“It may have taken years to gain traction, but nothing would ever be the same after White Light/White Heat – not least the Velvets, following Cale’s enforced departure in autumn 1968. It’s one of a precious handful of albums that helped rock music turn a significant corner… before dragging it down an alley and beatingContinue Reading
“A tax in the middle of a crisis, on people who need the money” – is the new licence fee for live-streamed gigs a kick in the teeth for UK music? | MusicRadar
This is so wrong… on so many levels PRS for Music suggest otherwise Source: “A tax in the middle of a crisis, on people who need the money” – is the new licence fee for live-streamed gigs a kick in the teeth for UK music? | MusicRadar
Why I ❤️ Led Zeppelin’s debut album, by Budgie’s Burke Shelley | Louder
Some of the tracks on Led Zeppelin sounded like they were being jammed, but there’s a real magic in that. Good Times Bad Times is the perfect way to kick off an album; and I prefer the studio version of Dazed And Confused to the live one on The Song Remains The Same. I alsoContinue Reading
SCARLET RIVERA (Boston Harold Vide Podcast)(Bob Dylan/Rolling Thunder) – YouTube
What to Know About Music’s Copyright Gold Rush | Pitchfork
Neil Young, Lindsey Buckingham, Shakira, and others recently sold their song catalogs to the flashy music publishing upstart Hipgnosis, in deals that have implications for the future of the recording industry. Check the whole article at Source: What to Know About Music’s Copyright Gold Rush | Pitchfork
JEFFREY MORGAN : biographer of ALICE COOPER and THE STOOGES
SIZZLING–geddit?–PLATTER OF THE WEEK: David Bowie – Blackstar (ISO) :: You’d think that suffering a heart attack after recording the less than holy holy Heathen would’ve warned him to resist the dark side, but nooooooooooooo. Various Artists – Moogfest 2006 Live (MVD Visual DVD) :: When it comes to aural affection, Moog synthesizer adherents areContinue Reading
Here’s Prince, Holding Court in his First Filmed Interview
Prince rarely gave live interviews, but when he did, he had a way of mesmerising the audience. We dug up this rare clip from 1985 when the artist agreed to talk in front of cameras for the first time ever. It’s a rather peculiar conversation in which his then-manager Steve Fargnoli (who later sued the singerContinue Reading
Carlos Alomar’s Golden Years with David Bowie (Interview)
I saw Carlos Alomar play with Iggy Pop in a couple of different venues. Always so cool and conscious of the impact he made on stage with his instrument. This is a great read. Station To Station and the Berlin Trilogy When we went to California to do Station to Station, and we did the other albums later, the BrianContinue Reading
Steve Stevens: How I Wrote “Rebel Yell” | GuitarPlayer
I was always a big Generation X fan. “We wrote the Rebel Yell songs ‘Flesh for Fantasy,’ ‘Eyes Without a Face,’ and some others during rehearsals,” Stevens recalls. “But ‘Rebel Yell’ didn’t come about till we went to Electric Lady Studios to start recording. We had the music first. We ran tape as we wereContinue Reading
That day that rocked the world: the chaotic story of Status Quo’s Live Aid
“Of course, nobody knew the impact it would have at the beginning,” Rossi continued, “but even then I was aware that most of big business just kept its head down and thought, ‘We’ll let these rock’n’roll dickheads do this and it will go away’. And it did. And that annoyed me. “I mean, there wasContinue Reading
