Graceland :: Elvis Has Indeed Left The Building

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Part II of II of my Memphis Sunday post from December. Graceland, the King's once home, and final resting place, did exactly what I had hoped: it blew me away. Note that I am speaking of the actual estate, and property, immediately surrounding it, and not the bogus tourist trap "museums" across the street (although the car exhibition could be interesting, if it wasn't an extra, but . . .

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Then Came Bronson :: The Johnny Cash Show

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Then Came Bronson - Michael Parks on The Johnny Cash Show, Mar. 24, 1970

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San Francisco Nuggets :: 1965-1970 (Rhino Box Set)

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Flying under the radar, this recent Rhino release compiles San Francisco garage, rock & roll, and psychedelia tracks spanning the years 1965-1970 -- arguably the city's most fertile era for new music. The main reason this collection excels (other than the fab booklet) is simply having these tracks compiled in one place. Yes, those of us who obsess over, and collect, this kind of stuff have many a selection squirreled away on . . .

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Marah :: Angels of Destruction (2008)

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Longtime Marah fan - and AD contributor - J. neas, looks at the Philadelphia based outfit's latest album (released last month on Yep Roc) and deems it the bands best work in years.

With Angels of Destruction!, Marah have cooked up their . . .

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Colin Meloy :: Sings Morrissey/Collins/Sam Cooke

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While I've never been accused of being an avid Decemberists fan, I am a Smiths/Morrissey pundit, and think The Decemberists principle songwriter Colin Meloy released a genuinely great EP of Mozzer covers - back in 2005 - while doing a solo acoustic tour. Both his style and vocal approach were perfect for the, for the most part . . .

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SIRIUS Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS, channel 26 Left Of Center, can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist.

SIRIUS 34: Bon Iver - Skinny Love ++ Iron & Wine - The Trapeze Swinger ++ My Morning Jacket - Cobra (edit) ++ Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place ++ Dengue Fever - Sober Driver . . .

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J.J. Cale :: Rewind: The Unreleased Recordings

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Last October J.J. Cale fans saw their hero's vaults unlocked with the release of Rewind: The Unreleased Recordings, which collects 14 previously unavailable tracks. For an artist whose songs have famously been covered for decades, it's great to see Cale, himself, work his way around other artist's work. Here are two of the highlights: a Randy Newman . . .

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Long John Baldry :: Flying (It Ain’t Easy, 1971)

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I was originally turned on to the late British bluesman, Long John Baldry, via his 1971 LP, It Ain't Easy. Initially, it was Baldry's take on The Faces "Flying" that stopped me in my tracks . . .

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Neil Young Archives Say No To CD Release

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Earlier today Billboard announced that Neil Young's latest plan, per his much delayed Archives project, is to release the set in a multi-media format, exclusively on Blu-Ray and DVD. Yup, you heard him: no compact discs. Share you thoughts on this news in the comments.   I imagine a number of us will be ripping the audio content, and uploading it to our iPods and/or creating our own CDrs.

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The Glands :: Self-Titled (2000)

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Those of you who read Patterson Hood's Off The Record, last week, may have noted that Hood lists his all-time favorite Athen's, GA release as The Glands self-titled second album. High praise, indeed. While I cannot . . .

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AD Presents :: Tonight @ Silverlake Lounge

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Super excited for tonight's AD Presents show. Come on out to the Silverlake Lounge for a night of music with some of our favorite LA artists (yup, Blair is now a card-carrying Angeleno after relocating from New Orleans).

Here is the artist lineup, most of which, regular AD readers have read about time and again: Le Switch - become a member or log in.

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Cowboy Junkies :: The Trinity Session Revisited

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Other than being an interesting project in its own right, the Cowboy Junkies Trinity Session Revisited has (personally) sparked an entirely renewed interest in the band's original recording, 1987's The Trinity Session

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