Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
Small pliers, wrenches, screwdrivers, a vise, chemicals and intensely bright lamps cover this working man's table like confetti. Mark Erlewine is cradling a vintage Fender Jazzmaster.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
The blues- and country-influenced songs on "Break Up the Concrete" are an engaging departure from the group's earlier hits.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
It seems a bit silly to refer to the Pretenders - the band at this point is Chrissie Hynde and whomever she elects to play alongside.
Outside the Beltway (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
About the Author: Dodd, who used to run a blog named , is an attorney, a veteran of the United States Navy, and a fairly good poker player. He can kill a mime using only his thumb. He joined the staff at OTB in May 2007.
Blog, Blog Me Do... (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Thursday, 3rd October, 1963 The Beatles start the day at the EMI Abbey Road Studios in London without George. During the morning Ringo ovedubs vocals for I Wanna Be Your Man. George arrives back from his visit to the US around lunch time and the group moves over to the NEMS Enterprises London offices on Monmouth Street [...]
Advertising & marketing made easy (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Bo Diddley was a pioneer of electric guitar playing, inventing his own tremolo effect and was also well known for popularizing “one of the foundational rhythms of rock and roll,” according to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, called the “ Bo Diddley beat .” The African-based 5/4 rhythm pattern, which Diddley used in his namesake song, “Bo Diddley,” was picked up by many musicians and has been a recurring...
SJCPL Blog (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Now that we’re into October, it’s time to start researching selections for your Halloween mix tape. You might start with the collection These Ghoulish Things: Horror Hits for Halloween. It is one of those great various artists reissue packages, and it is an inspired set of songs. Predictably, the star of the disc is Bobby “Boris” [...]
Seattle Weekly (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
MIDNIGHT Dragstrip Riot Knuck, the frontman for DragStrip Riot, told Tacoma's Weekly Volcano that his band was "like rockabilly that got older, pissed off, and turned into cowpunk." In other words, this is music made by dudes who are just as comfortable under the hoo...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Belting out "Rodeo" over a resounding Bo Diddley beat and bringing a sultry swagger to "Help Me," Joan Osborne quickly revealed her vocal power and blues sensibilities at the Rams Head Tavern on Monday night. Yet when she moved farther into a collection of familiar, obscure and newly recorded songs,...
The big take over (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
When that old folk song, “Hallelujah I’m A Bum” meets Bo Diddley (R.I.P) (and that ain’t no Johnny Otis whistlin’ “Willie and The Hand Jive” I heard a Bo Diddley tribute on local college station KALX (and they played songs influenced by him, and hardley ANY Bo-Diddley. Ugh. That’s not what we need. We need more BO DIDDLEY (at least they played The Animals “The Story Of Bo Diddley” alongside “I Want...
BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
THE CHESS BOX includes 45 tracks taken from the original master tapes. Many of the tracks are either rare or previously unreleased. Everyone knows the Bo Diddley beat, a tribal thump that's been one of the bedrock rhythms of rock & roll since Diddley unleashed it in his 1955 namesake single. But that's only the tip of the iceberg. With his outrageous sense of style, highly distorted electric guitar,...
The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
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...
The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
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...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde is unleashing her inner cowgirl on the rock band’s first new album in five years.
Listen Up (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
The fall crop is coming in abundantly. Capsulized for your convenience: > Plain White T's "still favor simple but effectively clever songs inspired by The Beatles, the Beach Boys, Bo Diddley and the Bay City Rollers" on their new album,...
