddentrack/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/badplusgold.mp3]READ ON for more covers of Heart of Gold…
