the central shaft (Free subscription) | yesterday
At age 18, the most a musician should ever hope for is an ill-fated, ramshackle band to fill backyards and basements, a pennant to someday pin on the brick wall of nostalgia. George Brigman wasn’t like most musicians. He came away from the latter part of his youth with an impressive lot of recordings pressed on his own imprint, Solid Records, and a legion of fans eager to get their hands on his...
Last Second Thoughts (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Bluesman Bobby Parker will help you get your holiday blues on this Saturday, November 28th at Madam’s Organ in Adams Morgan. With stinging guitar licks and years of experience playing and touring with musicians such as Bo Diddley, Sam Cooke and Chuck Berry, the blues are in his bones, and you can hear it when he plays and when he sings. Born in Lousiana, but a DC-area resident now, check him...
PowerPop (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
From 1974, and their incomparable Pretzel Logic album, please enjoy Steely Dan and perhaps the best and most straightforwardly pop thing they ever did (certainly, it remains my favorite of their singles). By which I mean the haunting "Rikki Don't Lose That Number." And now from 1964, please enjoy the jazz original from which Messrs. Becker and Fagen -- lifted? appropriated? stole? -- their...
Amspecblog (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Writer/artist extraordinaire Katherine Eastland posts some typically smart, unconventional ruminations on the divergent doggy christening styles of Jimmy Stewart and Barack Obama over at the ...
Luxurylaunches.com (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Various items once owned or even closely associated with the late King of Pop are fetching millions of dollars at various sales and auctions. At a recent auction of rock'n'roll items held by Juliens Auction, the famous white glove worn by Michael Jackson fetched a whopping $350,000 (way above its estimated price of about $50,000)! With the added commission, the final price excluding taxes ran to some...
PowerPop (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
From 1958, please enjoy the incomparable Bo Diddley and his characteristically self-referential r&b hit "Diddley Daddy." You know, I'm almost embarrassed to admit it, but until I first heard that song sometime in the 70s, I'd had no idea whatsoever that The Rolling Stones had appropriated the song's insinuating three-notes-of-an-E-chord riff for the far more familiar "19th Nervous...
Pats Pulpit (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
More photos » by Stephan Savoia - AP Browse more photos » Division game, folks. As much as we're hurting from the Colts loss, it's time to move on. It is, afterall, a week after. As Belichick would say, "Time to focus on the Jets ." And he's right. 3-6 means Bo Diddley. Any given Sunday and all that. Never take any opponent for granted. Historically, we're 49-50-1 against the...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
In 1980, music journalist Robert Palmer was invited to drop by the sessions for John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Double Fantasy in New York. When Palmer arrived, Lennon was adding background vocals to “(Just Like) Starting Over.” Palmer noted that Lennon had sung his parts perfectly in key. Lennon, impressed by Palmer’s ear, said, “You’ll [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
"Dedicated to the hustle," as Ben Ratliff writes of South Side rock'n'roll innovator Bo Diddley, breezy, bruising Chicago has always had to battle for the cultural limelight against its swankier coastal rivals.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The "Holy Grail" of Michael Jackson memorabilia will go on the block on Saturday in an auction of one of the King of Pop's famous white gloves and hundreds of rock-and-roll relics.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
It’s the stuff of rock legend: From the earliest known Madonna recording to Elvis Presley clothing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” fangs, a trove of rare rock memorabilia is going on the auction block. Michael Jackson - Thriller - Madonna - Shopping - Elvis Presley
SqueezeMyLemon (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Wikipedia Ian Siegal (born Ian Berry in 1971) is a British blues singer and guitarist, whose style reflects the more rootsy side of the genre, drawing on influences such as Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Son House, Junior Kimbrough and Tom Waits.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Time keeps on slipping, all right, but it was into the past on Sunday at the UCF Arena. The Steve Miller Band and opening act George Thorogood and the Destroyers delivered a generous, enthusiastic performance for the classic-rock faithful that...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Title: Listen Here (Live Montreux) Artist: Eddie Harris (tenor sax), Jodie Christian (piano), Melvin Jackson (bass) and Billy Hart (drums) Two major distinguishing factors that make Eddie Harris an innovator had to do with his teacher at DuSable High School in Chicago, and his use of the Varitone Saxophone. It’s a pickup for saxophone. If you look closely at the video, you’ll see he’s...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Love and hate can be blind, and to date, I've mainly turned a blind eye to news on the very important Carrie Prejean front....
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