Frank Zappa: "A Pioneer Of The Future Of Music" part #02 torrent

Part #02 of the Frank Scheffers documentary A Pioneer Of The Future Of Music about Frank Zappa has been saved to disc, authored to DVD and shared through the Zappateers.

VPRO Dutch TV Broadcast
2007/04/29
PAL 720 * 576, 25 fps, MPEG2 7000 kbps VBR; Dolby Digital (AC-3) 192 kbps
Total running time 53:25.

Part of what’s on here is seen before, particularly in Roelof Kier’s 1971 documentary and/or Scheffer’s own documentary “A present day composer refuses to die”. A large part of it is new stuff though (to me anyway), particularly interviews with Napoleon, Bozzio and Steve Vai; footage from Zappa plays Zappa; the Teheran Symphony.
From digital cable receiver, analog out to Hard disc recorder (Kiss DP558) recorded in MPEG2 best quality, over local network uploaded to computer, clipped and converted VOB to MPEG2 in VIDEOREDO, transferred to DV in Studio 9, recoded to MPEG2 in TMPEGenc masking 6 toplines to get rid of noise along the edge, authored in TMPEGauthor and replaced MPG layer 1 sound track with the AC-3 soundtrack (as was recorded on the Kiss DP558).

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"The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" petition

It would be nice if EMI would do something right for a change ... A petition for and expanded (deluxe edition) CD box set of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, the classic Pink Floyd album.

This year, 2007, marks the 40th anniversary of the Pink Floyd's classic debut album, 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn'.

For this reason, the VegetableFriends discussion group (...) has organised an online petition, on behalf of all Syd Barrett / early Pink Floyd fans worldwide.
We, the undersigned, urge EMI to pay respect to the late Syd Barrett's musical legacy by releasing Pink Floyd's seminal album 'Piper At The Gates Of Dawn' in a fitting expanded (deluxe edition) CD box set. Like many other fans worldwide, we are convinced that the *only* worthy tribute would be the release of a special commemorative box set, one that contains not only the original stereo version of the UK album (as opposed to the remastered edition), but at very least the now ultra-rare *original MONO* version of this classic album (as opposed to the remastered mono CD version), a tribute which preserves the artwork of the original release in 1967 for posterity.

Update: It's gonna happen!

» Sign the petition
» en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Piper_at_the_Gates_of_Dawn
» launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/VegetableFriends/

Frank Zappa: "The Making of of 200 Motels" torrent

Yet another Frank Zappa goodie shared through the Zappateers: The Making of of 200 Motels, a VPRO Dutch tv broadcast.

PAL 720 * 576, 25 fps, MPEG2 7000 kbps VBR
Total running time 34:45.

The website http://www.vpro.nl/programma/hollanddoc says (April 2007):
“35 minutes, Roelof Kiers 1971. In 1971 Zappa was working on the motion picture 200 Motels, in London. Roelof Kiers recorded that. It was the first film in the world that was recorded on videotape.”The quality of this version here is excellent; as good as it’s ever going to be I guess. It was broadcast a number of times, late April 2007; on the digital “VPRO Holland DOC” channel. I recorded it on April 25th 2007, starting at 20:50 (take or leave a couple of minutes). It’s partly Dutch, but mostly English with Dutch Subtitles.
From digital cable receiver, analog out to Hard disc recorder (Kiss DP558) recorded in MPEG2 best quality, over local network uploaded to computer, converted VOB to MPEG2 in VIDEOREDO, clipped in Studio saved as DV, recoded to MPEG2 in TMPEGenc masking 6 toplines to get rid of noise along the edge, authored in TMPEGauthor.

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Patti Smith: Fifteen

You want Twelve outtakes and make it Fifteen? Three more Patti Smith cover versions: Perfect Day, Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect and Everybody Hurts.

» Get your bonus tracks

Zappa Plays Zappa: USA & Canada 2007 tour dates

Zappa Plays Zappa hits the road again. There will be a second run in October/November. No special guests this year, besides Napoleon Murphy Brock. They do plan on doing multiple songs with FZ himself on the video screen singing and playing with the live band. 70% brand new material.

• 07/18/07 Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, MB
• 07/21/07 The Rave/Eagles Club, Milwaukee, WI
• 07/24/07 Coney Island, Cincinnati, OH
• 07/18/07 Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, MB
• 07/20/07 Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL
• 07/21/07 The Rave/Eagles Club, Milwaukee, WI
• 07/22/07 Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, IN
• 07/24/07 Moonlite Gardens, Cincinnati, OH
• 07/25/07 Warner Theatre, Erie, PA
• 07/26/07 Lifestyle Communities Pavilion, Columbus, OH
• 07/27/07 Meadow Brook Festival, Rochester, MI
• 07/28/07 Cain Park, Cleveland, OH
• 07/29/07 10,000 Lakes Festival, Detroit Lakes, MN
• 07/30/07 Hummingbird Centre for Performing Arts, Toronto, ON
• 07/31/07 Metropolis, Montreal, QC
• 08/01/07 Albert Rousseau Hall, Sainte-Foy, QC
• 08/02/07 Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, NH
• 08/04/07 Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, MA
• 08/06/07 North Fork Theatre, Westbury, NY
• 08/08/07 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
• 08/09/07 Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD
• 08/10/07 The Norva, Norfolk, VA
• 08/11/07 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC
• 08/13/07 Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
• 08/15/07 Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM
• 08/16/07 Fox Theatre, Tucson, AZ
• 08/18/07 House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
• 08/20/07 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
• 08/21/07 House of Blues, San Diego, CA
• 08/22/07 House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
• 08/23/07 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA

» zappa.com

Gov't Mule 2007 live torrents: 2007/04/26 Denver

One more Mule show for you.

Gov't Mule
2007/04/26
Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO, USA

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Rita Moreno and Animal: "Fever"

A hot song for a sunny day: Rita Moreno and Animal take on Fever.

(Thru: ickmusic)

Frank Zappa: "A Pioneer Of The Future Of Music" part #01 torrent

Part #01 of the Frank Scheffers documentary A Pioneer Of The Future Of Music about Frank Zappa has been saved to disc, authored to DVD and shared through the Zappateers.

VPRO Dutch TV Broadcast
2007/04/22
PAL, 720 * 576
Total running time 52:42.

From digital cable receiver, analog out to Hard disc recorder (Kiss DP558) recorded in MPEG2 best quality, over local network uploaded to computer, clipped in Studio, recoded in TMPEGenc masking 6 top lines to get rid of noise along the edge, authored in TMPEGauthor.

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Note: part #02 will be broadcasted on April 29 and is likely to be shared shortly afterwards.
Update: here it is:

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Benji Cossa: Between the Blue and the Green

Benji Cossa is a lo-fi singer/songwriter from Brooklyn who digs Big Star. Yes, it shows. And if you add the Kinks you get a pretty good idea what he forthcoming album Between the Blue and the Green sounds like: an album that will you cheer you up with its music hall influences and makes you think through its good lyrics.

Benji Cossa is on seriousbusinessrecords.com. Release date: June 19.

Lots of free MP3s on Benji's website ...

» benjicossa.com
» myspace.com/benjicossa

Live Jambands in Holland #71: The Grateful Dead Rotterdam 1972-05-11 (part#01)

Episode 71 in the podcasts section Live Jambands in Holland: part #01 of a vintage soundboard recording of The Grateful Dead in Rotterdam.

Live Jambands in Holland #71:
Grateful Dead
City Hall
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1972-05-11 (part#01) (click to download)
Running time: 72:22 -- 128 kbit
Source: 10" MR@7.5ips > DAT > CDR

1. PITB*
2. Sugaree
3. Mr. Charlie
4. BT Wind
5. Deal
6. Chinatown Shuffle
7. Mexicali
8. China Cat
9. IKYR
10. Hurts Me Too
11. BIODTL
12. BE Women
13. Jack Straw
14. Big RxR Blues

* SBD mix problems

» dead.net

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Patti Smith: Twelve

Twelve by Patti Smith
One word review: buy!

» pattismith.net

Phish in Europe torrents: 1996/07/23 Hamburg

Phish
1996/07/23
Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany

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Golden Smog: Blood on the Slacks

Golden Smog are quick to release a follow-up for their acclaimed Another Fine Day album. The new one is called Blood on the Slacks and contains only eight tracks with a running time of 25 minutes. No Jeff Tweedy on this one, who was too busy.

MP3: Golden Smog - Look At You Now

» goldensmog.com
» myspace.com/goldensmog

Patti Smith: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" live @ the Bowery

Watch Patti Smith performing Smells Like Teen Spirit at the Bowery, NYC, 2007/04/24. Her son Jackson plays guitar.

Nikki Corvette and the Stingrays: Paradiso webcast 2007/04/26

Punk rockers Nikki Corvette and the Stingrays play the Paradiso in Amsterdam. No ticket? Watch the webcast on fabchannel.com.

Nikki Corvette and the Stingrays
Webcast 2007/04/26
Starts: 10:30 PM local time (GMT +1)

» fabchannel.com/nikki_corvette_and_the_stingrays
» myspace.com/nikkiandthecorvettes
» dollarrecord.com

AC/DC: "Rock Goes To College"

School wasn't so bad in the seventies. AC/DC live at the University of Essex, November 10, 1978, on the BBC show "Rock Goes To College".

Setlist:

1. Live Wire
2. Problem Child
3. Sin City
4. Bad Boy Boogie
5. Whole Lotta Rosie
6. Rocker
7. Let There Be Rock

Patti Smith: "Midnite Ride in Manhattan" 2007/04/18 torrent

Patti Smith performed all tracks from her new album Twelve, a handful of covers that did not make it unto the album as well as a selection of her own songs. Sounds great to you? Well, the recording sounds even better...

Patti Smith
"Midnite Ride in Manhattan"
2007/04/18
The Hiro Ballroom, NYC, NY, USA

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Phish in Europe torrents: 1997/02/14

Phish
1997/02/14
Le Botanique, Brussels, Belgium

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Phish in Europe torrents: 1997/02/17 Amsterdam

Phish
1997/02/17
Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands

» Grab your torrent

The Hackensaw Boys: Paradiso webcast 2007/04/24

Bluegrass band The Hackensaw Boys play the Paradiso in Amsterdam. No ticket? Watch the webcast on fabchannel.com.

The Hackensaw Boys
Webcast 2007/04/24
Starts: 10:00 PM local time (GMT +1)

» fabchannel.com/the_hackensaw_boys
» hackensawboys.com
» myspace.com/hackensawboys

John Cale: "All My Friends" cover on LCD Soundsystem single

John Cale covers All My Friends on the forthcoming LCD Soundsystem 7" single. A version by Franz Ferdinand will be on another 7" single, so you will get three different takes of the same song. Release date: May 21.

Update: you can stream the cover here:

» myspace.com/dfarecords

Words about music (155): Jorma Kaukonen

I was basically a blues-folky kind of guy, Jack came from various R&B things in D.C., everybody was coming from a different place. And Grace didn't sound like anybody else.

Jorma Kaukonen

Gov't Mule 2007 live torrents: 2007/04/21 Tuscaloosa

One more Mule show for you.

Gov't Mule
2007/04/21
Jupiter Bar & Grill, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

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Gov't Mule 2007 live torrents: 2007/04/20 Mobile

One more Mule show for you.

Gov't Mule
2007/04/20
Soul Kitchen, Mobile, AL, USA

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The Jesus and Mary Chain: tour dates

Reunion time again. Tour dates for The Jesus and Mary Chain:

• 04/26 Pomona, CA - The Glass House
• 04/27 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
• 05/21 New York, NY - Webster Hall
• 05/22 New York, NY - Webster Hall
• 07/04 Lisbon, Portugal - Super Bock Super Rock
• 07/13 Madrid, Spain - Summercase Festival
• 07/14 Barcelona, Spain - Summercase Festival
• 08/12 Hildesheim, Germany - M'era Luna Festival
• 08/31 Argyll, Scotland - Inveraray Castle (Connect Festival)
• 09/01 Stradbally, Ireland - Stradbally Hall (Electric Picnic)

» en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jesus_and_Mary_Chain

Gov't Mule 2007 live torrents: 2007/04/14 Live Oak

One more Mule show for you.

Gov't Mule
2007/04/14
Wanee Festival
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park
Live Oak, FL, USA

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Phish: ringtones in May

Want to pimp your phone with some Phish? You will have to wait until May 18 to get your ringtone.

For the first time ever, Phish real music ring tones and ringback tones are available to millions of the loyal followers the band has attained throughout over 20 years of touring.

» phish.com

Haale: "Paratrooper" & "Morning" CDEPs

Haale is NYC singer with Iranian roots. She mixes tradionational sufi rhythms with her own interpretation of sixties psychedelica. It sounds amazing. In a better world she would have siged a million dollar records deal ages ago. As it is, her two EP's Morning and Paratrooper are self-released. Order them at CDBaby.com or purchase them through Paypal.

» haale.com
» myspace.com/haale

Cary Brothers: Who You Are

Cary Brothers is the kind of guy that will be big with the female half on planet earth. The stylish facial hear, the heartfelt lyrics using big words like "I", "You", "Found" and "Adore". Brothers peddles perfectly harmless tunes, the unobtrusive kind of music that goes on the background during the end credits of a soap opera. Oh My God, what a cliff hanger! Quick, put on some soothing music to calm the nerves.

His new album Who You Are is on the Blu Hammock Music label. Release date: May 29.

» carybrothers.com
» myspace.com/carybrothers

John Cale live date: Valencia

John Cale live in Spain, with an acoustic trio.

• 05/11 Valencia, Observatori Festival, Spain

» John Cale tour dates

(Thanks: Gary Fox)

Patti Smith: the Salon.com interview

Salon.com sat down with Patti Smith. The new album Twelve is mentioned, but a bigger perspective opens up during the interview:

I think rock 'n' roll is more valuable as an acceptable form of communication because we don't need some cool, hip thing that only a few people understand or communicate about: We need global action. We need a voice. The new generation is communicating, deciding how they're going to receive and send music [on the Web], and the next step is to inject content into it. And they will do that, because things are just going to get worse and worse and people will react. I don't think the new generations are going to be like Nero and fiddle while Rome burns. I think that people are going to step up. It's just that people are finding each other, finding their voice and figuring out how to process all the information around them.

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Live Jambands in Holland #70: The Grateful Dead Amsterdam 1972-05-10 (part#04)

Episode 70 in the podcasts section Live Jambands in Holland: part #04 of a vintage soundboard recording of The Grateful Dead.

Live Jambands in Holland #70:
Grateful Dead
Concertgebouw
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1972-05-10 (part#04) (click to download)
Running time: 50:26 -- 128 kbit
Source: SBD
Lineage: S:MR > Cassette > DAT > CDR > SHN

1. Beat It On Down The Line
2. Two Souls In Communion
3. Ramble On Rose
4. Sing Me Back Home
5. Sugar Magnolia
6. Not Fade Away >
7. Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad >
8. Not Fade Away

» dead.net

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Gov't Mule 2007 live torrents: 2007/04/18 Richmond

One more Mule show for you.

Gov't Mule
2007/04/18
Innsbrook Pavilion, Richmond, VA, USA

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Gibson goes digital

Shut up and play your digital guitar ...

Gibson is proud to present the HD.6X-Pro Guitar System—the most revolutionary leap forward in guitar manufacturing in more than 50 years. The result of years of research and development, the HD.6X-Pro Guitar System — nicknamed the HD LP — combines the incredible craftsmanship of an ultra-professional Gibson Les Paul with the latest, groundbreaking digital technology. The result may look like a traditional electric guitar, but the HD LP is in fact a complete digital audio system that is poised to usher in a new era of music making.

Head to the manufacturer's site for tons of specs and geeky guitar stuff about the updated Les Paul digital six string.

» gibson.com

Introducing: Give Us the Money Lebowski

They are the ultimate bar band: Give Us the Money Lebowski, a side-project with members of the Scarecrow Collection and lots of guests tearing through the classics and jam band favorites. Music that will make you thirsty and get you drunk. No problem, 'cause the band will keep on playing, no matter how much they had to drink. In their own words:

Lebowski is a quintet of musicians that graduated with a doctorate in the study of "bringing it hard, consistently" in the modern day incarnation of this concept. Weaving a vast array of musical genres into one Technicolor tapestry of spelndiforousness that envelopes its loyal underground following all along the Northeast, Lebowski will not only make you dance, smile and laugh, it will also punch you in the stomach, spit on you and steal your wallet....but in a good way.

Yup, their shows are on archive.org. The Dude abides. "Just take it easy, man".

» thelebowskiproject.com
» myspace.com/gustmlebowski
» archive.org/details/GiveUstheMoneyLebowski
» scarecrowcollection.net

(thru: Hidden Track)

Gov't Mule: Europe 2007 tour dates

Gov't Mule will be on tour in Europe. After two festivals gigs in June they return for a string of club dates in July.

Live dates:

• 06/08 Solvesborg, Sweden, Sweden Rock Festival
• 06/10 Koln, Germany, Rocknacht Classic/Palladium
• 07/05 Barcelona, Spain, Poble Espanyol Festival
• 07/06 Madrid, Spain, Sala Joy Eslava
• 07/09 Warsaw, Poland, The Palladium
• 07/10 Warsaw, Poland, The Palladium
• 07/11 Stuttgart, Germany, The Longhorn
• 07/12 Amsterdam, Netherlands, Paradiso
• 07/14 London, England, The Mean Fiddler
• 07/15 Peer, Belgium, Rhythm & Blues Festival

» mule.net

Page McConnell: going solo and enjoying it

Hidden Track has an interesting interview with chairman of the boards Page McConnell. Going solo becomes him - he has an adequate band for his live outings. The music industry however can be a nasty place.

The music industry isn’t all that great a business to be in. It’s not neccessarily the most pleasant place to be all the time. Whether it’s the clubs you gotta play or the promoters you have to deal with sometimes…and I generally have great relationships with these people. Having said that there can be seedy elements within the business.
People want you, and they want to have a part of you and all that sort of a thing. I’ve surrounded myself with great people so I don’t really have that experience, but I was starting off on my own again now. It wasn’t like I’m starting back on the top again. So I at least roll around for a while thought: “Is there anything else I feel like doing?,” and I guess the answer was no.

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Aaron Schroeder: a fresh stack of demos

Singer/songwriter Aaron Schroeder won't let up. He has posted yet another couple of demo MP3s that might wind up on his second album Black & Gold in 2007. Or his third. Or his fourh.

We got Joe Williams to do the artwork for "Black & Gold". He's worked with John Vanderslice (Barsuk Records) before. It's really going to look amazing. We've also got Ben Barnett from Kind Of Like Spitting (Barsuk Records, Hush Records) to do some vocals on a slow-waltzy number called "Call Out To Me." I've got some great guitar work from a buddy of mine named Jeremy Castillo who's in the Los Angeles based rock band Mighty Six Ninety. Finally, I've got another good friend of mine from the DJ-remix duo Young Americans to sing choir vocals on "The Mississippi Line." All this is in addition to the group who plays guitars, clarinets, tubas, violins, french horn, organ, Moogs, musical saw, harpsichord, harmonicas, etc. etc.

» aaronschroeder.com
» myspace.com/aaronschroeder

HCTF review of Southern Heart In Western Skin.

Gov't Mule 2007 live torrents: 2007/04/13 Live Oak & 2007/04/16 Myrtle Beach

Two more Mule shows for you. First shows to surface from the spring tour.

Gov't Mule
2007/04/13
Wanee Festival
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park
Live Oak, FL, USA

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Gov't Mule
2007/04/16
House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC, USA

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Ruined Music night in NYC

It's my music and I'll cry if I want too.

Ruined Music collects stories about songs that have been destroyed for people by ugly life situations. The website motto is simple: Tell us your story. Feel better. Reclaim your record collection.
On May 8th, Ruined Music will host a party at the Delancey in New York City that mix amazing live performances with readings from the sites best stories. The Unsacred Hearts will headline a stellar bill that also features Beat Radio, The Shondes, Bray Barber, Mick Stingley, and Michelle Stephen.

Ruined Music
Tuesday MAY 8th
THE DELANCEY - 168 Delancey, NYC

• Bray Barber Reads
• Beat Radio 9:30pm
• Mick Stingley Reads
• The Shondes - 8:30pm
• Michelle Stephen Reads
• Unsacred Hearts - 10:30pm

» delancey.com
» ruinedmusic.com
» unsacredhearts.com

Day For Night

Craving for Siouxsie? Longing for those gloomy eighties sounds? She's back! She lives in Brooklyn and has taken over the vocal chords of Kali and added two capable musicians to back her up. Check out the self-released EP by Day For Night. Only three tracks, but it's a pretty good start. The tracks flow and rumble, like the soundtrack for a night on the town with a rain storm building up slowly in the distance.

Day For Night are:
Kali: vocals
Keith: guitar
Bill: drums

Contact the band if you want a copy of order it through Paypal at their website.

» dayfornightnyc.com
» myspace.com/dayfornightnyc1

Ritchie Blackmore: vintage 1975 interview

Travel back in time with a 1975 Ritchie Blackmore interview in Modern Guitars Magazine. He talks at length about how Rainbow got started, and yes, there is some Deep Purple in there too:

I never got very much emotion out of Deep Purple music, though I did when I was onstage. Except for Machine Head and In Rock, there wasn’t a lot that moved me about what we did and I could never figure out why. It was just misinterpretation between the guitar and the vocalist most of the time, which wasn’t their fault. I just had a very bad way of explaining myself, of what I wanted put over the top. Plus, it got to the stage where I couldn’t really say, I couldn’t tell a singer what to sing. I didn’t want to. He’s the singer. He should sing whatever he feels. That’s why it’s different in this band. Everybody’s thinking together. Nobody’s got big egos.

» modernguitars.com

John Cale: back in the studio

Something new?

John Cale back in the studio working on a something under cover??????.... watch this space for more details.

» myspace.com/johncaleofficialsite

(Thanks: Karen Langley - Photo: Gary Fox)

Words about music (154): Ozzy Osbourne

I don't consider myself a great singer -- but I have a connection with the audience. There's the artist, and then a void and the audience; but I like to be part of the audience. I'd like to be them, and I'd like them to be me for an hour and a half. I get criticized for being the antichrist, causing kids to commit suicide, but that's total bullshit. My intentions are not that. Every year they have Halloween, and all I do is take Halloween night out on the road every night. It's like a Halloween party every night. If that was the case on Halloween night, the police cells would be full -- everyone would have turned Satanic for the night!

Ozzy Osbourne

Robert Christgau

An archive of nearly everything that he wrote about music: the Robert Christgau website.

» robertchristgau.com

In memoriam: Stu Sutcliffe

45 years ago Stu Sutcliffe died. He was the first bass player with the Beatles. He sucked as a musician, but he was a talented painter.

He is featured playing bass with the Beatles on three songs that the band recorded in 1960: "Hallelujah, I Love Her So", "You'll Be Mine", and "Cayenne" on the Anthology 1 album.

Sutcliffe died from a brain haemorrhage; after collapsing in the middle of an art class, he was taken to a hospital, but died in the ambulance.

» en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stu_Sutcliffe

Roky Erickson: "You're Gonna Miss Me" documentary

The documentary You're Gonna Miss Me tells the story of Roky Erickson, frontman of the 13th Floor Elevators, who lost track of the real world years ago:

Outside Austin, Texas, a 53-year-old man sits in an apartment with four radios, three televisions, two amps, a radio scanner, and a casio electric piano playing. At the same time. Loudly. He has three teeth, his hair is matted into one huge dreadlock, and he has a notarized document on his wall declaring himself an alien, "so whoever's putting shocks to my head will stop."

MP3: 13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me

» youregonnamissme.com

Moxie Motive

Indie band Moxie Motive from Chicago launches their debut EP at the Empty Bottle in the windy city, April 13. Their recipe: a touch of Radiohead, Television dressing, sturdy drums, and a violin floating on top.

Moxie Motive are:
Joe Darnaby: guitar
Matt Duhaime: vocals, guitar
Todd Eckle: drums
Dan Thatcher: bass
Lola Mann: violin

» moxiemotive.com
» myspace.com/moxiemotive
» emptybottle.com

Words about music (153): Michael Stipe

I think there were early critics who wanted us to change the world because the Sex Pistols failed.

Michael Stipe

The week4paug.net Phish Tribute Album vol. 1

It took 15 months to get it done: The week4paug.net Phish Tribute Album vol. 1. A tribute by fans for fans.

1. The Horse >
2. Also Sprach Zarathustra
3. Horn
4. Sample In A Jar
5. Dirt
6. Back on the Train
7. Dog Faced Boy >
8. A.M. Terminal >
9. Makisupa Policeman

Go get it: lossless | MP3s

» week4paug.net

Bang! Bang!: "Prefab Nation" MP3

Bang! Bang! the loud garage a band from Chicago, has put up another MP3 from their new album The Dirt That Makes You Drown. And watch the fun video for What We Need:

MP3: Bang! Bang! - Prefab Nation

The Dirt That Makes You Drown is released on Morphius Records, April 10. You can stream the entire album from their website.

» bangbangband.com
» myspace.com/bangbangband

HCTF review of The Dirt That Makes You Drown.

Page McConnell 2007 torrents: 2007/04/04

Page McConnell
2007/04/04
Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY, USA

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Waren Haynes: on the Irving Plaza extravaganza (2007/03/28)

JamBase has a piece about the Warren Haynes & Friends show, march 28 at Irving Plaza, New York, NY. And they had an exclusive talk with the big man. Warren about Derek Trucks:

He and I have a good rapport musically. We have from the beginning and sometimes that chemistry is made up of just the right amount of similar tastes and just the right amount of different tastes. There's complimentary, simpatico playing where we each kind of know each other's vocabulary but there's [also] the contrast between [our] two styles and the two sounds and influences. Those two things work together in our case or in the case of any good guitar chemistry.

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Live Jambands in Holland #69: The Grateful Dead Amsterdam 1972-05-10 (part#03)

Episode 69 in the podcasts section Live Jambands in Holland: part #03 of a vintage soundboard recording of The Grateful Dead.

Live Jambands in Holland #69:
Grateful Dead
Concertgebouw
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1972-05-10 (part#03) (click to download)
Running time: 62:07 -- 128 kbit
Source: SBD
Lineage: S:MR > Cassette > DAT > CDR > SHN

1. Truckin' >
2. Drums >
3. The Other One >
4. Me And Bobby McGee >
5. The Other One >
6. Wharf Rat

» dead.net

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Phish in Europe torrents: 1997/07/10 Marseille

Phish
1997/07/10
Espace Julien, Marseille, France

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Crosby, Stills & Nash: 1969 Demos, part #01

An Aquarium Drunkard has posted the first part of the 1969 Demos for the Crosby, Stills & Nash debut album. Great sound.

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Wilco: world tour dates

Wilco is preparing for an extensive world tour promoting the new Sky Blue Sky album. Release date: may 15.

Australia dates

• 04/16 Brisbane, Australia - The Tivoli
• 04/18 Melbourne, Australia - The Palais Theatre
• 04/19 Melbourne, Australia - The Palais Theatre
• 04/21 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre
• 04/22 Perth, Australia - Metropolis Fremantle

Europe dates (1st leg)

• 05/19 Somerset, England - Butlins Minehead (ATP)
• 05/20 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
• 05/21 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
• 05/23 Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
• 05/24 Berlin, Germany - Kesselhaus
• 05/25 Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit 36
• 05/26 Dresden, Germany - Alter Schlachthof
• 05/28 Stuttgart, Germany - Longhorn
• 05/29 Paris, France - Le Bataclan
• 05/30 Gent, Belgium - De Vooruit
• 05/31 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
• 06/02 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival

North America dates

• 06/13 Davenport, IA - Adler Theater
• 06/15 Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theater
• 06/17 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
• 06/19 Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
• 06/20 Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium
• 06/22 Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theater
• 06/24 Northampton, MA - The Pines
• 06/25 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
• 06/28 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
• 06/29 Shelburne, VT - The Green at Shelburne Museum
• 06/30 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall

Europe dates (2nd leg)

• 07/07 Kongsberg, Norway - Kongsberg Jazz Festival
• 07/12 - 07/15 Suffolk, England - Latitude Festival
• 07/20 Benicassim, Spain - Festival Internacional de Benicassim

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Woodstock Trivia Quiz

A real easy Woodstock Trivia Quiz.

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Buddy Guy remembers

JamBase had a nice chat with blues veteran Buddy Guy. Take a trip down memory lane and read about him learning to play the guitar when he arrived in Chicago in the fifties:

Skip James and all of those guys taught Muddy Waters. That's what Muddy was listening to. My thing was B.B. King, T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf. It wasn't until after I came to Chicago that I sort of went to school and found Skip James, Son House and all of those great players that Muddy had listened to.

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The unknown pleasures of a new pair of shoes

Are you game for some sinister footwear? How about a pair of Joy Division shoes with the cover art from their Unknown Pleasures album?

(Thru: sneakmove.com)