Songwriting and Production
I had always heard Alvin was a big racist. If I searched I could find a bit in the lyrics. He was a very good guitar player and songwriter and fell totally into the star trap. “I took LSD in San Francisco in 1968 and found it very illuminating,” said Lee. “We played with the…
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Although he’s best known for his tenure in Slipknot, Jordison was a prolific musician who played in a bevy of other projects throughout his fruitful career. In 2001, he co-founded the horror-punk band the Murderdolls, which was technically a revival of a local band he played in years before dubbed The Rejects. Jordison put down…
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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 Brian…
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Despite Butler’s evident disillusionment with his former band two years earlier, speculation had been rife that the original Black Sabbath line-up would attempt to bury their differences and reform. The rumours were proven true when Geezer, Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne reunited to close the latter’s Ozzfest touring festival in the summer of 1997. Drummer…
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The actions outlined here may seem very small in comparison to the power of a corporation like Spotify, whose upcoming IPO is expected to be valued at as much as $19 billion, much less that of the biggest tech company in the world, Apple. But small movements can read from the stage if you’re in…
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“During rehearsals, I draw up set lists on big canvases, putting down the songs and the keys they’re in,” Wood explains. “We hang these set lists on the rehearsal room walls so we know where we’ve been and where we’re going.” Read the whole article at Source: Ronnie Wood: Artist, Painter, Author, Rolling Stone (The…
“It’s frightening as a parent,” he continues. “[My father and I] were hanging out not too long ago, just a couple of years ago, we went for this walk and then at the end of the walk I said: ‘You know dad, being a dad now myself, I’m aware of how wonderful it is when…
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Nielsen: “I learned so much from him. He was a genius and such an unbelievably gifted musician. And I feel so lucky to have been on the front row and seen him work. I will do my best to honor him by keeping the level high.” Advertisement Thompson: “The last time I saw him, at Bunker’s…
“The bread was, like, very low, but I didn’t care at that time,” the drummer said. During an appearance on Let There Be Talk, renowned session drummer Vinnie Colaiuta (Frank Zappa, Sting, Jeff Beck, Megadeth, many more) looked back on his time in Zappa’s band and how he ended up in the fold.Vinnie was a…
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Neil Innes, ‘Monty Python’ Songwriter, Rutles Co-Founder, Dead at 75 Musician/comedian also played in Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Group, contributed to Flying Circus, Holy Grail By JON BLISTEIN Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Show more sharing options Neil Innes, the comedy musician who worked with Monty Python and helped form the Beatles parody band the Rutles,…
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CREDIT: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images The Who frontman Roger Daltrey told Billboard that WHO, the band’s first album in 13 years, almost contained a rap part. According to Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend wrote a rap portion in the new album’s opening track “All This Music Must Fade,” which the frontman refused to perform. Granted, we can’t…
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