2012

Audio / Video – My Morning Jacket @ Newport Folk

Hidden Track Staff July 30, 2012 No Comments

Watch and listen to all of My Morning Jacket’s guest-laden Newport Folk Festival set.

Listen To This Shit: St. Vincent and David Byrne – Weekend In The Dust / Who

Scott Bernstein July 30, 2012 No Comments

Sample two tracks from St. Vincent and David Byrne’s new album.

Phil Lesh To Throw Birthday Concert For Jerry

Scott Bernstein July 30, 2012 1 Comment

Phil Lesh teams up with old friends to honor Jerry Garcia.

Televised Tune: On the Tube this Week

Luke Sacks July 30, 2012 No Comments

Tenacious D on Conan, My Morning Jacket on Storytellers and more music on TV.

Summerland Tour: PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, 07/21/12

Warren Miller July 30, 2012 No Comments

Regardless of Everclear’s disappointing performance, the night was a success. Cynics may argue that there’s something pathetic about a tour like this. They may suggest that these bands are well past their prime and creative apex and have nothing to offer to music fans today. The truth is, this music remains important.

The Last Sultan: The Life and Times of Ahmet Ertegun: by Robert Greenfield

Hunter Moore July 30, 2012 No Comments

A writer trying to organize fifty years of popular music—a sprawling and unruly topic—has several options. One possibility is to pick a single genre, say the blues, and trace its birth and development. Another is to follow the history of an influential record label. A more dynamic approach is to tell the story of one influential musician or band, though any artist’s story is restricted by the particulars of his or her career.

Billy Duffy of The Cult (INTERVIEW)

Leslie Michele Derrough July 30, 2012 No Comments

few weeks after interviewing Ian Astbury, the cosmic soul of The Cult, GLIDE was able to talk with the band’s so called “nuts and bolts”: guitar player Billy Duffy. Possessing a fun sense of humor, Duffy was excited about the band’s new record Choice Of Weapon and the tour that was just getting underway when we spoke. But first on his agenda was soccer.