Yes folks, the dream Helen Bach and a sold out crowd of ravenous Smiths fans all dream of, for the final song of Johnny Marrs gig at Music Hall Of Williamsburg last night, Marr introduces one of the greatest musicians in the world (no quotations, I was so in shock I forgot to take notes!), his childhood friend, his felllow band mate before the Smiths and the man Marr brought in to play bass for the Smiths, Mr. Andy Rourke.
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May
21
Balance and Composure at Skate and Surf Saturday May 18th, 2013 Reviewed
As soon as they stepped on stage, and crowd pushed forward. Luckily I was to the side and wasn’t being swallowed by all the people. There were a lot of fans in attendance; the majority of the crowd knew the words, and I was one of em
Posted 21 May 2013 by Mary Magpie Add comment
As soon as they stepped on stage, and crowd pushed forward. Luckily I was to the side and wasn’t being swallowed by all the people. There were a lot of fans in attendance; the majority of the crowd knew the words, and I was one of em
Posted 21 May 2013 by Mary Magpie Add comment
May
21
Spotify Streams At Four Cents A Dance
So who gets 2 Million streams? I just took a look and Macklemore and Lewis did 3.7M streams of “Can’t Hold Us”, so that makes about $160,000 in revenue of which the band get MAYBE 25%.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Mahalia Dark Add comment
So who gets 2 Million streams? I just took a look and Macklemore and Lewis did 3.7M streams of “Can’t Hold Us”, so that makes about $160,000 in revenue of which the band get MAYBE 25%.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Mahalia Dark Add comment
May
21
Not With The Band: When And Why We Love Sad Songs
Curiously, we have a tendency to think that uplifting music or some other upbeat stimulus would cheer us up in this case, effectively wouldn’t you think to console a friend who is going through a bad break-up by bringing him to some cheerful event for example? But hell no, this research totally contradicts the common opinion
Posted 21 May 2013 by Alyson Camus Add comment
Curiously, we have a tendency to think that uplifting music or some other upbeat stimulus would cheer us up in this case, effectively wouldn’t you think to console a friend who is going through a bad break-up by bringing him to some cheerful event for example? But hell no, this research totally contradicts the common opinion
Posted 21 May 2013 by Alyson Camus Add comment
May
21
Why The Return of The Skate and Surf Festival Left Me Unimpressed
Apparently these guys were on a different time zone and every act was behind an hour. Sad news for labels like Fearless Records who tweet Mayday Parade (aka ‘Breadsticks’) is on at 7:15 and they come on after 8. Seriously, how amateur can you be? I have been to so many festivals and theyre precision timing.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Helen Bach Add comment
Apparently these guys were on a different time zone and every act was behind an hour. Sad news for labels like Fearless Records who tweet Mayday Parade (aka ‘Breadsticks’) is on at 7:15 and they come on after 8. Seriously, how amateur can you be? I have been to so many festivals and theyre precision timing.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Helen Bach Add comment
May
21
rock nyc Comes Alive Episode Seven: “With Your Ears”
It was fun to read, Helen writes with a great deal of energy and the article itself is very clear and extremely well constructed, flipping from one generation of women to the other from hippies to punks and finally to the child who encapsules all of it.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
It was fun to read, Helen writes with a great deal of energy and the article itself is very clear and extremely well constructed, flipping from one generation of women to the other from hippies to punks and finally to the child who encapsules all of it.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
May
21
Golden Slumbers: Recent Deaths In The Musical Community
After a spate of deaths in March and April, the Grim Reaper has been passing on musicians for the past couple of weeks. Not that it helps Dr. Joyce Brothers any and which Helen went through cartwheels to include even scaring up an interview Dr. Brothers conducted with Kiss. But no. Taylor Meade on the other hand…
Posted 21 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
After a spate of deaths in March and April, the Grim Reaper has been passing on musicians for the past couple of weeks. Not that it helps Dr. Joyce Brothers any and which Helen went through cartwheels to include even scaring up an interview Dr. Brothers conducted with Kiss. But no. Taylor Meade on the other hand…
Posted 21 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
May
21
Queens Of The Stone Age’s Best Cover Songs
he band has effectively done a certain number of cover songs, and this is not an easy art. If everybody can learn somebody else’s song, not everyone can appropriate it, transform it without torture it, and QOSTA does exactly this: they manage to make the songs their owns by injecting in them their unique sound, while always remaining loyal to the originals.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Alyson Camus Add comment
he band has effectively done a certain number of cover songs, and this is not an easy art. If everybody can learn somebody else’s song, not everyone can appropriate it, transform it without torture it, and QOSTA does exactly this: they manage to make the songs their owns by injecting in them their unique sound, while always remaining loyal to the originals.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Alyson Camus Add comment
May
21
Sneak Peaks: New Album Releases Week Of May 20th, 2013
Obviously, Daft Punk is gonna be the big seller, but Christopher Paul Stelling, the brilliant folk singing who builds his own guitars, is the one I have the highest hopes for, especially after hearing “Brick x Brick” . Elsewhere… the Nationals and Darius Rucker look like keeper to me.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
Obviously, Daft Punk is gonna be the big seller, but Christopher Paul Stelling, the brilliant folk singing who builds his own guitars, is the one I have the highest hopes for, especially after hearing “Brick x Brick” . Elsewhere… the Nationals and Darius Rucker look like keeper to me.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
May
21
Hear Ye: What rock nyc Is Listening To 5-21-13
Alkaline Trio are because a) I just watched “The Muppets Movie” and b) I am going to see em on Friday. Tom Petty is a highlight from an iffy setlist, the mess of “A”s #5 – # 9 are all new releases and Johnny Taylor reminds me of a disco band that used to cover it in a Beirut club called “Venus”.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
Alkaline Trio are because a) I just watched “The Muppets Movie” and b) I am going to see em on Friday. Tom Petty is a highlight from an iffy setlist, the mess of “A”s #5 – # 9 are all new releases and Johnny Taylor reminds me of a disco band that used to cover it in a Beirut club called “Venus”.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
May
20
Ray Manzarek Of The Doors Dead
I’ve always loved the Doors myself even if those in the know got muzzled by Morrisson’s over the top coyote blues poetics, Manzarek steadied the sound for a pop world. By the end, by the time of Morrison Hotel and LA Woman, the band were where they needed to be.
Posted 20 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
I’ve always loved the Doors myself even if those in the know got muzzled by Morrisson’s over the top coyote blues poetics, Manzarek steadied the sound for a pop world. By the end, by the time of Morrison Hotel and LA Woman, the band were where they needed to be.
Posted 20 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
May
20
Fall Out Boy, Skate and Surf Fest Saturday May 18th, 2013 Reviewed
This is when it hit me that FOB is truly the greatest band of our generation. They have such stage presence, and I can’t say often enough how insanely phenomenal Patrick’s voice was.
Posted 20 May 2013 by Mary Magpie Add comment
This is when it hit me that FOB is truly the greatest band of our generation. They have such stage presence, and I can’t say often enough how insanely phenomenal Patrick’s voice was.
Posted 20 May 2013 by Mary Magpie Add comment
May
20
The Killers At Barclays Center, Saturday, March 18th, 2013, Reviewed
A terrible singalong moment: “I have soul but I’m not a soldier”. They might as well be singing “I’m in tune but I l’m not a tuna”.
Posted 20 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
A terrible singalong moment: “I have soul but I’m not a soldier”. They might as well be singing “I’m in tune but I l’m not a tuna”.
Posted 20 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
May
20
The True Believers Grapevine, TX Friday, May 18th, 2013 Reviewed
I would love to hear the True Believers play live with a proper sound system and I’d also love to see them perform a full set. After forty minutes, the Grapevine Main Street Festival organizers told the band to exit the stage. The True Believers were booted for being too loud.
Posted 20 May 2013 by Steve Crawford Add comment
I would love to hear the True Believers play live with a proper sound system and I’d also love to see them perform a full set. After forty minutes, the Grapevine Main Street Festival organizers told the band to exit the stage. The True Believers were booted for being too loud.
Posted 20 May 2013 by Steve Crawford Add comment
May
20
rock nyc Comes Alive Presents Cheri Dahl At A Vacant Storefront, 54 Crosby St,
I kept hearing a combination of Deborah Harry and Ronnie Spector, by virtue of the power in her voice. And that was the key – the power in her voice. It was a close-your-eyes moment as she sang
Posted 20 May 2013 by Robert L Ross Add comment
I kept hearing a combination of Deborah Harry and Ronnie Spector, by virtue of the power in her voice. And that was the key – the power in her voice. It was a close-your-eyes moment as she sang
Posted 20 May 2013 by Robert L Ross Add comment
May
20
Saint Motel (Shooting A Whisky Commercial) At The Echoplex, Saturday May 18th 2013
People had heard about the news and a nice crowd had gathered in front of the club where the Rolling Stones played just a few weeks ago. Err, no they didn’t cover the Stones, but they did cover The Who by the way, and I think it was ‘A Quick One While He’s Away’.
Posted 20 May 2013 by Alyson Camus Add comment
People had heard about the news and a nice crowd had gathered in front of the club where the Rolling Stones played just a few weeks ago. Err, no they didn’t cover the Stones, but they did cover The Who by the way, and I think it was ‘A Quick One While He’s Away’.
Posted 20 May 2013 by Alyson Camus Add comment
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