In 2003, Robert Plant travelled to Mali to perform at the famed Festival Au Désert alongside Ali Farka Toure, Tinariwen and many others. Zirka is an 8 part, mostly self-shot documentary by Robert chronicling his experiences. “It was a journey of revelation — one of the most illuminating and humbling experiences of my life,” Plant …
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Annual Christmas Singles: The Killers have been involved with the Product Red campaign, headed by Bono and Bobby Shriver. To date they have released eight Christmas themed songs and music videos On November 30, 2011 they released the (RED) Christmas EP on iTunes which features all six songs that had been released up to that …
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Tedeschi Trucks Band Made Up Mind Released: 20-08-2013 Label: Sony Masterworks. Producer: Jim Scott Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi perform “It’s So Heavy” from their latest album “Made Up Mind.” This version was recorded live in the back lounge of their tour bus, somewhere in Florida back in January 2013, shortly after the song was …
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The Scottish band performed the cover on Radio 1’s Live Lounge, adopting comedy voices for the chorus and barely making it through the song without bursting out laughing. ‘Diane Young’ features on Vampire Weekend’s 2013 album ‘Modern Vampires of the City‘ and was released as a single in March. And Other Covers: Biffy Clyro – …
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“Trombone Shorty had clearly set out to present New Orleans as a city whose glory days aren’t over… it was a signal that the city’s music would push ahead.” The New York Times The band: Mike Ballard on bass, Pete Murano on guitar, Joey Peebles on drums, Dan Oestreicher on baritone sax and Tim McFatter on tenor …
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A new two-hour Jimi Hendrix documentary includes home videos made by the guitar icon himself along with footage shot during his last-ever show just 12 days before he died. Hear My Train A Comin’ is released in November and makes up part of the celebrations for what would have been his 70th birthday year. The …
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Talking Heads’ David Byrne and St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) head to the Roundhouse as part of their forthcoming European tour. The duo released their acclaimed debut collaborative album, Love This Giant, last year. Recorded over two years largely at Water Music in Hoboken, NJ, Love This Giant is a collaboration in the truest sense …
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Joe Strummer Happy birthday to the legendary Joe Strummer of The Clash, who would have turned 61 years old today (8/21). (Joe died in December 2002.) Speaking of Joe Strummer, the internet had a bit of a panic attack this week when the Joe Strummer memorial outside Niagra bar disappeared, but as East Village Radio points …
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When The Band covered Springsteen “Atlantic City” in 1994…
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