Amspecblog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
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) | 10 hours ago
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) | yesterday
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) | yesterday
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....
A Tangled Rope (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Rock music is now only really a nostalgia re-packaging industry for… er… the 'increasingly-more mature' adult (who seem to rather fervidly do their utmost to deny the fact of their aging) rather its traditional market of an adolescent fantasy of imagined authenticity. Therefore, in order to keep sales levels up, it has become essential to rewrite many - of what the record industry likes...
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Roger Daltrey, House of Blues, Boston, Mass.: Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 "Let's get together, before we get much older." That line, from "Baba O'Riley," really summed up the evening with Roger Daltrey, a rare tour of midsize clubs (micro, on the Who scale) to play songs he likes, whether he originally sang on them or not. Cynics might have zeroed in on "My Generation" and the...
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