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News: Recording

Muddy Waters - Electric Mud (Cadet/Chess, 1968)

October 26, 2011

Released under the direction of the young second generation Chess Records producer Marshall Chess on the Cadet imprint, this album was designed to help the great bluesman Muddy Waters connect with the young, white audiences that were flocking to the psychedelic ballrooms like the Fillmore and Winterland in the late 1960's. Apparently is was a successful ...

News: Interview

Interview: Anne Phillips

October 25, 2011

Back in August, I poked fun at vocalist Anne Phillips. Well, not atAnne, personally, but at the cover of her 1959 album for Roulette, Born to Be Blue. Having her pose down at the rat-infested Brooklyn piers made the LP cover a natural target for my weekly “Oddball Album Cover" feature. Well, it turns out Anne ...

News: Recording

Dead Archivist David Lemieux Announces Dave's Picks Series

October 25, 2011

SERIES TO KICK OFF WITH MAY 25, 1977 SHOW AT THE MOSQUE IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA What happens when you take the spirit of Dick's Picks and combine it with the very best aspects of Road Trips? Dave's Picks! Esteemed archivist, vaultmeister, and all-around Dead fiend David Lemieux will curate the finest unreleased shows from the master ...

News: Performance / Tour

Tom Petty Adds Second KCSN/la Benefit Show

October 25, 2011

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS ADD SECOND KCSN/LA BENEFIT CONCERT ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 Due to overwhelming demand, Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame members Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers are excited to announce they will be adding a second concert to the first Benefit Concert for Public Radio station 88.5 FM ...

News: Trends

Studies: Consumers Prefer Mix of Music Ownership and Free Streaming

October 25, 2011

eMarketer compares two reports on studies of consumer music preferences to reveal that not only do listeners prefer music ownership over subscription streaming but that they tend towards a mix of ownership and free listening. Given that the most recent survey reporting stats on streaming music would have been conducted before Facebook's F8 Conference, it remains ...

News: Video / DVD

Steve Jobs on Facebook, Music and Google [video]

October 25, 2011

(UPDATE 2) In addition to the audio tapes of Steve Jobs played by biographer Walter Isaacson ruing last night's 60 Minutes interview, is a candid conversation only available on the web of the Apple founder sharing his view of rivals Microsoft, Google and Facebook. Jobs has harsh words for Google and Microsoft, but only priase for ...

News: Music Industry

How One Database Could Help Musicians Pay Rent

October 25, 2011

In over a decade of digital music writing, one of my favorite pieces is a Wired.com article called “4 Reasons Music Needs One Big Database." My argument there was that if every song had a unique identifier attached to it—the same identifier, regardless of the service where the song appears—it would solve all sorts of problems ...

News: Music Industry

D.I.Y. Advice for Indie Artists from CMJ Music Panels

October 25, 2011

Last week's CMJ 2011 Music Marathan & Film Festival had lots of panels and lots of performances. Here are some nuggets of advice for indie artists from music industry panelists with a focus on social media, relationships with fans and the real meaning of DIY. CMJ 2011 took place in New York City from October 18 ...

News: Performance / Tour

Joshua Abrams Natural Information Society Performs at UMass Amherst on Wednesday, October 26

October 25, 2011

Joshua Abrams and the Natural Information Society perform at the Fine Arts Center at University of Massachusetts at Amherst on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 8:15 p.m. Tickets are $10 general admission and $5 for students and can be ordered online. Playing bass and guimbri (North African bass lute), composer Abrams is part of Chicago's vibrant ...

News: Video / DVD

Peter Gabriel - New Blood: Live in London DVD (2011)

October 25, 2011

I was fine, mostly, with Peter Gabriel dumping the guitars and drums for his interpretations of other people's work on Scratch My Back. There was considerably less excitement, though, for these looming orchestral interpretations of his own solo works, many of which were initially defined by their rhythmic invention. Tracks like “Intruder," “Solsbury Hill," “Red Rain," ...