The Listening Room got a note from Australian rockers INXS today, letting us know that the band is streaming it’s upcoming “re-imagined” release, Original Sin, on AOL Music starting today. Original Sin actually has a spin to it. The band says it’s a “re-imagined” collection of INXS’ signature hits, with… Read More →
The Listening Room gets word that rap legend and reality TV star Flavor Flav has come out with a no-holds-barred book about his life and career, from his days as a member of Public Enemy to the current day. This should be good: He’s titled the book Flavor Flav: Icon…. Read More →
Great piece on LoHud.com today by my colleague Chris Serico, who spent some time with Grammy-winning blues guitarist Robert Cray in anticipation of Cray’s gig tomorrow at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill. Give it a read:: GUITAR LEGEND ROBERT CRAY BRINGS SIGNATURE SOUND TO PEEKSKILL (photo courtesy… Read More →
The short version is that Nels Cline plays lead guitar for Wilco. Then again, you could just as easily say that Wilco plays with Nels Cline, because Cline’s jazz-influenced, improvisational style is sort of a unique thing – both with the hit band and in a number of solo and… Read More →
This is genuinely sad news for me. Not only was I always a huge Thin Lizzy fan, but loved Gary Moore’s solo work as well. Moore was also one of the earliest guitar player profiles we posted here in the Listening Room. Now comes word that Moore, 58, was found… Read More →