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Nickel Creek's Watkins Inks with Nonesuch
Nickel Creek songwriter/fiddler Sarah Watkins has signed with Nonesuch, and will release her self-titled solo debut on April 7. The set was produced by Led Zeppelin legend John Paul Jones. Also featured on the album are Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Elvis Costello drummer Pete Thomas, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench, Soul Coughing ...
Gene Simmons Sounds off at Billboard Touring Conference
Having recently completed a 30-plus-date European tour, Kiss will eventually when we're ready tour America," co-founder Gene Simmons said during a keynote address today (Nov. 20) at the fifth annual Billboard Touring Conference, held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. Referring to Kiss as the juggernaut of all rock'n'roll brands," Simmons said the band is ...
Pete Ganbarg Named Atlantic Executive VP of A&R
Pete Ganbarg has joined Atlantic Records as Executive Vice President of A&R, based at the company's New York headquarters. The announcement was made by Atlantic Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman and President Julie Greenwald. Ganbarg, who began his A&R career 20 years ago, has served as a major label A&R executive for SBK/EMI, Arista, and Epic Records, and ...
Sun Spin: Remain in Light
OUR WEEKLY ALBUM SALUTE STEPS INTO THE FUTURE BY WAY OF THE PAST Remain In Light (1980), the fourth album from Talking Heads is arguably one of the single most important albums of the past quarter century, and the crown atop one of the greatest three-album streaks in rock's history. A cross continental, ...
Vatican Forgives Lennon's Controversial Jesus Slam
Better late than never. The Vatican's official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano finally forgave John Lennon's infamous 1966 claim that his band was more popular than Jesus." And, yea, it was all good. In a curious twist, the way-past-due change of heart and mind came on the 40th anniversary of The White Album's 1968 release. Look Vatican, we ...
Sat Eye Candy: Dr. John
CRY BONNAROO, THE GOOD DOCTOR IS 67 You ain't as freaky as me Dr. John celebrated his birthday yesterday and while a day late we're not a dollar short in honoring great souls like the Doc. The man born Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. on November 21, 1941 has done MUCH for our collective musical health, serving ...
Derek Trucks Band | 11.07.08 | NYC
Words by: Eric Liebetrau | Images by: Hiroya Wakabayashi Derek Trucks Band :: 11.07.08 :: Blender Theater :: New York, NY The Derek Trucks Band In the mid-'90s, Derek Trucks began gaining cred for his work in the Allman Brothers Band, mainly due to his strikingly accurate approximation of the ...
Roots Crash Bus: Band OK
ROOTS CRASH BUS IN EUROPE: EVERYONE OK The Roots While cruising the web we learned that The Roots suffered a serious tour bus crash in Paris on the evening of November 19. The double-decker bus, with full lounge, bathroom and sleeping bunks up top crashed hard. Check ?uestlove's email after the accident for the full play-by-play ...
Bill Evans, Relaxed and Articulate
Bill Evans had precise intellectual understanding of everything he did in his playing. However, like most superior improvisers, he developed his skill and knowledge to the point where he could set aside concentration on keyboard technique and the elements of musical language in order to achieve an unfettered flow of creativity in the spontaneous act of ...
XMAS Jam Adds Harper, Hood
Christmas Jam Adds Ben Harper and Relentless 7, Patterson Hood & Robben Ford Warren Haynes' Christmas Jam is pleased to announce the addition of Harper and Relentless 7, the Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood, Robben Ford and Edwin McCain. Patterson Hood Friday December 12 Allman Brothers Band The Del McCoury Band ...


