MITPressLog (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Tonight, there's a concert between DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist at McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn at 8:00 pm. Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid has put together an after party for the event. It will be one of his only shows in New York this summer, as he's been busy with events for his new book, Sound Unbound . The show is a special presentation of his next film project - it's...
Glorious Noise (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Everybody knows that Ted Nugent is a madman. To suggest that his attitudes about race are complex is putting it mildly. And generously. Way back in 2003, we liberated a hilarious 1994 interview Bob Mack conducted with the Nuge for...
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Booker T. and the MGs, the Memphis Horns and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section will become the newest members of the Musicians Hall of Fame.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Booker T. and the MGs, the Memphis Horns and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section will become the newest members of the Musicians Hall of Fame.
WFMU's Beware of the Blog (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
In the 1960's, WLAC DJ, 'Hoss' Allen hosted a television show called The !!!! Beat shot in Dallas, Texas. He featured all the top RnB and Soul artists of the day, including Otis Redding; Little Milton, Esther Phillips, Joe Tex,...
Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
The Academy Is... have set a title and release date for their next album. The record is titled Fast Times At Barrington High and is due out August 19, 2008 . The album was produced by Sam Hollander and Dave Katz and follow 2007's Santi .
The Daily Docket (Free subscription) | 05/31/2008
All right, IT'S PARTY TIME! Up first: the Wicked Wilson Pickett with "Mustang Sally"! Let's stay with Wilson Pickett for "In The Midnight Hour": Next, a guest shot from Cannibal & the Headhunters, doing Chris Kenner's "Land Of A Thousand Dances"! Now, back in the saddle with Sam and Dave, doing "Hold On, I'm Coming," backed up by the musicians who cut the record on 'em, Booker T. & the
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
“I would compare it to starting over,” the Academy Is… singer William Beckett says of working on the band's third full-length album. “The way we felt on [2005’s debut] Almost Here.” Beckett, along with drummer Andy Mrotek, bassist Adam Siska and guitarists Mike Carden and Michael Guy Chislett entered a New York recording studio [...]
Bolton Evening News (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
THEY say that the best actors need to be a little bit crazy, but in Bolton Little Theatre's new production, which opens tonight, the madness continues on stage.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
“You're out in nature with no mechanization, no noise or motors, and there’s this rush of adrenaline. It can be a very personal experience.”
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
But now he has submitted himself totally to the soulful sounds of Al Green, Sam and Dave and Stevie Wonder that have always lingered in his music, producing an album that could almost be mistaken for a lost gem from that golden era.
The Hits Just Keep On Comin' (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
Thirty years ago tonight, Saturday Night Live’s cold opening featured the first official appearance of the Blues Brothers. The sketch opened with Paul Shaffer as rock mogul Don Kirshner, introducing the band with his customary record-industry name-dropping (”Today, with the help of Jerry Erdegan, and the staff of Pacific Records, their manager, Morey Daniels, and [...]
Poppy Mom (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
After last week’s fun in Chicago, I’ve had trouble readjusting to civilian life. Did I mention that I took Megabus for my Chicago travels? I’d do it again. My only complaint: the driver on Sunday was about the same age as my grandfather. Not that I’m ageist; I’m thrilled that there’s a company willing to give [...]
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
The Lowdown: Detroit's rock scene is blue-collar. Always has been, always will be. And Universal Temple of Divine Power -- despite the peculiar name that brings to mind a sandal-wearing, granola-eating new-age cult in California -- is about as blue-collar as it gets.
