MTV Movies Blog (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Back in October we rolled out photos from “Cadillac Records” of Mos Def and Beyonce as 1950s legends Chuck Berry and Etta James, respectively, and now we’ve got another first look in the form of a brand new clip. In the scene below, Chuck/Mos tries to convince a skeptical club operator that he is, in [...]
Aceshowbiz.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
While Chuck Berry tries to convince skeptical club operators about his true identity, Muddy Waters records his song in the studio in newly-released footage of ' Cadillac Records '.
OUPblog (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Gordon Thompson looks at the White Album.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
John Lennon famously said: "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'."
Wolfgangs Vault (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Download for $9.98. Listen to MC5 performed at Sturgis Armory on June 27, 1968
This is London (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Chuck Berry appeared in a red sequinned shirt and jaunty sailor's cap and played guitar in a way that no one else can.
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Music News: 'Cadillac,' 'Love' focus on different players -- When Andy Lack was a teenager living in New York, he would sneak into Harlem with his older brother to catch concerts by Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley or Muddy Waters at the Apollo Theater.
Room Eight (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
On the fifth of September, 2008, I did a column about the double standard that passes for justice in this country; something which often occurs when whites and blacks face the system against identical or similar charges. I totally anticipated doing another column on this issue before the end of the year: so here it is. In that column I spoke about the former mayor of Detroit, a black man named Kwame...
Bold As Love (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
Beyonce Knowles, who plays Etta James in the upcoming movie "Cadillac Records", was profiled in Sunday's New York Times. Here are some thought-provoking excerpts:As she learned the history of Chess Records — which added amplification and urban sophistication to the...
Brown Sista (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
AOL Blackvoices has learned that Grammy-winning soul singer, songwriter, and actress Erykah Badu has landed a leading role opposite Mos Def in the indie film, ‘Bobby Zero’. The film will be produced by Effie Brown’s Los Angeles-based production company Duly Noted. Also attached to the film are Peter Dinklage and Clifton Collins. Mos Def [...]
By Neddie Jingo! (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
Shall we now speak of other things? In 1954 and 1955, two singles were released: Elvis Presley's "That's All Right, Mama" b/w "Blue Moon of Kentucky," and Chuck Berry's "Maybellene" b/w "Wee, Wee Hours." Neither can claim to be the first rock-n-roll records -- that honor should probably go to Ike Turner's "Rocket 88" -- but between them they pretty much defined the genre. They're weirdly reflective...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
LIVERPOOL’s Cavern club has removed convicted sex offender Gary Glitter’s name from its wall of fame after a storm of protest.
McIlWeb (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
1 - "Good Vibrations" (1966) by the Beach Boys 2 - "Be My Baby" (1963) by the Ronettes 3 - "Like A Rolling Stone" (1965) by Bob Dylan 4 - "Strawberry Fields Forever" (1967) by the Beatles 5 - "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (1968) by Marvin Gaye 6 - "Johnny B. Goode" (1958) by Chuck Berry 7 - "Runaway" (1961) by Del Shannon 8 - "River Deep - Mountain High" (1966) by Ike & Tina Turner 9 - "Reach...
The Smoking Section (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
Words By Landon A. “I have heartaches, I have blues. No matter what you got, the blues is there. ‘Cause that’s all I know - the blues.” - John Lee Hooker In the early 90’s when I was still just a wee lad, the A. family resided in Rogers, Arkansas, a town known for its heavy Klan [...]
Radar (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
Mitch Mitchell, legendary rock drummer for Jimi Hendrix, was found dead in his hotel room on Wednesday morning. The British-born "natural" had finished the last West Coast date for the current Experience Hendrix Tour on Friday in Portland. "He was a
