Aimee Mann is one of those artists whose live incarnations of songs never veer too far from their original album versions, but there’s something about the passion and intensity of the performances that cause her shows to be truly special affairs.
Carefully compiled and co-produced by chief archivist David Lemieux (who contributes an essay of fond remembrance), So Glad You Made It displays the same impeccable logic as its companion piece culled from 2011’s Europe '72: The Complete Recordings.
Video of the historic debut of Smells Like Teen Spirit from the O.K. Hotel in Seattle.
Chris Pandolfi of the Infamous Stringdusters talks about the change in the band’s audience, the evolution of the band’s sound and much more.
There’s news on the Jam Cruise 11 front this morning.
Watch Joe Russo perform with four members of God Street Wine at Gathering of the Vibes 2011.
The Mountain Goats new video takes an ambitious approach.
Two more new music recommendations from Neddy.
Virtually impossible, but with Beyond, Farm and now I Bet On Sky, Dinosaur Jr. has perhaps matched their initial famous trio of Dinosaur, You’re Living All Over Me and Bug.
Actually, Duran Duran has always been a bit voyeuristic in their musical style. Rising to gigantic heights with 1982’s Rio, they were the musical equivalent of Miami Vice without the more cutting edge of Eurythmics. Young girls loved them. Young boys loved them. Rocker kids didn’t. But thirty years down the fashion runway of music, Duran Duran is still selling out major venues with most of their original line-up still intact.
