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Peter Jackson to make new Beatles documentary using unseen footage from ‘Let It Be’ sessions | The Independent
Jackson agreed with McCartney that the original does not represent what was actually happening in the studio at the time. “I was relieved to discover the reality is very different to the myth,” Jackson said. “After reviewing all the footage and audio that Michael Lindsay-Hogg shot 18 months before they broke up, it’s simply an…
Is It Still Worth It to Print and Sell Physical CDs?
When was the last time you bought a CD? Many of us have fond memories of growing up with CDs. I can remember rushing to the local record shop after school (or cutting class altogether) to pick up the latest CD from my favorite artists. But the last time I bought a CD at a…
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Lanois opens sonic temple in Parkdale | Toronto.com
A large screen projects a video of Neil Young during Daniel Lanois’ Nuit Blanche installation where Young released his latest album ‘Le Noise’ at Nathan Philip Square. (Oct. 2, 2010) – Staff photo/JEFF HAYWARD Daniel Lanois, a world-renowned music producer has set up shop in an old Buddhist temple in Parkdale. The space has undergone…
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Chris Cornell, Searching for Solitude | Pitchfork
“People just don’t realize how much fun it is to be depressed,” he says with a grin—this from the man whose moods may have had as much historical impact on the gloominess of Northwest rock as the surfeit of negative ions in the air. more @ Source: Chris Cornell, Searching for Solitude | Pitchfork
Fiona Apple to Perform at Chris Cornell Tribute Concert | Pitchfork
Gibson will unveil a limited edition limited-edition Chris Cornell Tribute ES-335 guitar at “I Am the Highway.” They’ll release 250 of the guitars later this spring. That’s what it looks like below. Read “Chris Cornell, Searching for Solitude.” Source: Fiona Apple to Perform at Chris Cornell Tribute Concert | Pitchfork
Why composer Philip Glass viewed David Bowie’s ‘Lodger’ with skepticism – Los Angeles Times
Searching for a connection he could nurture, Glass focused on Bowie’s words, and ultimately discovered the seed of his symphony. “The writing was remarkable,” Glass concluded. “It was someone who had created a political language for themselves.” So Glass stripped “Lodger” of its music until only the lyrics remained. Then, Glass says, he “reset the…
Kim Gordon: ‘Women aren’t allowed to be kick-ass. I refused to play the game’ | Music | The Guardian
Thurston and I didn’t look at each other once, and when the song was done, I turned my shoulders to the audience so no one in the audience or the band could see my face, though it had little effect. Everything I did and said was broadcast from one of the two 40ft-high on-stage video…
G.E. Smith on touring with Bob Dylan
“The whole thing was a dream” I bet.
The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan Responds to Calls to Censor “Fairytale Of New York” | SPIN
https://youtu.be/j9jbdgZidu8 In the song, Kirsty MacColl sings the lines, “You scumbag, you maggot/ You cheap lousy faggot/ Happy Christmas, your arse/ I pray God it’s our last,” “The word was used by the character because it fitted with the way she would speak and with her character. She is not supposed to be a nice…
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Don’t Look Back: Seeing the Real Bob Dylan at Last? | Consequence of Sound
Dusting ‘Em Off is a rotating, free-form feature that revisits a classic album, film, or moment in pop-culture history. This week, Editorial Director Matt Melis disobediently revisits D.A. Pennebaker’s documentary Dont Look Back 50 years later. “You seem to be relating to a handful of cronies behind the scenes now – rather than the rest of us…
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Keith Richards Talks Rolling Stones’ Upcoming Tour, New Music – Rolling Stone
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards tells us about the group’s upcoming U.S. stadium tour and plans for their first album since 2005. Danny Payne/Shutterstock Keith Richards seems genuinely moved that, after 57 years as a band, the Rolling Stones will be playing to stadium crowds this spring in the U.S. – the country he calls…
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David Byrne Reflects on His Cult Movie ‘True Stories’ – Rolling Stone
What strikes you when you watch True Stories now? [Laughs]. I can’t look at it with an objective eye. I see the mistakes, where I feel like, “Oh, that’s a little forced,” or, “That lyric could have been better.” I’m looking at it with a critical eye. At the same time, I feel like it…
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YouTube and the ever-confusing world of Art Tracks – DIY Musician Blog
And because I didn’t know it was there, here is a link to my Art Tracks in the form of a YouTube page called a Topic page. I am a Topic now. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwL8zxgkuNCum2S3GI4toNw By Nicholas Salomone February 27, 2018 What is an Art Track on YouTube? One of the most common areas of confusion…
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I’VE NOTHING BUT MY NAME – Iggy Pop in Conversation With Thurston Moore (Episode 1) – YouTube
Great series of interviews. Lots of Thurston Moore playing / noise making on guitar and Iggy improving on his living room floor. What could be better?