Aaron Schroeder: Southern Heart In Western Skin

Aaron Schroeder is only 23, knows his way around an acoustic guitar and has released a debut album called Southern Heart In Western Skin. It sounds pretty good, considering the obviously tight budget on which the album was made. The production a bit short on the low end, but as it holds up against many a million dollar Americana album. Aaromn Schroeder assembled a competent group of musicians. The lap steel and cello sound warm like they should.

Aaron Schroeder, who wrote all the songs, is a bit of bookworm. It shows in his lyrics, which are often adaptations of folk tales. Will he hit the big time like, oh well, might as well mention Sufjan here. I don't think so, but his album will be appreciated by each indie music lover. He has the skills, he has the words, and there is always an audience for a singer/songwriter who can come up with lines like this in Santa Ana:

Punk rock, fals start
What happened to your heart
You threw it into the water
To come back up from the bottom

Glued in, spiked hair
Yeah we played shows with no one there
And the ghosts were always clapping
The sound guy always laughing

» myspace.com/aaronschroeder
» Buy this album (CDbaby)

Phish in Europe torrents: 1996/07/12 Amsterdam

Phish
1996/07/12
Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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CSNY 2006 torrents: 2006/07/22 Lake Tahoe

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2006/07/22
Harvey’s Outdoor Arena, Lake Tahoe, NV, USA

CD1:

1. Flags Of Freedom
2. Carry On
3. Wooden Ships
4. Long Time Gone
5. Military Madness
6. After The Garden
7. Living With War
8. The Restless Consumer
9. Shock And Awe
10. Wounded World
11. Almost Cut My Hair
12. Immigration Man
13. Families

CD2:

1. Deja Vu
2. Helplessly Hoping
3. Our House
4. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
5. Guinnevere
6. Milky Way Tonight
7. Treetop Flyer
8. Roger And Out
9. Southbound Train
10. Old Man Trouble
11. Carry Me
12. Teach Your Children

CD3:

1. Southern Cross
2. Find The Cost Of Freedom
3. Star Spangled Banner (Jimi)
4. Let's Impeach The President
5. For What It's Worth
6. Chicago
7. Ohio
8. What Are Their Names
9. Rockin' In The Free World
10. Love the One You're With

» Grab your torrent

Words about music (120): John Densmore

People lost their virginity to this music, got high for the first time to this music, ... I've had people say kids died in Vietnam listening to this music, other people say they know someone who didn't commit suicide because of this music. ... On stage, when we played these songs, they felt mysterious and magic. That's not for rent.

John Densmore

CSNY 2006 torrents: 2006/08/19 Saratoga Springs

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2006/08/19
Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA

CD1:

1. Flags Of Freedom
2. Carry On
3. Wooden Ships
4. Long Time Gone
5. Military Madness
6. After The Garden
7. Living With War
8. The Restless Consumer
9. Shock And Awe
10. Wounded World
11. Almost Cut My Hair
12. Immigration Man
13. Families
14. Deja Vu

CD2:

1. Helplessly Hoping
2. Our House
3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
4. Guinnevere
5. Milky Way Tonight
6. Treetop Flyer
7. Roger And Out
8. Southbound Train
9. Old Man Trouble
10. Carry Me
11. Teach Your Children
12. Southern Cross
13. Find The Cost Of Freedom

CD3:

1. Let's Impeach The President
2. For What It's Worth
3. Chicago
4. Ohio
5. What Are Their Names
6. Rockin' In The Free World

» Grab your torrent

Lou Reed: "Berlin" live

Cheer up. Lou Reed takes his Berlin album on the road.

Recorded in 1973, Lou Reed’s Berlin was the unexpected, critically panned, follow-up 'concept album' to his popular hit record, Transformer. Although it became a cult favorite and was reissued, Berlin was never performed live. Until now! Arts at St. Ann’s, the Sydney Festival, and UCLA Live! have joined forces to present a theatrically realized concert version of Reed’s stylized rock paean to life outside the circle, the orchestrations filled with the lyrics of the broken hearted and willfully disabled...the drifting tormented addicts of love formalizing their own downfalls in the outskirts of the divided city. From Beerhalle staccato to the embers of a final Sad Song...this is an evening to press between the crumbling leaves of Fall.

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CBGB's: final concert featuring Patti Smith

Legendary NY club CBGB's will be packed up - toilets and all - for the move to Las Vegas after a final concert in October featuring Patti Smith. Owner Hilly Kristal about the move:

It's going to cost a lot of money. Maybe the stuff we're not going to take, I'll put on eBay. We'll see if anybody wants some tables and chairs. I'll sign them. (...) We want to be able to go further on the Internet and further in a lot of ways. I'm looking to not only move but to expand.

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» cbgb.com

CSNY 2006 torrents: 2006/08/16 Mansfield

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2006/08/16
Tweeter Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA

CD1:

1. Flags Of Freedom (cuts in)
2. Carry On
3. Wooden Ships
4. Long Time Gone
5. Military Madness
6. After The Garden
7. Living With War
8. The Restless Consumer
9. Shock And Awe
10. Wounded World
11. Almost Cut My Hair
12. Immigration Man
13. Families
14. Deja Vu

CD2:

1. Helplessly Hoping
2. Our House
3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
4. Guinnevere
5. Milky Way Tonight
6. Treetop Flyer
7. Roger And Out
8. Southbound Train
9. Old Man Trouble
10. Carry Me
11. Teach Your Children
12. Southern Cross
13. Find The Cost Of Freedom

CD3:

1. Let's Impeach The President
2. For What It's Worth
3. Chicago
4. Ohio
5. What Are Their Names
6. Rockin' In The Free World

CD4:

1. Woodstock

» Grab your torrent

Radiohead: 2006/08/26 Amsterdam torrent

Radiohead
2006/08/26
Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Final concert of the 2006 tour.

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Phish in Europe torrents: 1997/02/16 Cologne + filler ACL

2 DVD's. Proshot German TV Broadcast + Proshot USA TV Broadcast.

Phish
1997/02/16
Alter Wartesaal, Cologne, Germany

Phish
2000/xx/xx
Austin City Limits, Austin, TX, USA

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Particle:Ffall tour dates

Electro jammers Particle is back on the road with a major Fall tour.

Live dates:

• 08/29 Last Day Saloon, Santa Rosa, CA
• 08/30 Kate Buchanan Hall, Arcata, CA
• 08/31 WOW Hall, Eugene, OR
• 09/01 The Grove, Bend, OR
• 09/02 Aladdin Theatre, Portland, OR
• 09/03 The Armory, Ashland, OR
• 09/04 Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA
• 09/06 Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
• 09/07 Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO
• 09/12 Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
• 09/13 George's Majestic, Fayetteville, AR
• 09/14 Granada Theatre, Dallas, TX
• 09/15 The Parish, Austin, TX
• 09/16 Cornerstone Pub, North Little Rock, AR
• 09/17 Zoe Campatheatre, St/ Louis, MO
• 09/19 Newbys, Memphis, TN
• 09/20 The Library, Oxford, MS
• 09/21 Zydeco, Birmingham, AL
• 09/22 Jupiter Bar and Grill, Tuscaloosa, AL
• 09/23 Republic, New Orleans, LA
• 09/24 Soul Kitchen, Mobile, AL
• 09/25 War Eagle Supper Club, Auburn, AL
• 09/27 Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• 09/28 The Social, Orlando, FL
• 09/29 Music Farm, Charleston, SC
• 09/30 Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA
• 10/01 Exit In, Nashville, TN
• 10/02 Rhythm and Brews, Chattanooga, TN
• 10/04 Rox, Wilmington, NC
• 10/05 Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
• 10/06 Canal Club, Richmond, VA
• 10/07 Harvest Jam, Pataskala, OH
• 10/13 Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
• 10/31 Granada Theatre, Lawrence, KS
• 11/01 Playmakers, Fargo, ND
• 11/02 Cabooze, Minneapolis, MN
• 11/03 Miramar Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
• 11/04 Park West, Chicago, IL
• 11/05 Majestic Theatre, Detroit, MI
• 11/07 The Haunt, Ithaca, NY
• 11/08 Revolution Hall, Troy, NY
• 11/09 Paradise, Boston, MA
• 11/10 Irving Plaza, New York, NY
• 11/11 Mexicali Blues, Teaneck, NJ
• 11/12 Recher Theatre, Towson, MD
• 11/14 Starr Hill, Charlottesville, VA
• 11/15 Stare Theatre, Falls Church, VA
• 11/16 Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC
• 11/17 Rocket Bar, Asheville, NC
• 11/18 The Flying Anvil, Greensboro, NC

» particlepeople.com

CSNY 2006 torrents: 2006/08/27 New York

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2006/08/27
The Theatre At Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA

CD1:

1. Flags Of Freedom
2. Carry On
3. Wooden Ships
4. Long Time Gone
5. Military Madness
6. After The Garden
7. Living With War >
8. The Restless Consumer
9. Shock And Awe
10. Wounded World
11. Almost Cut My Hair
12. Immigration Man
13. Families
14. Deja Vu

CD2:

1. Helplessly Hoping
2. Our House
3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
4. Guinnevere
5. Milky Way Tonight
6. Treetop Flyer
7. Roger And Out
8. Southbound Train
9. Old Man Trouble
10. Carry Me
11. Teach Your Children
12. Southern Cross
13. Find The Cost Of Freedom

CD3:

1. Star Spungled Spanner (James Marshall Hendrix) >
2. Let's Impeach The President
3. For What It's Worth
4. Chicago
5. Ohio
6. What Are Their Names
7. Rockin' In The Free World

» Grab your torrent

Gov't Mule 2006 live torrents: 2006/08/25 Gilford

One more Mule show for you. Opening set for The Allman Brothers Band.

Gov't Mule
2006/08/25
Meadowbrook Farms, Gilford, NH, USA

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No comeback for the Jeff Beck Group

Well, that's one reunion that is never going to happen: the Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart on vocals. Jeff Beck:

Rod doesn't sound the same. We had a rehearsal, and it was 'People Get Ready,' and he couldn't sing it in the key of D anymore, which kind of threw the spanner in the works for me because the whole song loses its majestic quality when you lower it to C. I don't know what it was, but he can't reach D anymore, and I thought, 'This is not good.' He doesn't sing heavy rock-and-roll anymore -- (just) The American Songbook, kind of lightweight ballads and stuff. Which is great -- you know, he's sensible not to push his voice if it's not gonna happen.

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CSNY 2006 torrents: 2006/08/25 Hershey

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2006/08/25
Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA, USA

CD1:

1. Intro
2. Flags Of Freedom
3. Carry On
4. Wooden Ships
5. Long Time Gone
6. Military Madness
7. After The Garden
8. Living With War
9. The Restless Consumer
10. Shock And Awe
11. Wounded World
12. Almost Cut My Hair
13. Immigration Man
14. Families
15. Deja Vu

CD2:

1. Helplessly Hoping
2. Our House
3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
4. Guinnevere
5. Milky Way Tonight
6. Treetop Flyer
7. Roger And Out
8. Southbound Train
9. Old Man Trouble
10. Carry Me
11. Teach Your Children
12. Southern Cross
13. Find The Cost Of Freedom

CD3:

1. Star Spangled Banner
2. Let's Impeach The President
3. For What It's Worth
4. Chicago
5. Ohio > What Are Their Names
6. Rockin' In The Free World

» Grab your torrent

Cowbell rocks!

Mars Needs Guitars has posted a nice selection of songs using a cowbell as a percussion instrument.

The Cowbell has a vast and varied history. It's origin can be traced back to the days of herdsmen who used the cowbell to indentify which animals belong to their specific herd.

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The Black Crowes & Jimmy Page: 1999/10/18 & 1999/10/19 torrent

Two soundboard recordings of a legendary tour.

The Black Crowes & Jimmy Page
1999/10/18 & 1999/10/19
The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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John Cale: Paris 1919 extra track "Macbeth"

The remastered and expanded version of the Paris 1919 album by John Cale contains an extra track, an instrumental version of Macbeth. No mention of this on the cover or cd.

» More about Paris 1919

(Thanks: Gary)

Phish in Europe 1997 (25)

Project 1997 is making the rounds on bt.etree.org. So for those of you who missed it a couple of months ago:

Phish
06/16/1997
Royal Albert Hall, London, England

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Eric Burdon and The Animals: free concert in Woodland Hills, CA

News for Wally Ingram, the drummer for Eric Burdon and The Animals:

Eric Burdon and The Animals (featuring Wally Ingram, Eric McFadden, Paula O'Rourke, Red Young) will be playing a FREE show this weekend on Sunday, August 27th in Woodland Hills, California. The show will take place at the Warner Center Park and will start @ 5:30PM.

Watch these two live video clips recorded at Estival Jazz in Lugano, Switzerland - July 2006 (you need a free copy of Real Player):

• Eric Burdon and the Animals - Soul Of A Man
• Eric Burdon and the Animals - (Don't Let Me Be) Misunderstood

» wallyingram.com

Live Jambands in Holland #46: Michael Franti and Spearhead Amsterdam 2003-07-01

Live Jambands in Holland #46:
Michael Franti and Spearhead
Concerto, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2003-07-01 (click to download)
Running time: 55:21 -- 128 kbit
Taped and transfered by: Johan Huygelen

Michael Franti, Dave Shul & RadioActive rare instore performance at Concerto Records in Amsterdam.

1. Intro (tuning guitars/microphone check)
2. Yes I will
3. Stay Human
4. Oh my God
5. Pray for Grace
6. Everyone deserves music
7. Sometimes
8. Never too late

» spearheadvibrations.com

Download this show from the Live Music Archive.

Trey Anastasio: USA fall tour dates

Trey Anastasio promotes his new album Bar 17 with a fall tour.

Live dates:

• 10/08 Webster Hall, New York, NY
• 10/09 Webster Hall, New York, NY
• 10/11 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
• 10/13 Charlottesville Pavilion, Charlottesville, VA
• 10/14 House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC
• 10/15 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC
• 10/18 The Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
• 10/19 The Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
• 10/20 Cintas Center, Cincinnati, OH
• 10/21 Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor, MI
• 10/23 Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
• 10/24 Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
• 10/27 Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
• 10/28 Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
• 10/28 Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
• 10/29 Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
• 10/31 Stubb's BBQ, Austin, TX

» trey.com/tours/

CSNY 2006 torrents: 2006/08/22 Wantagh

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2006/08/22
Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, NY, USA

A note from the taper:

May those who try to sell or otherwise profit from my recording be cursed with all the bad karma that you justly deserve. This means you Middle Valley, VGP & all you other scum sucking bootleggers who profit from my recordings. We will find you and we will put you out of business.

CD1:

1. Flags Of Freedom
2. Carry On
3. Wooden Ships
4. Long Time Gone
5. Military Madness
6. After The Garden
7. Living With War
8. The Restless Consumer
9. Shock And Awe
10. Wounded World
11. Almost Cut My Hair
12. Immigration Man
13. Families
14. Deja Vu

CD2:

1. Helplessly Hoping
2. Our House
3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
4. Guenevere
5. Milky Way Tonight
6. Treetop Flyer
7. Roger And Out
8. Southbound Train
9. Old Man Trouble
10. Carry Me
11. Teach Your Children
12. Southern Cross
13. Find The Cost Of Freedom

CD3:

1. Star Spungled Spanner (James Marshall Hendrix)
2. Let's Impeach The President
3. For What It's Worth
4. Chicago
5. Ohio
6. What Are Their Names
7. Rockin' In The Free World

» Grab your torrent

Brett Hughes on the first Ramble Dove tour

Glide Magazine has an interview with Brett Hughes, who toured with his band Ramble Dove, which grew out of a regular Tuesday night Honky Tonk jam at Burlington, Vermont’s Radio Bean. Some of you might be more familiar with the bass player, Mike Gordon.

You know, I think Honky Tonk is music that just let's people off the hook if they're willing to just sing along and have a good time, drink some beer and raise a little hell, yell, laugh, carry on, all that. There were a few people along the way who didn't care for it, but pretty much everyone I looked out and saw was right with us, and they really had a great time, whether they like country music or not. The funny thing is, of course, that people forget how great those songs are, because the contemporary country music scene is so vile and commercial and often kind of dull.

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Words about music (119): Iggy Pop

You say I look goofy? OK, great. You say it's comedy? Great. Whatever anyone thought, I didn't care. Could be goony, could be sexy, could be stupid, could be cool. I didn't know, but as long as it was something, you know?

Iggy Pop

CSNY 2006 torrents: 2006/07/15 St. Paul

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2006/07/15
Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, USA

CD1:

1. Flags Of Freedom
2. Wooden Ships
3. Long Time Gone
4. Military Madness
5. Wounded World
6. After The Garden
7. Living With War
8. The Restless Consumer
9. Shock And Awe
10. Feed The People
11. They Want It All
12. Immigration Man
13. Families
14. Deja Vu

CD2:

1. Helplessly Hoping
2. Our House
3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
4. Guinnevere
5. Milky Way Tonight
6. Treetop Flyer
7. Roger And Out
8. Southbound Train
9. Old Man Trouble
10. Carry Me
11. Teach Your Children

CD3:

1. Southern Cross
2. Find The Cost Of Freedom
3. Star Spangled Banner
4. Let's Impeach The President
5. For What It's Worth
6. Chicago
7. Ohio
8. What Are Their Names
9. Rockin' In The Free World
10. Woodstock

» Grab your torrent

The Magic Numbers: UK tour

The Magic Numbers tour the UK in november. They will be playing new material from their forthcoming second album. The album will be preceded by the single Take A Chance.

Live dates:

• 10/11 Liverpool, University
• 11/11 Manchester. Apollo
• 11/12 Derby, Assembly Rooms
• 11/14 Portsmouth, Guildhall
• 11/15 Bristol, Academy
• 11/16 Cardiff, University
• 11/18 London, Hammersmith Apollo
• 11/28 Brighton, Dome
• 11/29 Leeds, University
• 11/30 Birmingham, Academy

» themagicnumbers.net

Phish in Europe torrents: 1992/06/23 Dusseldorf, 1992/06/24 Nuremberg & 1992/06/27 Roskilde

Phish
1992/06/23
Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany

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Phish
1992/06/24
Resi, Nuremberg, Germany

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Phish
1992/06/27
Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark

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Michael Franti: two shows in Amsterdam

Michael Franti & Spearhead will play the Paradiso in Amsterdam on two consecutive nights in december. Pre-sale starts september 2.

In both popular music and the peace movement, Franti has never been more relevant and influential.

The new album Yell Fire! was inspired by Franti's trip to war-torn Baghdad, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. He documented the trip in a film -- I Know I'm Not alone.

Dutch dates:

• 12/11 Amsterdam, Paradiso, The Netherlands
• 12/12 Amsterdam, Paradiso, The Netherlands

» spearheadvibrations.com
» en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Franti

Phish in Europe torrents: 1992/06/20

Phish
1992/06/20
Waldbuhn, Nordheim, Germany

» Grab your torrent

CSNY 2006 torrents: 2006/08/20 Holmdel

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2006/08/20
PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, USA

CD1:

1. Intro
2. Flags Of Freedom
3. Carry On
4. Wooden Ships
5. Long Time Gone
6. Military Madness
7. After The Garden
8. Living With War
9. The Restless Consumer
10. Shock And Awe
11. Wounded World
12. Almost Cut My Hair
13. Immigration Man
14. Families
15. Deja Vu

CD2:

1. Intro
2. Helplessly Hoping
3. Our House
4. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
5. Guinnevere
6. Milky Way Tonight
7. Treetop Flyer
8. Roger And Out
9. Southbound Train
10. Old Man Trouble
11. Carry Me
12. Teach Your Children
13. Southern Cross
14. Find The Cost Of Freedom

CD3:

1. Star Spangled Banner
2. Let's Impeach The President
3. For What It's Worth
4. Chicago
5. Ohio
6. What Are Their Names
7. Rockin' In The Free World

» Grab your torrent

Gov't Mule 2006 live torrents: 2006/08/21 New York

One more Mule show for you. In-store in NYC.

Gov't Mule
2006/08/21
Virgin Megastore @ Union Square, New York, NY, USA

» Grab your torrent

The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s

Blogs Are For Dogs has MP3's of all The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s compiled by Pichfork.

» I Want My MP3's!
» Pitchfork Feature

Cover me: Is It My Body?

Sonic Youth takes on the Alice Cooper classic Is It My Body?

MP3: Sonic Youth - Is It My Body?

Rickie Lee Jones: Have You Had Enough?

Rickie Lee Jones doesn't like Dubya at all. And she wrote a song about it -- Have You Had Enough?.

At this point, it might be easy for someone like me to say 'why bother?' He got his two terms (albeit illegally), the damage is done, our economy is wrecked, our ecology is three steps backwards, our domestic policy is 'every man for himself', and our foreign policy reads something like 'how do you say that in English, buster?'

MP3: Rickie Lee Jone - Have You Had Enough?

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Gov't Mule: "High and Mighty" on JamBase

JamBase has extensive review of High and Mighty, the new Gov't Mule album:

This band has the ability to pull influences from across the gamut, yet still remain true to their roots. No matter what form is being utilized, the undeniable southern charm drenches each and every song.

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Zappa plays Zappa: Upper Darby 2006 torrent (matrix)

Matrix of three sources, so this can be considered an upgrade.

Zappa plays Zappa
2006/06/11
The Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA, USA

» Grab your torrent

Auntie Beeb celebrating 30 years of punk rock

Auntie Beeb has talked with a character called Malcolm McLaren. Yes, that one. But Iggy Pop is quoted as well. Justice after all.

Our very first gig, we walked out there and we played for 25 minutes. For that 25 minutes we would never stop - we didn't even bother to end the song.

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Paul Languedoc on building guitars

Dan Greenhaus interviews Paul Languedoc, the man who designed the hollow body electric guitars for Trey Anastasio:

I'm still trying to figure some things out. I’m not a hardass! I’m trying to figure out exactly what people are wanting. People tend to want things custom to make it feel like it’s theirs. You know I’ve been working on getting the site up and running, and in the meantime I’ve been building guitars. So I have a bunch of guitars right now that I’d like to sell, so if somebody wants a custom inlay or something like that….I’d rather sell what I have right now and then see what happens.

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» Languedoc Guitars

The Guitars Of Frank Zappa

Dweezil Zappa talks to Guitar Player about the guitars of Frank Zappa.

Considering Frank rarely used anything stock, it’s difficult to ape his tones. For the most part, it’s really about having the right midrange, and being able to get controllable feedback at will. Frank devised a way to make that happen by fitting his guitars with onboard preamps that put drastic EQ control at his fingertips, and kicked out a ridiculous amount of boost—up to 18dB. Frank really loved screwing around with stuff, and making it work for him and the way he played.

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John Cale: wanted live pix for new album

EMI is looking for pics for the cover art of the new John Cale live album. Considering there was a "no smoking/no photo" policy at a lot of gigs, it's a pretty weird scheme.

Did you take pics on John's recent tour? ... if so would you like the opportunity to have them featured in forthcoming artwork?... if that's a yes on both counts just email them to try42policy2blog@photos.flickr.com - you can add a title to your picture in the subject line of the email - they'll then appear on the site for all to see & you might end up getting them used on John's forthcoming album 'John Cale Circus Live'.

» johncale.musicblog.co.uk
» flickr.com

Cover me: Loving Cup

Phish & Chips has posted the original version and a nice selection of covers of Loving Cup, one of the greatest songs made by The Rolling Stones.

• The Rolling Stones - Loving Cup
• Patterson Hood - Loving Cup
• Maji - Loving Cup
• My Morning Jacket - Loving Cup
• Jason Mraz - Loving Cup
• ALO - Loving Cup
• Keller Williams - Loving Cup
• Phish - Loving Cup

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The Who: "Wire & Glass" live premiere on the BBC

The 'Oo on the Beeb at the Roundhouse.

The Who will premiere their new 'mini opera' alongside Damon Albarn's new project at the BBC Electric Proms in October.
The Who opera, entitled 'Wire & Glass' tells the tale of three children starting a rock band and is, according to Pete Townshend, "a concept piece".
Townshend told Radio One the storyline is about "three kids who form a band and they discover a stash of papers by some has-been rock star, talking about a massive internet experiment. It just seemed to me to be an appropriate thing to play."

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Words about music (118): Ray Davies

There are no rules to songwriting, and I'd like to think it gets easier because I know more, but the more one does, the more you realize how limitless it is, you know? There's so many different ways of writing things. There are no hard-and-fast rules, and it doesn't get any easier. It does get a little trickier the more you know. You think you know what you're doing -- actually, you don't know what you're doing.

Ray Davies

Ian Gillan: Buffalo 2006/08/16 torrent

Yes, ladies and gentlemen. Open-taping is allowed for the current solo tour. So, thaaaaaaaaaank you for the guy who did exactly that.

Ian Gillan
2006/08/16
Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY, USA

» Grab your torrent

Ian's views on taping and such:

» gillan.com/pirates.html

Zappa plays Zappa: Stockholm 2006 torrent (reseed)

If you missed out on this one, here's your chance ...

Zappa plays Zappa
2006/05/19
Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden

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Introducing: The Embarrassment

99% of MySpace websites looks like crap, 99.99% of the actual content is total crap. But in some cases the design is crap, but the content is highly enjoyable. Visit revived New Wave outfit The Embarrassment spot on the web and crank up the music. They are on the road again, just three dates so far.

» myspace.com/theembarrassment
» The Wichita Eagle reports (some John Cale content)

Nat Finkelstein & David Dalton: "EDIEFACTORYGIRL"

Nat Finkelstein and David Dalton have teamed up to create a book about one the Factory superstars, Edie Sedgwick. There she is, dead center, surrounded by the Velvet Underground, Andy Warhol and Gerard Malanga.

EDIEFACTORYGIRL
Nat Finkelstein & David Dalton
HARDCOVER, 7x10 in., 160 pages, 100 Color and B&W Photos OCTOBER 2006
Distribution by powerHouse Books
Promotion on VH1, VH1.com, VH1 Classic & The VH1 Radio Network

» natfinkelstein.com

I Hate Myself and Want to Die: The 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard

Glide Magazine has a review of I Hate Myself and Want to Die: The 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard by Tom Reynolds:

Depressing songs don't always need overtly depressing lyrics (hence the absence of lyrics in this book) since the horror can come from various musical missteps. . . One of the most egregious is the brain concussion modulation, or BCM.
BCMs are found near the end of practically every 1990s power love ballad sung by the Big Three: Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, and Whitney Houston," each of whom has a song in the book. It makes me happy to learn that someone actually coined a phrase to describe the horrible, yodeling, syllable-splitting, emotionally fervid, intensity tantrum, or HYSSEFIT, because my acronym would have been just too long.

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CSNY: Toronto 2006/07/10 Toronto torrent (reseed)

If you missed out on this one, here's your chance ...

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2006/07/10
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

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Zappa plays Zappa: Toronto 2006 torrent (reseed)

Zappa plays Zappa
2006/06/16
Hummingbird Centre, Toronto, Canada

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Frank Zappa: Freak Out! beer

Tony Magee, the iconoclastic owner/brewer of Lagunitas Brewing has been a big Frank Zappa fan most of his life and this year marks the anniversary of the release of Zappa's first album, the Mothers of Inventions' Freak Out. Why not celebrate with a special beer? Like the man said:

You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline — it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.

Frank Zappa

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Spear of Destiny: London 1988 DVD torrent

Spear of Destiny
1988
Town & Country Club, London, UK

Pro-shot DVD. Great version of Mickey:

I Wanna Go Home,
I Wanna Go Home,
I Wanna Go HOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

1. Dreamtime
2. Radio Radio
3. Soldier Soldier
4. Pumpkin Man
5. Never Take Me Alive
6. Land Of Shame
7. Do You Believe In The Westworld
8. Mickey
9. Liberator

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Elvis left the planet 29 years ago

29 years ago The King died and rock 'n' roll turned into a republic.

» elvis.com
» en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley

John Cale: new album "Circus Live"

O EMI will release the new John Cale album Circus Live on 0ctober 2nd.

(Thanks: Random Man)

"Mi Mi Mi" Mick Jagger

Sir Big Mouth has signed up for voice lessons.

Mick Jagger has revealed that after years of performing without any training, he began taking voice lessons. Britain's The Independent reported that Jagger, who's currently on the road with the Rolling Stones, told Virgin Radio that it was, "Better late than never. I did a bit of voice coaching a couple of years ago, after 35 years with none. A bit of coaching and warm-ups..

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Neil Young: rare versions of "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere"

Talkin’ About My Revolutions hab posted two rare versions of a classic Neil Young song.

MP3: Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
[acoustic studio version]
MP3: Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
[live at Cleveland Public Auditorium, Feb 24, 1970 with Crazy Horse. This is a soundboard recording, never released before]

» Talkin’ About My Revolutions

perfectecho.com on Zappa

Weblog perfectecho.com is posting reviews about every album by Frank Zappa. The webmaster used to work for the CIA, but then he got smart.

From his Apostrophe (’) review:

This album proves that the rock experimentalism of “Over-nite Sensation” was far from a one shot deal. Continuing in the same vein finds Frank playing even more guitar and branching out even further as to what a rock group can accomplish. One of classic rock radio’s only Zappa songs that tends to play every winter, the suite of “Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow” takes up most of the first half of the record. While considered by general population to put Frank in the comedy music class ala the Dr. Demento played music, but deeper inspection finds this music to be a lot deeper than considered.

» perfectecho.com

Phish in Europe torrents: 1992/06/19 Hamburg

Phish
1992/06/19
Stadtpark/Freilichtbuhn, Hamburg, Germany

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Brain Damaged Eggmen: 2006/08/05 torrent

Brain Damaged Eggmen (Umphreys Mcbiscuits)
2006/08/05
The Vic Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Members of Umphreys McGee and the Disco Biscuist take on The Beatles and Pink Floyd:

Disc 1 Set One:

1. USTORM Intro
2. Come Together >
3. Baby You're a Rich Man >
4. Norwegian Wood
5. I've Got a Feeling
6. Tomorrow Never Knows
7. Dear Prudence
8. I Am the Walrus
9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
10. Mean Mr. Mustard >
11. Polythene Pam >
12. She Came In Through the Bathroom Window >
13. Golden Slumbers >
14. Carry That Weight >
15. Oh! Yeah Alright >
16. The End

Disc 2 Set Two:

1. In the Flesh >
2. Goodbye Blue Sky >
3. Another Brick in the Wall >
4. Have a Cigar
5. Fearless
6. Breathe *
7. Wish You Were Here
8. Comfortably Numb
9. Pigs on the Wing ^
10. Nobody Home ^^
11. Brain Damage >
12. Eclipse
13. Encore: Hey Jude $

Notes:
Brain Damaged Eggmen: Brendan, Jake, and Kris along with Aron Magner on keys and Marc Browstein on bass (Disco Biscuits)
* with a dub section
^ only Brendan on acoustic and Jake on vocals
^^ only Jake and Aron
$ with a number of guests on vocals, Jake on drums, and Jon Gutwillig (Disco Biscuits) replacing Jake on guitar

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Words about music (117): Frank Sinatra

Rock 'n' Roll: The most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear.

Frank Sinatra

For Those Who Know: free EP

A singer who whispers, the drummer laying down a solid backbeat, guitars with lots of echo and a bit of feedback and a bass that hold it all together. Sounds familiar if you are into the alternative scene in the eighties. Austin, Texas based For Those Who Know took the ball from predecessors like Echo and the Bunnymen, and the mellower sound of the latter day Jesus and the Mary Chain. Oh, and there is a touch of Radiohead in their songs too -- listen to Word Have Rhythm with a distinct UK Indie feel. They released an EP last year. You can download all seven tracks for free at their website.

MP3: Competition
MP3: Night at the Danceclub
MP3: Monday
MP3: Hello
MP3: Perfect
MP3: Grow Old Together and Die
MP3: Words Have Rhythm

» for-those-who-know.com
» myspace.com/forthosewhoknow

Les Claypool: the art of falling

Les Claypool is, as you all know, a busy bassist in quite a few bands. He also writes books, directs a movie, releases a solo album and still finds the time to get on the phone to be interviewed at length by Dennis Cook for JamBase.com:

Obviously, I play in bands completely defined by the individuals. Primus is these three guys. Oysterhead is those three guys. The notion of having a solo project means that if Skerik's not available, then he's not available. If I have these dates, this section of time set aside, because I'm such a busy bastard, to go on the road, I'm going to have to work with whoever's available. I'd love it to be Skerik. I'd love it to be Mike and Gabby. It helps my life logistically, and whoever happens to be there is there.

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John Cale: DVD on amazon.de

Amazon.de offers a John Cale DVD scheduled for release september 18. No further details right now. Could this be the rumoured live DVD?

» Amazon.de

(Thanks: Klaus Lammers)

32 worst lyrics of all time

Two guys at The Phoenix compiled a list of the 32 worst lyrics of all time:

America, "A Horse With No Name"
"There were plants and birds and rocks and things"
What, did he get tired? Rocks and things? Try a fuckin’ cactus.

One more for the road:

Bruce Springsteen, "Glory Days"
"He could throw that speed ball by you / make you look like a fool"
Bruce, we hate to bring this up, because we think you're great and everything, and it might sound a little nitpicky and all, but it's just that . . . um . . . well, a fastball is what Roger Clemens throws. A speedball is what John Belushi took to kill himself.

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Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny

They're back: Kyle Gass and Jack Black, better known as Tenacious D. And they made movie about a magical guitar pick. Stupid? Yeah, but it's fun.

» Watch the trailer of The Pick of Destiny

Page McConnell: No Harm Done

Page McConnell has posted an MP3 of his new song No Harm Done on Myspace. It's a grumbling dance like groove, with a lo-fi feel.

Page plays moe.down. The line-up looks promising:

Page McConnell with Jon Fishman, Adam Zimmon, Jared Slomoff and Rob O'Dea will perform a very special set on Friday, September 1st at the Seventh Annual moe.down at Snow Ridge Ski Mountain in Turin, NY. A limited number of $95 tickets are available now. The site is about an hour northeast of Syracuse, at the edge of the beautiful Adirondack Mountains. Other performers include Mike Gordon & Ramble Dove, Banyan featuring Stephen Perkins, and Grace Potter and The Nocturnals

» myspace.com/pagemcconnell
» pagemcconnell.com
» moe.org

The Who: falling out over webcasts

Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey had a falling out about the webcasts from the current tour.

Roger seems to think when I provide bandwidth for the Who website, and for Live streaming, he is being exploited in some way and wants a piece of the future ‘profit.’ Don’t think there is much chance of profit when it is all aimed at charity.Seriously, he seems to be unconvinced that the web has any real contribution to make to our career, and I am not going to spend any more time or money mortgaging my half of the stage – though I may webcast some Who shows and not show Roger at all. Only kidding.

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The Mothers of Invention Freak Out! extravaganza

Wowie Zowie! A four discs 40th anniversary Freak Out! for all Frank Zappa lovers. Lots of outtakes and other zany things. And it could bear your name too if you pre-order the whole she-bang. Expensive, though.

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John Cale: "Jumbo In Tha Modern World" video

Minivegas has created a great video for Jumbo In Tha Modern World, the new John Cale single.

» Watch the video
» Video stills

Bettie Serveert: Paradiso webcast 2006/09/08

Indie rockers Bettie Serveert play the Paradiso in Amsterdam. No ticket? Watch the webcast on fabchannel.com.

Bettie Serveert
Webcast 2006/09/08
Starts: 9:00 PM local time (GMT +1)

» fabchannel.com
» bettieserveert.com

Gov't Mule 2006 live torrents: 2006/08/01 Cincinnati

One more Mule show for you.

Gov't Mule
2006/08/01
Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

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Words about music (116): Warren Haynes

The fact that we know every show can be downloaded makes it a challenge for us. Most bands play the same 14 songs night after night. Our set lists vary drastically, and we keep a log of every set we've played. We try to make every night a different experience.

Warren Haynes

Patti Smith: Qana MP3

Patti Smith has posted a song about Qana on her website.

MP3: Patti Smith - Qana

» pattismith.net/news.html

Gov't Mule 2006 live torrents: 2006/08/05 New York

One more Mule show for you.

Gov't Mule
2006/08/05
Randalls Island, New York, NY, USA

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Kurt Cobain: About A Son documentary

About A Son premieres in Toronto:

A new documentary about late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain will make its world premiere at this year's Toronto Film Festival.

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Sufjan Stevens: European tour

Sufjan Stevens hits Europe and is appearing twice in Iceland on his way back to the USA.

Live dates:

• 11/01 - Dublin, Ireland, Olympia
• 11/02 - Manchester, UK, Manchester Academy
• 11/03 - London, England, Barbican
• 11/05 - Ghent, Belgium, Vooruit
• 11/07 - Barcelona, Spain, Casino L'Allanca
• 11/09 - Paris, France, Le Bataclan
• 11/10 - Cologne, Germany, Gloria
• 11/11 - Amsterdam, Holland, Paradiso
• 11/12 - Copenhagen, Denmark, Vega
• 11/14 - Oslo, Norway, Sentrum Scene
• 11/15 - Stockholm, Sweden, Berns
• 11/16 - Reykjavik, Iceland, Frikirkjan Church
• 11/17 - Reykjavik, Iceland, Frikirkjan Church

Marianne Faithfull: tour dates

Marianne Faithfull will be on tour in Europe and North America.

Live dates:

• 10/07 France, Paris, Cite de la Musique
• 10/12 Luxembourg, Grand Auditorium
• 10/13 France, Chalon en Champagne, La Cométe
• 10/16 Holland, Scheveningen, Circus Theater
• 10/17 Holland, Eindhoven, MC Frits Philips
• 10/18 Holland, Maastricht, Theater aan't Vrijthof
• 11/01 USA, Anaheim, House of Blues
• 11/03 USA, San Fransisco, Fillmore
• 11/05 Canada, Edmonton, Winspear eatre
• 11/06 Canada, Calgary, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
• 11/08 Canada, Vancouver / Orpheum Theatre
• 11/10 USA, Portland, Wonder Ballroom
• 11/15 USA, NYC, Irving Plazza
• 11/12 December Hungary, Budapest, Palace of Art

» mariannefaithfull.org.uk

Alex Machacek: [sic]

A guy with a guitar and Terry Bozio on drums - well on two and a half tracks. You can't go wrong with that. Well, actually you can. Alex Machacek has the talent to come up with a catchy tune, but his latest album [sic] is an uneven collection. The Zappa-esque licks in Djon Don are really good and Bozzio comes up with a handful of adequate fills he remembers from his playing with the moustached maestro. On the other hand Indian Girl (Meets Austrian Boy) features the kind of vocalist that gave fusion it's bad name. Singer Sumitra Nanjundan carefully picks all the boring notes from her limited range.

Alex Machacek should, like Neil Young once said, hit for the ditch. Whenever he enters the mainstream, he loses focus, which is a shame because he is quite capable of exploring the twists and turns that lead off the beaten track.

[sic] is available on AbstractLogix.

» alexmachacek.com

Gov't Mule 2006 live torrents: 2006/07/28 Asheville & 2006/07/30 Buffalo

Two more Mule shows for you.

Gov't Mule
2006/07/28
Bele Chere Music Festival, Asheville, NC, USA

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Gov't Mule
2006/07/30
Erie Basin Marina, Buffalo, NY, USA

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Metallica enters the kids market

For the true rock babe:

The song "Enter Sandman" will take on a whole new meaning on August 29th when Lullaby Renditions of Metallica hits the streets. The CD features "dreamy" renditions of Metallica staples such as "Battery" and "Master of Puppets," complete with glockenspiel, vibraphone, mellotron, harps, bells and more instruments you're not likely to hear on an actual Metallica album.

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» babyrockrecords.com

Arthur Lee: 1945-2006

Arthur Lee, creative force of sixties band Love, has left the building. March 7, 1945 - August 3, 2006.

» Arthur Lee & Love