Browsing the archives for the music category
12/31/82 Oakland Coliseum In honor of Miss Etta’s passing, I present you with one of the neatest little surprises I’ve found. On New Year’s Eve 1982, the Grateful Dead (a pop music combo) played a gig in the land of Bill Graham. Apparently, from the comments I read in myriad (more than you would think) [...]
1938-2012 A True Legend My wife introduced me to the music of Etta James, back in 2000. She always played Etta’s Live from San Francisco CD, in her car when we were out. Over the years I’ve heard a good deal of her catalog, mainly her later career, from 1980 onward… and it’s all amazing. [...]
I like it that the Stones are delving through the archives, and releasing some of the cool stuff they find. Things like the expanded Exile On Main Street, or Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones (1972 concert film) are actually worth the release. They have a vitality that’s their own. The latest Rolling Stones release, [...]
It’s been awhile, but I have sung the praises of James Brown before. There was no one like him, and his music was so intricate and fast… like Motorhead meets Miles Davis. There’s nothing like funk. It’s deep, and from the hips, but it’s not raw, like the blues, or stupid, like metal. The band [...]
“Why Can’t You Be More Like Roger Daltrey?” Because I’m Not Queer! Ah, British 80′s comedy. Bad News was a Spinal Tap-ish band/documentary created by former Young Ones Rik Mayall (rik), Adrian Edmonson (vivian), and Nigel Planer (neil). They were the subjects of two episodes of the BBC comedy, The Comic Strip. This show was [...]
And you try to tell me with consternation That you have found me a brand new lock Then you try to warn me that there’s only one combination One new sling – the same old rock I told you I would post this as soon as I found a video, and I have. Ok, This [...]
The Fifth Of November Remember Roy Harper threw a 70th birthday concert on 11/5 (or 5/11 to our brothers across the pond), and Jimmy Page came out for the encore. I have pictures, and I have a testimonial, but I’ve not found any video. I will post it when I do.
He Held Your Hand And He Sang You A Song Ima kill the discourteous motherfucker. This is one of the great SUN Records classics, completely hit out of the park by Balladeer Bob Dylan, the rockabilly troubador. I’m serious. Click the picture of Bob to hear the original. I’ll wait. … not bad, right? A [...]
Mit Iodine What would Cliff Think? Lou Reed and Metallica. I agree mit der fuhrer, but from the opposite position. I have very little love for Metallica, and any regard I held for them ended… shit 15 years ago? Whenever they decided they needed hits. Lou Reed will gain a certain amount of new fans, [...]
Take The Money, Honey Take My Whole Life Too There was a time when I really loved U2. It was when I was going through my divorce, in the early 90′s, and Achtung Baby came out. Bono had only just started preening around like the preening, rock star god (of which there were two polarities, [...]
The Legendary Bath Festival 6/28/70 Led Zeppelin’s “Best” Performance Anyone who ever went through any sort of Led Zeppelin phase, is familiar with the pictures of Jimmy Page wearing an overcoat and a “yokel” hat onstage. The Bath Festival has been held in quite reverence ever since they got offstage, back in 1970. The sun [...]
Jason Bonham, Jimmy Page Fun Gig, Well Played After Jimmy Page finished with the Firm (for which we are grateful, O Lord), he decided to vacation on Ibiza, with Chris Squire (from Yes, and the aborted XYZ project). Jason Bonham was there, separately, recording an album (Virginia Wolf, I think). Well, Jimmy and Jason get [...]
It’s Not Led Zeppelin Moldejazz 2011 You will probably not like this. It’s pure, free, improvisation. Most people call it noise. Supersilent is a Norwegian avant garde improv group, that’s been around almost 15 years. This clip is from the Moldejazz Festival 2011 (just a few days ago), and features Jonesy jumping in and [...]
10 Minutes Is His Mixtape When I saw this posted on The Sun’s website, I hoped this would be awful… awful funny. It isn’t though. It’s perfectly fine. By that I mean that it’s no worse than anything I hear being released lately, and it’s a zillion times better than the music I wrote at [...]
Unbelievable Solos From Jimmy Page Synced With Knebworth Video Today is the 32nd anniversary of the last truly virtuoso Led Zeppelin concert (in my opinion). On July 23rd and 24th Zeppelin played two gigs at the Falkoner Theater, in Copenhagen Denmark, as a warm up for the huge Knebworth shows the next month (8/4 and [...]
Watch This At Work Your Job Exploits You Anyway This is an excellent 2007 documentary, produced by the BBC, about Pink Floyd. It was filmed a year before Richard Wright succumbed to cancer, and it’s brilliant. Pink Floyd is one of those bands whose omnipresence (even decades later) can make us forget how amazing they [...]
His Best Playing Since 1973 So Of Course Robert Quits 1998 was a banner year for Jimmy Page. He was again touring with Led Zeppelin chum, Robert Plant, and his guitar playing was crazy good. The Bizarre Festival was held in Germany, in August, and Page / Plant were there. And they killed it. As [...]
Led Zeppelin Would Be Proud You’ll Be Smiling By The End As you may know, I am fond of Led Zeppelin, and Jimmy Page in particular. I saw this mashup on Wired, actually on Underwire, and I had to post it my self. The amount of work editing this is huge, and my hat is [...]
6/21/2011 Winnipeg Jazz Fest Here’s another video I owe to FBO. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) has chosen Nashville over Vegas for this rendition of Charlie Rich’s Life Has It’s Little Ups And Downs. It’s beautiful. Patti Griffin and Buddy Miller really add depth, and soul to the Band of Joy. My dear friend, who owns [...]
Four Songs Soundboard Quality Led Zeppelin rehearsed for months, in preparation for their 2007 reunion, at the o2 Arena. For the first time, at least as far as I know, we can hear some of the rehearsals, and they’re awesome. There are 4 songs: Good Times Bad Times For Your Life Since I’ve Been Loving [...]
