WEEKEND ROUNDUP: REUNION SHOW TICKET CONTEST, CYHSY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, NEW FLAMING LIPS VIDEO
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah New Song: 'Fireproof' Clap Your Hands Say Yeah this week announced the Feb. 24 release of its fifth album, "The Tourist." You can listen to the song "Fireproof," which debu...
Readmore
MICAH NELSON RECORDS BOB DYLAN’S ‘WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE’; FREE DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE
Micah Nelson of Promise of the Real released his version of Bob Dylan's "With God On Our Side" this week. The track, which Nelson recorded about a year ago with Megan Pfefferkorn (vocals), Paul Bushne...
Readmore
WRAP-UP: LOS ANGELES/ SAN FRAN WITH BOB WEIR and DAVE SCHOOLS/ BOULDER, COLORADO/ HOMECOMING GIG
"Off" Week. 11/8-11/16 After the New York run of shows, I was able enjoy a few days of downtime as well as play some gigs with other folks. On Tuesday, I played a gig in Burlington VT at Nectar's w...
Readmore
LISTEN: TORI AMOS, SHIRLEY MANSON ON SEXUALITY, MOTHERHOOD & ‘BOYS FOR PELE’ ON TALKHOUSE PODCAST
Tori Amos and Garbage's Shirley Manson recently chatted for The Talkhouse podcast on the eve of the 20th anniversary re-issue of Amos's "Boys for Pele" album. The two icons and long-time friends t...
Readmore
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: LEONARD COHEN & LEON RUSSELL PASS, BOB DYLAN RELEASES MINI-DOCUMENTARY
The week in music was bookended by the deaths of two uniquely talented and somewhat underrated artists, with Leonard Cohen, 82, passing on Monday, and Leon Russell, 74, leaving us on Sunday. Plenty of...
Readmore
WEEK 4: BUFFALO, SYRACUSE & A WELCOMING MANHATTAN VENUE AS ‘VAN TOUR’ WRAPS
Tuesday-Back to work After spending most of Monday in bed recovering from the weekend, I woke up at my mom's house on Tuesday in Berwick PA pretty early (8am). After having a quick breakfast, I hit...
Readmore
TAYLOR HAWKINS SOLO ALBUM OUT NEXT WEEK; STREAM ‘RANGE ROVER BITCH’
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins' first solo release, "KOTA," will be available Nov. 11. According to a press release: Whatever KOTA means, the six-song mini-LP takes off like Queen on a skateb...
Readmore
WEEK 3: DAYTROTTER, CHICAGO, PLAYING WITHOUT A PICK & A WEDDING
Monday and Tuesday: errands and Mid-west bound Nothing too terribly exciting to kick the week off. We all reconvened on Monday to relocate to Denver for the day until we departed to Columbia, MO on...
Readmore
THE MENZINGERS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, ‘AFTER THE PARTY,’ DEBUT ‘BAD CATHOLICS’
The Menzingers have announced the Feb. 3 release of their fifth full-length album, "After The Party." The album, produced by Will Yip (Title Fight, Tigers Jaw, Balance and Composure) is the Philadelph...
Readmore
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: IGGY POP RELEASES LIVE ALBUM, NEIL YOUNG PLOTS ‘PEACE TRAIL,’ PHIL COLLINS TEAMS WITH THE ROOTS
Iggy Pop's performance on "Austin City Limits," featuring a band including Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal) aired Saturday night on PBS stations, one day after the release o...
Readmore