Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , UK Most artists are lucky to play with - at a stretch - just one decent band yet Kid Congo Powers has had more good fortune than most having contributed his idiosyncratic guitar sound to psychobilly pioneers the Cramps , the influential blues-punk outfit the Gun Club and also Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds . An impressive track record by any standard, the guitarist...
Stix Blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
For those that were in St Louis in the 90s club scene, New World Spirits were one of the big bands out ther along with Pale Divine. Both Pale Divine and New World Spirits are having reunion concerts. Pale Divine is Dec 29 and New World Spirits are on Jan 16, I think . I [...] Related posts: Pale Divine Something About Me The Crazy World of Japanese Game Shows Reverend Horton Heat and Motorhead
Pirate Cat Radio 87.9fm (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Reverend Horton Heat / Laughin’ & Cryin’ / Yep Roc Records The Reverend Horton Heat’s tenth studio release, “Laughin’ & Cryin’” trades the aggressive all-out psychobilly stylings of earlier albums in favor of a more diverse sonic palette blending Nashville country-flavored blues, Texas swing and ripped up hillbilly rock n’ roll. The trio from...
So Quoted (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Wherein searching through my list and skipping the Christmas songs All Her Favorite Fruit, Camper Van Beethoven Autumn Leaves, Edith Piaf Baby Seed, Momma Stud Banana Boat, Edric Connor The Banana Boat Song, George Clinton Banana Boat Song (Day-O) Banana Chips, Shonen Knife Banana Juice, The Mar-Keys Banana Pancakes, Jack Johnson Belleville Jungle, Les Triplettes De Belleville Big Apple, Urban Dance...
Midwest Rock Lobster (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
It's funny, talking to Em or other kids her age. The other day, Em was telling me about the Amazon Kindle, really selling it. 'It's about the size of a book, and it would hold all your books! And magazines, and newspapers, and it can download a book in like a minute!' Really? 'And it's been around for months , so it's nothing new!' Months, that's the test of time. She's thirteen. So on the Trek ride...
Good Rockin' Tonight (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Any Mojo Nixon fan will greedily scarf up this offering before it has much of a chance to get to know the shelf. Especially since this is out of print, although I do believe you can download the mp3's from Amazon or Itunes, I think. A fantastic example of what happens when attitude, rockabilly, and smart lyrics go out drinking together. Whereabouts Unknown came out in 1995 and shortly into the opening...
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Laughin' & Cryin' finds the Rev back with a brand new barrel of licks, playing the rockabilly rodeo clown. Laughin' & Cryin' with the Reverend Horton Heat finds the Rev (and Jimbo and the boys) back with a brand new barrel of licks. Naturally, this album contains tracks that touch on all of the styles RHH is known to employ, from country blues and Texas swing to hillbilly hi-jinks and ripped...
GeekDad (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
I like to think that, of all the ways to express one’s unique brand of nerdery, we music geeks are an extra special breed. Whether you’re a rabid record collector or a burgeoning singer/songwriter or just a guy who can’t sleep until he knows his iPod has been properly charged and synced, you understand that [...]
Digital Examples (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Brilliant quote from Mojo Nixon , on the results of his free track giveaway on Amazon . It's the eternal question with 'free' - is the exposure worth the cost of the content given away? Mojo Nixon was cult at best before (translation - I'd never heard of him), but now he's got a lot of exposure by giving away his music free for a limited time. My view is that he's neither lost a million or gained a...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On October 6th, in support and celebration of the release of Mojo Nixon’s latest album “Whiskey Rebellion,” The Orchard, a full service media company specializing in the distribution of music and video entertainment, announced that Mojo’s entire catalog would be available to download at no cost, exclusively from Amazon MP3. Since this announcement,...
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
If your music collection doesn't have any Mojo Nixon, it could probably use some fixing. And you're in luck, because all of his music is currently available for free at Amazon . Nixon's generosity is in part to publicize Whiskey Rebellion , his first release of new material in nearly a decade, but also to stimulate America's faltering economy: "History has shown than when people listen to my...
Music Ally (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Psychobilly artist Mojo Nixon has been giving away his back catalogue on Amazon this month, and according to a report in the Wall Street Journal has racked up more than one million downloads already.
Voices (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Cult musician Mojo Nixon hasn’t had a hit in years, but he’s moved over a million songs at Amazon.com so far this month. The artist, who calls his revved-up rockabilly sound “psychobilly,” earlier this year cooked up a scheme to put almost his entire catalog up on Amazon.com, for free.
Metroblogging Los Angeles (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Motörhead rocked my ass off. As they’ve done for the last 34 years, Motörhead hit the road with one thing in mind: Everything Louder Than Everything Else. Well done, boys. Motörhead headlined Club Nokia at LA Live last Friday night in front of a packed house. Nashville Pussy and the Reverend Horton Heat opened the show [...]
AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Mojo Nixon has joined the growing list of artists giving away music . Last week when he released his new album, "Whiskey Rebellion," on Amazon MP3 he began a three week promotion offering both the new album and most of his back catalog for free. The promotion will last 3 weeks (starting Wednesday, October 7). It includes solo albums and albums Skid Roper, but not his 1994 collaboration with...
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