Roger McGuinn

Roger McGuinn - American Girl

The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008

in post when you put it that way from Armagideon Time .

Eve of Destruction 2.1 Released (on 43rd Anniversary of Original Version)

democracycellproject (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008

Remember "Eve of Destruction" (if you are old enough)? The lyrics were:"The Eastern world, it is exploding, Violence flaring, bullets loading, You're old enough to kill, but not for voting, You don't believe in war, but what's that gun...

New Matthew Sweet Streams

Stereogum (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

Three songs -- "Flying," "Room To Rock," and "Byrdgirl" -- from Matthew Sweet's forthcoming Sunshine Lies are streaming at his MySpace and website . (Note: "Byrdgirl" is not a cover of Antony's "Bird Girl." It's more a Roger McGuinn byrd.) Sunshine Lies is out 8/26 on Shout! Factory .

Morning Reverie

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. .

"You've had bad breaks? Well that's tough luck."

Pimps of Gore (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008

"The Ghost of Tom Joad" (featuring Tom Morello) by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND : Today sees the release of Bruce Springsteen's Magic Tour Highlights digital EP, featuring collaborations with Alejandro Escovedo, Byrds' guitarist Roger McGuinn and this duet with Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello on Bruce's "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (which RATM covered nearly a decade ago). The EP...

• Magic Tour Highlights, including Tom Morello with the Boss - IckMusic

Today in History–July 13, 2008

Biodun Iginla's Weblog (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008

by Biodun Iginla, News Analyst, BBC News, London, UK 1859: Sidney Webb, English economist and socialist - founder of the Fabian Society. born 1859: Mexican revolutionary President Benito Juarez ordered property of the Roman Catholic Church confiscated throughout Mexico 1863: Rioting against the Civil War military draft erupted in New York City; the violence resulted in the deaths of about one-thousand...

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO - 2008 Tour Dates, AA Bondy tonight, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, Conan, Today Show, and other stuff

Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

Alejandro Escovedo is having a good year....- For the first time in his 30 year career, Alejandro Escovedo has charted on Billboard's Top 200 coming in at #122 with his 9th solo album REAL ANIMAL. Released on June 24th,...

Springsteen Rides A Download Train On New EP

CB Music (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

Despite the E.P.'s title, none of the four tracks included are live versions of songs from the Magic album itself. Instead, Springsteen has chosen to feature performances here from the tour that include a variety of special guests, drawing from both rarely played songs from his back catalog

For The Record: Nickelback, Kanye West, Onyx & More

MTV Newsroom (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008

· Powerhouse Canadian rockers Nickelback are the latest act to sign a mega deal with promotions giant Live Nation for their recording, touring and merchandising rights. Though the deal was not as rich as recent ones inked by Madonna, U2 and Jay-Z, it was reportedly worth $50-$70 million. · Kanye West’s management team is reportedly trying [...]

Bruce Springsteen Releases Live Charity EP

AngryApe News (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008

Featuring songs from the Magic tour

• Bruce Springsteen to release live charity EP - New Musical Express

Bruce Springsteen releases Magic Tour EP

Point Blank - Bruce Springsteen News (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008

"Magic Tour Highlights" is the title of the brand new 4-song live EP, to be published on July 15th exclusively through iTunes and Amazon. This will be a digital download of both audio and video of 4 songs recorded during Springsteen's U.S. Spring tour. There won't be a physical disc. The four songs feature duets with other artists, including "Sandy" with Danny Federici, recorded in Indianapolis

• Billboard Bits: Bruce Springsteen, Kidz Bop & More - Billboard

"The Wrecking Crew" Screenings Tomorrow Night

Metroblogging Los Angeles (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008

Last Saturday night’s free screening of “The Wrecking Crew” was a huge success with about 1500 people enjoying the outdoor movie and the concert afterward. (I had blogged about it here.) If you wished you could have gone you are in luck as tomorrow night, July 3rd, you get another chance. The [...]

“I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Any More”; or, Two Old Farts Sitting Around Commenting

The latest from newcritics (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008

It all started innocently enough over at my joint when I put up this charming clip. One of the two or three regular readers of my blog, who chooses, perhaps out of laziness, to go by the moniker Anonymous, left this comment: Great 60’s Male Vocalists in No Particular Order: John Lennon Elvis Presley Paul Jones Paul McCartney Roy Orbison [...]

Marantz Serves New A/V Amp and Preamplifier

Audio (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008

You can stream audio and video from the AV8003 networking preamp, and drive multichannel audio up to 7.1 surround sound with Marantz’s MM8003 power amp.

• PCS Pushes Out Touchscreen - Product News

Roger McGuinn - Old Blue

The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008

in post Covered in Kidfolk, Vol. 5: Barnyard Tunes and Critter Songs for Cool Moms and Dads from Cover Lay Down .