Bayrdier (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
The Monterey Pop Festival is the grandaddy of the modern music weekender. It predated Woodstock... AND had a far better line-up. As iconic as the festival is, there's not much in the way of memorabilia from back then. So this...
The American Street (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Earl Scruggs and The Byrds, featuring Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Gene Clark, Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke: . . And here’s something a little different and a little more recent , to finish your morning coffee with. .
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
in post Gene Clark - Live In 1975 from Leaky Sparrow .
Leaky Sparrow (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
When Gene Clark ’s masterpiece, No Other , was released in 1974, critics disapproved the overproduced result. The ex-Byrds career was knocked down. Years later, in 2003, the CD was re-released in Europe by Warner Music, remastered and expanded; the album was elected as the best reissued CD of the year by all the music magazines. Silverado ’75 is an unplugged testimony of what Gene Clark did to the...
The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
It used to be that a list of albums offered up in December or January could paint a definitive, or at least representative, picture of The Year in Music. While that annual list is still a great way to say goodbye to the past year’s music and hello to what is to come, nowadays so many new albums and reissues vie for listeners that even a list of the best music from the past six months can seem quaintly...
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Boasting pristine sound quality, and demonstrating the oft-inebriated Clark at his lucid, clear-headed best, this is plainly an essential document.
Used, but not abused (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
“But this is what we have,and as it stands it is a stunning, if completely misunderstood milestone, in Clark’s oeuvre.“ Not my words, but damn right in my opinion. Bought this in my local Borders in their clearout sale last Sunday. I cannot recommend this highly enough - if you like the genre. Review HERE More reviews HERE Read about [...]
Twangville (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
My Morning Jacket interviews, performances and ‘making of’ footage for ‘Evil Urges’. MY MORNING JACKET, Evil Urges (ATO)Official Site | MySpace | Samples Fourteen new songs from the Louisville alt rockers. The band continues to experiment with their sound drawing influences from 70s era melodic rock. Album track “I’m Amazed” is reason enough to buy the [...]
kare11.com - Business News (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
The cause of aggressive corrosion in the Duluth-Superior harbor is still a mystery, but studies have identified some suspects. One is tannin-rich water,
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Mick Taylor and Carla Olson's Too Hot For Snakes with Ian McLagan, Barry Goldberg and Juke Logan, is appended with rarities LOS ANGELES, California -- Carla Olson is at the vortex of three live CDs due for June 10 street date on Collectors' Choice Music. The first of these historic volumes is former Byrds guitarist/songwriter Gene Clark receives a posthumous release of Silverado '75 -- Live and Unreleased....
Dissensus (Free subscription) | 04/13/2008
been getting alot of melancholy pleasure listening to Gene Clark's NO OTHER in recent weeks. Also interesting that this could THE seminal 'YACHT ROCK' album of 'smooth' , easy going but slightly sad and stoned epic rock, HOWEVER many smart-farties posit this record as one of the prime examples of...
Bayrdier (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
On offer is Gene Clark's tambourine as used in The Byrds. In fact, this tamb' was used in the album version of Mr. Tambourine Man, which is one of the biggest records in the history of pop. I'm not prepared...
PowerPop (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
The most iconic instrument in rock history is now for sale on eBay . And the starting bid is $4,995 . I find it hard to believe this is genuine, but apparently it is -- the very same tambourine the late Gene Clark played on The Byrds ' Mr. Tambourine Man single and album in 1965. I really don't know what I think about this. I can tell you, though, that I once had the privilege to hold in my hand the...
A Tic In The Mind's Eye (Free subscription) | 03/25/2008
I receive alot of things in my e-mail, most of which goes directly to delete. Today I opened my e-mail to a pleasant surprise from Daily Om. It was a review of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' "Raising Sand". Now I own this and have shared it with friends who either love it or hate it. I depends upon the person I guess. The review reflects my own personal thoughts on the CD, so I've included a portion...
Let's Sexy Fighting (Free subscription) | 03/21/2008
We all know Peter (of PB&J) has been running about freely these last few months, putting in guest appearances with Carl Newman and covering Gene Clark...turns out he's also had time to record a solo album! The Last Tycoon will be released by Touch And Go / Quarterstick on April 8th, with him channeling The Beatles, The Byrds, and The Kinks. Initial Impressions: He's got the sound down perfectly, and...
