When Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who were among the honorees to be feted by the Kennedy Center Honors in 2008, a number of musicians graced the stage to pay them tribute including Joss Stone, Dave Grohl and Rob Thomas. But it was soul singer Bettye LaVette who stole the show with her [...]
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Nothing like a bit of piano boogie to get your day started off on the right foot. Form the album that brought us the classic rock radio staple “Kashmir”, Led Zeppelin’s 1975 double-album “Physical Graffiti”. Walked out of the house this morning, threw the iPod on and this was the first song that came on [...]
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Bunch of good stuff to report on today. First up is news that Sir Paul McCartney will be hitting the road this year. Tour details are just starting to trickle in, with only five dates announced so far: Sunday 28th March Jobing.com Arena, Glendale AZ Tuesday 30th March Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA Wednesday 31st [...]
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While I have been a fan of the Foo Fighters as a band and Dave Grohl as a singer/songwriter/musician/frontman for a number of years, I have to admit that I was never that much of a Nirvana fan. I know; sacrilege, right? So sue me. Nirvana just never did it for me. Sorry. But as [...]
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Decided to take a leisurely stroll on my lunch hour, and of course, brought the iPod along for the ride. And it didn’t rain. 1. Loose Change–Bruce Springsteen (Tracks) [Will there be a Tracks 2? One can only hope.] 2. D’Yer Mak’er–Led Zeppelin (Houses of The Holy) [Actually one of my least favourite Zep tracks.] [...]
Filed under: iPod | Tagged: Alison Krauss, Bruce Springsteen, Great Big Sea, John Hiatt, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, Sloan, The Beatles, The Who, U2, Van Halen | 2 Comments »
As much as I enjoy listening to, discussing and sharing music, I’ve always felt that there’s nothing like seeing your favourite artist in concert for the first, second or in the case of Bruce Springsteen, the 10th time. There’s the thrill when you first find out your fave is coming to town, the anticipation of [...]
Filed under: From The Ticket Stub Vault, iPod | Tagged: Bob Marley, Cheap Trick, Elvis Costello, Grand Funk, Joe Cocker, Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin, Little Walter, Squeeze, Steve Winwood, Talking Heads | 1 Comment »
