Words and Photos by Evan Greenberg Fresh off a rousing night at the Beacon Theater, John Mayer got his wish to hear the girls scream for him one more time in NYC, playing for a select crowd of American Express...
i’ve always preferred the idea of jandek more than his music. not that i don’t dig his monotonic klang. i do. but i love the the outsider mythos that grew up around him that much more. obviously barry esson put an end to this by dragging his mysterious ass onto a stage in glasgow five [...]
'Sunshine' is quintessentially English, sung in a magnificently aloof voice (shades of Vashti Bunyan maybe), whose cool reserve gradually burns off and builds towards a torrid ending full of reverberating guitars and soaring/sawing cello, that has just a hint of Led Zeppelin's explosive folkiness. If there's any justice, the video will feature Robert Johnson in the gardens of an English country house,...
Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Yes, Abe Pollin was great for moving the professional sports teams, the Washington Wizards basketball team, and the Washington Capitols hockey team, from Prince George's County to 7th Street NW in Downtown DC, which did reanchor 7th Street and the East End of the central business district. See for example, the pieces by Washington Post sports columnists Michael Wilbon, " A man who reached out...
I need to know that, don't I? Before I decide whether to take the money? So I've emailed them: "Well, I really don't know about this, Yuki. I'm blowing hot and cold, I really am. So I've consulted my readership...
Today's question comes from Robert Johnson: I think coach Josh McDaniels needs to draft a quarterback in the first round next year with the first-round pick the Broncos get from the Bears. Do you agree? And do you think McDaniels will feel the same way next April?
Conn's, a Beaumont based electronics retailer, has agreed to pay $4.5 million to a customer restitution fund to settle a state lawsuit it of deceptive trade practices. They will also pay $250,000 in attorney's fees and $100,000 to the University...
John Mayer stepped on the Sound Academy stage last night secure in the knowledge that Battle Studi es , his first full-fledged studio album since 2006's Continuum , will be the No.1 when the Billboard charts are updated on Thursday on the strength of over 300,000 copies sold in the U.S.
From http://www.infowars.com/new-york-congress-critters-attorney-general-holder-move-against-second-amendment/ New York Congress Critters, Attorney General Holder Move Against Second Amendment Text size Infowars November 24, 2009 Senator Gillibrand and Representative McCarthy have introduced the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2009. Ostensibly designed to prosecute gun traffickers, the bill would...
Channelling my inner Robert Johnson; or more likely, my Johnson. Yes, it’s mean-spirited, violently misogynistic, etc., etc. — but hey, it’s the blues. Being sexist isn’t a bug. It’s a feature . the blog québécois Channelling my inner Robert Johnson; or more likely, my Johnson. Yes, it's mean-spirited, violently misogynistic, etc., etc. -- but hey, it's...
Audio Fidelity has just given one of the most influential albums in blues rock history the audiophile, 24 KT gold compact disc treatment with the release of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers' 1966 classic 'Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton'. Remastered in original mono from the original Decca LTD. master tapes, the recording was named # 195 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all...
Channelling my inner Robert Johnson; or more likely, my Johnson. Yes, it's mean-spirited, violently misogynistic, etc., etc. -- but hey, it's the blues. Being sexist isn't a bug. It's a feature....