Rock god Todd Rundgren will perform his landmark album, A Wizard ... A True Star, in its entirety during a four-date California tour next month. After Rundgren recorded Something/Anything in 1972, which introduced him to a pop audience and won...
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive Todd Rundgren doesn't want to be called "the male Carole King " any longer. "Carole King was one of the world's premiere songwriters before I ever stepped in a studio," Rundgren, whose early hits 'Hello It's Me' and 'I Saw the Light' were often compared to King's work, tells Spinner. "It's just that why would you want people...
New Yorkers were treated to a rare performance by Big Star on Wednesday night, when the iconic power-pop band — whose touring lineup now comprises frontman Alex Chilton, longtime drummer Jody Stephens, and Posies members Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow — performed at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple. Highlights included a cover of Todd Rundgren’s “Slut,” [...]
With the skies above Glasgow weeping, Beard Radio brings you sunshine and joy . And it seems to have worked, cos the morning after we woke up to a beautiful autumn day. Holger Czukay - Cool In The Pool; Movies (EMI) Ducktails - Let's Rock The Beach; Landscape (No Not Fun) Todd Rundgren - International Feel/Never Never Land; A Wizard A True Star (Bearsville) Mercury Rev - Empire State (Son House In...
Todd Rundgren is proud to announce the only West Coast live performances of his 1973 classic masterpiece, A Wizard, A True Star. AWATS has been long heralded by the rock press as a defining paradigm-shifting album, but until this year had incredibly never been performed in public in its entirety. Couched within an elaborate stage extravaganza harkening back to the halcyon grandeur of 70's arena glam...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Todd Rundgren is announcing four more full-album performances next month in California. The concerts will include an opening set featuring some songs he's never performed before live ---- Keeping his fans guessing, Todd has chosen not to comment on whether these songs are new material for an upcoming release or songs from previous albums.
We've had the live album discussion here before , but the reissue of "Get Yer Ya Ya's Out" has me thinking about the subject again. As a pure consumer item this seems like a poor investment - "Midnight Rambler" is the only real standout track from the original album, I'd say. What is really intriguing here are the tracks from the opening acts, B.B. King and Ike and Tina Turner....
It’s amazing when you think about how the internet has evolved over the last decade or so. I still remember those static HTML pages that were hosted on geocities way back when. Websites are no longer static and are dynamically rendered using powerful PHP scripts. Not only that but everything is interactive [...]
Our last pod ended the Great 48 on a subdued note. Nirvana won handily, but voter turnout was low. Does this mean trouble for “the voice of Generation X” at the next level? We’ll know soon enough. The numbers: #3 Nirvana 56% ; #8 John Mellencamp 32%; Los Lobos 12%. On Monday we’ll launch the third phase of the Tournament of Rock – Legends, as our contest to name the greatest...
I'm in the middle of writing something that may or may not be posted today or tomorrow or ... ever. But, wanted to move that Wolcott post down the page a little lest (yes...lest) new visitors think I'm all about...
This Tuesday Ten speaks to me in deafening decibels. Alas. 1. Surf blogs. Comment, or lurk, it doesn't matter. Major time suck. 2. Surf Ravelry. Look up yarns. Look up patterns. See what your friends are doing. See what their...
It's not that I don't THINK about posting. Todd Rundgren did "Hello, it's me" in 1967 when he was with Nazz. The Google and the Youtube do a good job of resurrection, and lack of redemption. His 1960's era recording...
Looking for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum tickets? Get ready for a concert of epic proportions. Music’s biggest legends will appear together on one stage on October 29th and 30th, 2009 at Madison Square Garden for two “super concerts” marking the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Tickets for these dream shows go on sale on Monday, July 27, 2009 for American Express cardholders