caffeine-headache (Free subscription) | yesterday
There's alot of buzz surrounding the forthcoming film Up in the Air (watch the trailer Here) and the soundtrack sounds pretty good too. The film features a mix of great old and new tracks from Elliott Smith, Dan Auerbach,...
PowerPop (Free subscription) | yesterday
From 1967, here's James Barry Keefer , a/k/a Keith (frequently if inexplicably mistaken at the time for Keith Richards ) and his less successful but still delightful followup to the smash "98.6" -- the charmingly faux Oriental ditty "Tell Me to My Face" (both songs from his Ain't Gonna Lie album). And from 1966, here's the original version by The Hollies (my personal heroes, as...
TalkLeft (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
On HBO now, the four hour Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert from October 29 and 30th. Just finished: David Crosby, Graham Nash, Steven Stills and Bonnie Raitt (Love Has No Pride). On now: Jackson Browne singing The Pretender; Still to Come: James Taylor, Paul Simon - Simon & Garfunkel, Dion, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Sting, Smokey Robinson, Jeff Beck ("Superstition"),Bruce...
Coffee Coffee and More Coffee (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Applause/Applaus Martin Zandvliet - 2009 Nordisk Film 35mm film Applause is primarily a showcase for actress Paprika Steen. The story of an actress names Thea, the film alternates between her life on stage and off. An alcoholic divorcee, Thea...
Photography Blog (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Chronicle Books has just released a new rock and roll photograph book - Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock & Roll Photographs Selected by Graham Nash . Read more and comment »
Word Magazine blogs (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
I came across a fantastic new book of the best rock n' roll photography at the bookshop I work in today. Graham Nash (yes, that Graham Nash) selected the images and he's done a great job. Johnny Cash giving the finger, Bob Marley with king size spliff, Marianne Faithfull naked in the shower. Sterling stuff. It's called Taking Aim and it's really worth checking out. The print quality is excellent and...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
At a church fundraiser in Central California on Saturday night, the musician who made a name for himself in the 1960s with the Byrds shows he still has a lot of good music in him. At a church fundraiser in Central California on Saturday night, the musician who made a name for himself in the 1960s with the Byrds shows he still has a lot of good music in him.
i Own The World (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
I remember so well the first time I heard Pete play… must have been 1960 or 1961…. What a great player… even then he could play every solo you ever wanted to hear.. without doubt he was very instrumental in bringing me and my music to this place…I think about him often and I know [...]
The Rag Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Hall of Fame rock 'n rollers: Bono and Mick Jagger. Photo from Mirror, U.K.Hall of Fame benefit: Taking rock and roll to a new levelBy Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / November 3, 2009[With Gary Baumgarten and Abbie Wasserman]NEW YORK -- Music history has been made with two uniquely powerful nights of performances at Madison Square Garden in celebration of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- and
i Own The World (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Many of our regulars here are very familiar with the screen name PUK, or PeterUK. He had been conspicuously absent for the last week, so much so that I was compelled to contact a mutual friend, Clarice Feldman. She’d been having the same concerns and was busy racking her brain trying to think of a [...]
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Rolling Stone caught up with Graham Nash, Max Weinberg and Jackson Browne at last night’s first of two epic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary celebrations, and grilled the trio of legends on their favorite Rock Hall memories. Watch them recall their emotional induction moments, jamming with George Harrison and being honored by [...]
Vulture (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
It was a long night — close to five hours. By the time Bruce Springsteen came on at 11:45 p.m., it felt like we’d seen Crosby, Stills & Nash the day before. But there were sublime, even transcendent, moments on the first night of the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts at Madison Square Garden (they will air on HBO starting November 29). Also some surprises: We’ve...
Thighs Wide Shut (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
The 25th Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Anniversary Concerts - Night 1 Madison Square Garden Rocktober 29th this once in a zillion lifetimes concert contained the criznazzyiest of criznazzy collaborations and a super-sized sizzling sing-a-long setlist that set everyone's ears ablaze and heads into a daze (see belows, complied by Thighlandium's favorite son, Mr Pibbums), so much so that a listing of the...
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
The producers of the two-night extravaganza at Madison Square Garden to celebrate the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th Anniversary promised tons on surprises and they came through in a big way. From the moment special guest Jerry Lee Lewis kicked things off with Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On through the all-star finale of Darlene Love, John Fogerty, Tom Morello, Billy Joel, Jackson Browne,...
Verve music group (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello perform during Thursday's gala at Madison Square Garden. By Henny Ray Abrams, AP Postcard from the road: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts Updated 32m ago | Comments 1 | Recommend 2 E-mail | Save | Print | Reprints & Permissions | Enlarge By Henny Ray Abrams, AP They are stardust: Graham Nash, left, and David Crosby of Crosby, Stills & Nash perform at Madison...
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