DCGBASSPlay buttonThe Beatles Raconteurs Salute Beatles With ‘Butcher Cover’ Parody Hidden Within New LP SleeveVariety - Chris Willman Raconteurs fans who thought they heard a hint of the Beatles embedded within the group’s new album, “Help Us Stranger,” may have been more intuitive …
DCGBASSMusic Dave Bartholomew, A Father Of Rock And Roll, Dead At 100NPR - Alison FensterstockDave Bartholomew, the New Orleans trumpeter, songwriter, bandleader, producer and arranger, has died; his son, Don Bartholomew, confirmed the news to NPR. He was 100. Best known for collaborating on an
DCGBASSMusic Stephen Stills Pays Tribute to CSNY Manager Elliot RobertsRolling Stone - Daniel Kreps Stephen Stills remembered legendary music manager Elliot Roberts, who helped guide the careers of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and CSNY, following …
DCGBASSPlay buttonEntertainment Elliot Roberts, who managed Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, dies at 76Los Angeles Times - By Randy LewisVeteran music executive and talent manager Elliot Roberts, who shepherded the careers of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and numerous others for more than half a century, died Friday, longtime
DCGBASSMick Jagger Jumpin' Jack Flash Jagger back on stage after heart surgeryReuters Canada - by Jill Serjeant(Reuters) - Mick Jagger swaggered back to the stage on Friday in his first concert after undergoing heart surgery in April as the Rolling Stones kicked off a delayed North American tour. The veteran British
DCGBASSBass Guitar Bill Wyman Talks About Being ‘The Quiet One’ and Not Like a (Typical) Rolling StoneVariety - Chris Willman There’s a new documentary about Bill Wyman hitting theaters, and contrary to expectations, perhaps, it’s not a silent movie. But it is titled “The …
DCGBASSWilliam S. Burroughs How David Bowie, Jimmy Page, Patti Smith and other musicians fell for William S. BurroughsThe Washington Post - By Alexander C. KafkaI first heard William S. Burroughs as he recited those lines on Laurie Anderson’s 1984 album “Mister Heartbreak.” I was a college kid riding to my downtown summer job on Metrobus, listening to my Walkman.
DCGBASSRonnie Wood The Rolling Stones on How They Craft the Perfect Set ListRolling Stone - Patrick Doyle The Rolling Stones have a system for planning what songs they’re going to play at every show. On concert days, the band usually soundchecks in the …
DCGBASSAlbum Covers Facebook lifts ban on Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy album coverconsequenceofsound.net - Spencer Kaufman Earlier this week it was reported that Facebook had banned posts containing Led Zeppelin’s iconic Houses of the Holy album cover. Now, though, the …
DCGBASSPaul McCartney Paul McCartney: Six Underrated Albums From the Beatles Legend's Solo Careerphoenixnewtimes.com - Chris Coplan With each new album, we learn more and more about Sir Paul.
DCGBASSPlay buttonEric Clapton A 23 Year Old Eric Clapton Demonstrates His Unique Guitar Playing Style In a 1968 Interviewlaughingsquid.com - Lori Dorn In 1968, just before the iconic “Cream Farewell Concert” at the Royal Albert Hall, a 23 year old Eric Clapton explained the different functions of …
DCGBASSAllman Brothers Band Hear Allman Brothers Preview ‘Fillmore West 1971’ Live LP With ‘Trouble No More’Rolling Stone - Jon Blistein In March 1971, the Allman Brothers Band famously set up shop at the Fillmore East in New York City and recorded what would become one of the most …
DCGBASSMusic ‘Mr Shing-A-Ling’: Late 60s Soul Jazz From Saxophonist Lou Donaldsonudiscovermusic.com - Charles Waring North Carolina-born alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson enjoyed two highly productive spells at Blue Note Records. The first, between 1952 and 1963, …
DCGBASSClassic Rock Roy Buchanan: the life and death of the man who said no to the Stones | Louderloudersound.com - Ed Mitchell If you can recall the final shot in Martin Scorsese’s 2006 Irish mob movie The Departed, then you’ve experienced the genius of Roy Buchanan. Moments …
DCGBASS 106-Year-Old Woman Has Been Drumming For 80 Years, And She's Still Got Itthinkinghumanity.com Musicians rejoice! Legendary percussionist Viola Smith might have discovered the secret for a happy, long and healthy life: energetic drumming as …
DCGBASSMiles Davis Miles Davis : The Complete Birth of the Cool | 10.0Pitchfork - Nate Chinen“And right now, ladies and gentlemen, we bring you something new in modern music,” announces Symphony Sid Torin from the stage of the Royal Roost, a chicken shack turned bebop haunt on Broadway, near Square.
DCGBASSDanny Boyle 'Yesterday' comedy movie gets Beatles' seal of approvalReuters - Emily G RoeLONDON (Reuters) - Imagine a world where The Beatles never existed? That is what British director Danny Boyle asks audiences to believe in his new movie “Yesterday.” The comedy, arriving in movie theaters
DCGBASSThe Beatles What would the world have been like without the Beatles?The Guardian - Alexis Petridis, Kitty Empire, Jude Rogers, Peter Doggett, Ken McNabTowards the end of Jon Savage’s masterful book 1966: The Year the Decade Exploded, there’s a telling line from an interview with the Who’s Pete Townshend, surveying the disparate pop scene in December
DCGBASSJohn Lennon The most underrated Beatles songsBBC CultureThe Beatles are band that needs little introduction. They're behind some of the most famous songs of all time, and changed the way music was made. So, it was interesting to see the hashtag #MostUnderratedBeatlesSong
DCGBASSUniversal Music Jazz Legend Horace Silver Passes Awayudiscovermusic.com - Richard Havers Jazz legend Horace Silver has passed away aged 85. The Pianist and composer who started out as a tenor saxophonist before switching to the piano made …
DCGBASSPlay buttonMusic Avant-Garde Legend Anthony Braxton on His ‘Trans-Idiomatic’ Improv OdysseyRolling Stone - Hank Shteamer Near the end of a recent conversation with Rolling Stone, in which he emphasized time and again that his musical tastes aren’t confined to any one …
DCGBASSPlay buttonMusic Back To The Beach: How Sun, Sand And Surf Inspired Beach Musicudiscovermusic.com - Brett Milano Do you know how great it feels when a big wave comes up behind you, your board picks up thrilling acceleration and you’re about to hang ten? Well, …
DCGBASSJeff Beck What Are Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck And Jimmy Page Like? We Asked Yardbirds Drummer Jim McCartyForbes - Jim ClashThe Yardbirds were one of the seminal bands of the 1960s. At one time or another, they had three of the great guitarists – Eric Clapton (Cream), Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) – in the group.
DCGBASS How Pete Drake Helped Create Today's Modern Music Back in the 1950siheart.com - Jimmy Nguyen Pete Drake's use of the "Talk Box" help give birth to a sound that would usher in modern music as we know it todayIn 1950, Drake drove to Nashville …
DCGBASSPlay button Gorgeous Animation on the Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page’s 1959 Telecaster Narrated by Page Himselflaughingsquid.com - Lori Dorn In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin, guitar legend Jimmy Page narrates a gorgeous animation by Nexus Studios that shares the …
DCGBASSJeff Beck Jeff Beck Plots Short Fall U.S. Tour Around Clapton, Rod Stewart GigsRolling Stone - Kory Grow Jeff Beck has planned a short U.S. tour around his appearance at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads festival this September. The tour will end with a special …
DCGBASSPaul McCartney The Secret History of Paul McCartney, the Jewish Beatleforward.com - Seth Rogovoy About six years ago, Sir Paul McCartney, who turns 77 on June 18, released an album called [“New.”] But given the artist’s love affair with all …
DCGBASSJimmy Page Jimmy Page | Rig | The Metmetmuseum.org Jimmy Page brought sheer power and monolithic riffs to Led Zeppelin, paving the way for heavy metal. Yet his music defies classification, drawing on …
DCGBASSGibson Les Paul Gibson | "Number One" Les Paul Standard | The Metmetmuseum.org Jimmy Page purchased this instrument in 1969 from Joe Walsh, who was in the band James Gang at the time and later became a member of the Eagles. When …
