In the spirit of the cover wars, I offer up probably Bob Dylan’s most politically charged song, “Masters of War.”Dylan said this about the original in the liner notes of the […]
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Friends Call Him Al
I’m going to take this opportunity in Justin‘s absence to do what music blogs do best: I heard, you should hear. Alejandro Escovedo is a rock star, legend, artist, songwriter, Austin music scene […]
The Cover: Hurt
Thanks to Justin, this is a guest post. Keeping with the theme I love, here’s my contribution to the cover wars.I think we all know the story by now. But, here’s […]
Sonic Youth Acoustica: Boston, MA ’02
Thurston, Lee, and Jim performed acoustic versions of “Empty Page” “Disconnection Notice” and “Rain on Tin” live on WERS radio. Great stuff, have a listen. Find show details here… […]
L.A.’s Arthurfest: Labor Day Weekend
Sponsored by Arthur Magazine , and Spaceland Productions, the independent music festival takes place Labor day weekend here in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. Some of the lineup: * Olivia […]
The Cover: Rainbow Connection
Housekeeping
FYI, I am going out of town Wednesday-Monday. In my stead will be TripleJ from NotJackKerouac . Coudn’t ask for a more tasteful guest-host while I am out. He also mixes […]
Red Hash, Indeed
Psych-folk beardo, Gary Higgins, is seeing his 1973 album Red Hash gain a new audience due to it’s recent re-release. I say bring it on. For a taste, dig on […]
The Cover: Quicksand
The cover battles continue. In light of Dinosaur Jr.’s temporary reformation, today’s selection is David Bowie’s “Quicksand” of his 1971 album Hunky Dory . The cover: Dinosaur Jr.’s version off their 1991 […]
Cuban Musician/Legend Dies At 78
Damn cuz, sip one back and pour one out. Buena Vista Social Club member, Ibrahim Ferrer, dies at the age of 78. Read more here… In honor of his life and […]
Time Fades Away Pt. II
It’s happened. I’m back on a Neil Young kick. This week’s discovery of a decent sounding recording of the unreleased “Time Fades Away” album has it’s hooks in me. Some interesting factoids/tidbits found […]
Don’t F*CK With The Star Room Boys
After the Bloodkin post i’m on an Athens tangent. The now defunct Star Room Boys were one of my favorite neo-traditional-honky-tonk country outfits until their 2003 demise. In their eight years together they […]
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Time Fades Away
Unlike the recently released LP “On The Beach,” Neil Young, at this point, has no plans to release this Live album on compact disc. Luckily, you can find it HERE… *Link […]
