Good King Hal, desperate for funds, is reduced to busking for a group of disinterested Belgian midgets and their chums. He is seen here during his 15 hour rendition of the "Best of Emerson Lake and Palmer". He soon had the bus fare and a broken nose. People who don't know the south west very well often comment to me that if I am working in Gloucestershire that I must be pleased as it is "nice...
At the start of this year, when I mentioned that we had rung-out the old year with a concert in Lubbock by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra , the most frequent response was something like, "ohhhh, I wish I'd known they were coming!" With that in mind, here is advance notice on the Trans-Siberian Orchestra 's return to Lubbock, Thursday, December 10, 7:30 PM at United Spirit Arena. Tickets are...
Imagine taking a pinch of Jethro Tull, a handful of Yes with a seasoned Rick Wakeman and more than a fistful of early Deep Purple. Mix carefully with Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Pink Floyd and Bowie and season with Renaissance. Dream on you say. No such fusion ever existed. So I thought too till I accidentally picked up an album called Doomsday Afternoon. How come I had suddenly stumbled on such great...
Actress Brittany Murphy (”8 Mile,”"Girl, Interrupted”) is 32. Actor Russell Johnson (”Gilligan’s Island”) is 85. Actor Albert Hall (”Ally McBeal,”"Beloved”) is 72. Country singer Donna Fargo is 68. Lyricist Tim Rice is 65. Actress Alaina Reed Hall (”227″) is 63. Singer-guitarist Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake and Palmer is 62....
As I was finishing up Barker and Taylor's Faking It last night, and started Simon Reynolds Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 , I got to thinking more and more about the whole issue of authenticity. One of Reynolds major theses is that postpunk, unlike punk, sought to undermine ideas about authenticity as it consciously merged a variety of musical styles, believing that the destructive aspects...
The Northern England Art Rock Society (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The following was posted on the Classic Rock website yesterday at 14:23... Emerson Lake And Palmer will headline the High Voltage Festival, the UK’s new flagship classic rock event, on Sunday, July 26, 2010. The launch of the High Voltage Festival was announced by Classic Rock’s Editor In Chief, Scott Rowley, at the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour at London’s Park Lane Hotel this past...
John Cale – The Streets of Laredo from Honi Soit … (1981, out of print) Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Hoedown from Trilogy (1972) Robbie Robertson with Leah Hicks-Manning – The Sound Is Fading from Contact From the Underworld of Redboy (1998) Adam & the Ants – Five Guns West from Prince Charming (1981) Babe Ruth – The Mexican [...]
The Northern England Art Rock Society (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
For those that emailed me about the posting on November 03rd, wanting more details about ELP reforming, the only information I have at present is as follows... Emerson, Lake And Palmer will headline the new High Voltage Festival to be held in London in July 2010. It is not known as to whether this is just a one-off ELP gig or if there will be more dates. This new festival is being co-promoted by Classic...
Ladies and gentlemen. Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Editor In Chief Scott Rowley took the opportunity to announce from the stage that Classic Rock will be staging a brand new outdoor event, the High Voltage Festival, in London next year. Stay tuned for further developments. If you want to book the date in your diary, this has just been posted on the ELP website... Mean Fiddler and Classic Rock Magazine...
The Northern England Art Rock Society (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The following has been posted on the ELP website (still under construction)... Mean Fiddler and Classic Rock Magazine are proud to announce that Emerson Lake and Palmer (ELP) will be reforming to bring the inaugural High Voltage Festival to a close. Forty years after ELP opened the legendary Isle Of Wight Festival in 1970, what better act to celebrate Britain's biggest and best Adult Rock Festival....
Rapper Nelly is 35. Singer Earl “Speedo” Carroll of The Cadillacs and The Coasters is 72. Singer Jay Black (Jay and the Americans) is 71. Actress Stefanie Powers is 67. Keyboardist Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer is 65. Singer J.D. Souther is 64. Drummer Carter Beauford of the Dave Matthews Band is 52. Singer [...]
Singer Jay Black (Jay and the Americans) is 71. Actress Stefanie Powers is 67. Keyboardist Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer is 65. Singer J.D. Souther is 64. Singer k.d. lang is 48. Actress Lauren Velez (Dexter) is 45. Actor David Schwimmer (Friends) is 43. Bassist Fieldy of Korn is 40. Rapper Nelly is 35. Rapper Prodigy of Mobb Deep is 35. Guitarist Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie is 34....
Did anyone ever mention a band to you and you just thought to youself i don't like them even though you'd never heard them. When i was in school many years ago you were either in the Glam camp or the rock camp and very rarely did the twain meet. I was into Bowie/T Rex/Sweet and some of my friends were into Zeppelin/ Genesis/ Yes etc and as much as we tried to intergrate each other into our music it...
MY FAVORITE ALBUMS!! ROCK/PROG/OTHER 1. LED ZEPPELIN- PRESENCE 2. KING CRIMSON- RED 3. RUSH- POWER WINDOWS 4. EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER- BRAIN SALAD SURGERY 5. THIN LIZZY- BAD REPUTATION 6. CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG- DEJA VU 7. YES- FRAGILE 8. DEEP PURPLE- IN ROCK 9. COVEN- WITCHCRAFT; DESTROYS MINDS AND REAPS SOULS 10. THE POLICE- GHOST IN THE MACHINE TRADITIONAL HEAVY METAL 1. LOUDNESS-...