MIKE WATT ON 1995 TOUR WITH VEDDER & GROHL, THE MINUTEMEN’S LEGACY, PLAYING WITH IGGY POP, AND ‘PANTS DAY’ IN JUNIOR HIGH
When bassist Mike Watt made his solo debut in 1995 with “Ball-Hog or Tugboat?” he did it with an eyebrow-raising supporting cast. From former SST Records labelmates like Henry Rollins and Thurston Moo...
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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: ROGER WATERS ANNOUNCES TOUR, MIKE WATT LIVE ALBUM FROM ’95, KATHLEEN HANNA CHATS WITH MEREDITH GRAVES
Billing himself as "the creative genius of Pink Floyd" (he's not wrong), Rogers Waters has announced the "Us +Them" North American tour, which will launch May 26 in Kansas City, Mo., and wrap up Oct. ...
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THE BEAT STILL BUILDING UPON TWO-TONE LEGACY
By Michael Lello At the forefront of Britain’s two-tone ska movement alongside bands like The Specials and Madness, The Beat – or The English Beat, as they are known in the U.S. due to a San Francisc...
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ALBUM REVIEW: EDDIE VEDDER — “UKELELE SONGS”
By Ryan Leas 2011 marks Pearl Jam’s 20th anniversary, an occasion the band is commemorating with a series of events and releases, ranging from a documentary to a band-curated festival in Wisconsin. O...
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