Category: Music
Beastie Boys – Gratitude – YouTube
DO it all with GRATITUDE! and Pink Floyd’s equipment
The Fender Telecaster : A Short History – YouTube
Cannes rocks! Tsunami of pop stars make film festival splash
AFP Relax News•May 13, 2019 Bono, Elton John, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits… The red carpet at Cannes is shaping up to look like a dream rock festival line-up. Not to mention Rihanna and a couple of the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, who may yet put in an appearance at the world’s biggest film festival,…
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Royal Albert Hall: This is what the world’s largest single-room speaker system sounds like – CBS News
London — It’s been almost 150 years since Queen Victoria opened Royal Albert Hall in honor of her beloved late husband, Prince Albert. Since then, the London concert venue has seen decades of world-class performances, but not with world-class sound. That’s since changed in a big way with the installation of what’s said to be…
björk: tabula rasa – YouTube
Pretty freakin’ weird but hard not to look at or look at. Good lyrics.
David Bowie TVC15 1979 with Klaus Nomi on Vimeo
Major Label Interest in Hi-Res Music Surging, Says RIAA | Billboard
Imagine what the majors could do if they expanded their repertoires beyond hip-hop, rap and boy bands! For the first time ever, the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) has revealed how many high-resolution music titles are available in the United States for downloads and streaming. The Washington, D.C.-based trade organization compiled research that shows more than…
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The Dandy Warhols Live Set @ The Chapel 2005 – YouTube
When Bob Dylan Called on Patti Smith | Village Voice
Tarantula Meets Mustang: Dylan Calls on Patti Smith July 7, 1975 A copy of “Witt” was slid across the table to Patti Smith. “Would you sign this for me, please?” “Sure,” said Patti, “what’s your first name?” He told her. “Like in New Jersey?” Patti asked, and he said no: with a z. “Well, I’ll…
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The Kinks’ Ray Davies: Brexit is ‘bigger than the Berlin Wall’ | Music | The Guardian
As a keen-eyed chronicler of British manners and mores, Ray Daviesis thinking about Brexit a lot. He’s currently writing a book about Britain – “focusing on what it had when I was young” – and he predicts a potentially problematic departure. “It’s going to be a shift of gigantic proportions,” he warns. “Bigger than the…
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5 Things You Should Never Do When Pitching to Playlist Curators
Excellent advice here (courtesy of MICCO) – 1. Do not send them your entire album Unless you are Billie Eilish, the chances of someone actually listening to your entire album is pretty slim… Even successful artists struggle to get their fans to commit to their entire album so don’t ask a busy curator to listen…
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The Sacred Triangle; Bowie,Iggy & Lou Reed – YouTube
The 10 Best Artists We Saw At SXSW 2019 — Vinyl Me, Please
It is what it is. Latest favourite music as listed by those who were at SXSW this year: It is what it is. Last week, the Vinyl Me, Please editorial staff decamped to the taco-and-pizza-strewn curbs of Austin, Texas, for SXSW Music. In addition to showing out for our amazing showcase, they spent their days…
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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “Stranger To My Happiness” – YouTube
You like retro? You like this.