Talk about the list of all lists! Wow! This one is tough to top! Our pals over at JamBase.com (well, I’ve never actually met anyone that works there, but they’ve got to be cool people, no?) each year compile a “Best of List” that features the favorite albums and live… Read More →
Needless to say, it was an absolute blast working on this little video review! Exhausting, sure. But so worth it. Thanks to the guys in the Disco Biscuits for being so patient with me and letting me into their world for the night. Jon, you inspired me to drink Dunkin’... Read More →
John Lennon comes back to talk to us in a new commercial for One Laptop Per Child, a charity attempting to grant Internet access to children in developing countries. Kind of creepy to see him talking as if he were still around, but the charity sounds interesting. I wonder what… Read More →
For a band that used to extol the virtues of “relaxing with the Disco Biscuits,” it would seem the venerable Philadelphia jam/prog/trance-fusion outfit had every reason in the world to take it slow and easy on the first sets of their 5-shows-in-6-nights run at NYC’s Nokia Theater. For one, the… Read More →
Matthew Miller — better known as Matisyahu — grew up in White Plains, but his musical career today is taking him all over the world — and with great success! He recently told JamBase that he is selling out shows all over the country, which is no small feat in… Read More →
The Cardinals are playing the Wellmont Theatre on Sunday, February 22, in Montclair, N.J., and after seeing them open for Oasis last week at Madison Square Garden, I’m so tempted to make the trip. Not intimidated by the size of the crowd, the band opened up their songs to some… Read More →
Merry Christmas, from Umphrey’s McGee. The band is giving away a free EP of never-before-released material spanning holiday shows from the past few years. Click here for the free download. If you don’t already have an account with umlive.net — which is where you can download scores of UM shows… Read More →
Warner Music Group has ordered YouTube to remove all music videos by its artists after contract negotiations broke down. The talks fell apart early Saturday because Warner wants a bigger share of the revenue potential of YouTube’s visitor traffic. Warner Music, home to artists including the Red Hot Chili Peppers… Read More →
The Disco Biscuits will be throwing down for five nights at the Nokia Theater in New York City Dec. 26, 27, 28, 30 and 31. But of course the party won’t stop there! There are after-parties going on throughout the city, from Bisco side-projects to a number of other jam… Read More →
VALHALLA – Blythedale Children’s Hospital was the place to be for music fans this morning as John Mayer joined Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas onstage for a rendition of Ben E. King’s classic “Stand by Me’’ at the annual Holiday Concert fundraiser hosted by WPLJ 95.5 FM. Patients, parents, nurses and… Read More →
Since there is snow in the forecast today and the holiday season is right around the corner, I thought it would be a good time to post my list of favorite holiday tunes. Happy Holidays everyone!! 10. Christmas Is – Run DMC – How great is this song? I love… Read More →
Well here it is, another year coming to an end and we all wonder where the time has gone. Weren’t we all just worried about “Y2K” issues? Sorry to digress, back to the topic-the top ten songs of 2008. Now I have seen some other lists and I will tell… Read More →
The Police – Certifiable/ A and M Records Having seen the reunited Police experiment in 2007, with all the large stage spectacle that comes with one of the biggest fall-into-bed-with-ex-girlfriend circumstances in rock history, it’s nice to be able to take a strictly aural examination of what the unit that… Read More →
I’m happy to say that my initial posts for TLR comes merely days away from a date in musical history that bears some small responsibility for most or all of which I’m about to say for the next few months/years/decades on this blog. 131 years of incredible and terrible recorded… Read More →
Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the band Coldplay, arguing that the British rock group’s song “Viva la Vida” makes use of “substantial original portions” of his 2004 composition “If I Could Fly.” Of course YouTubers have already posted comparisons of the tunes, debating the… Read More →