Monday, September 16, 2013

Rock Mobster Archives: 2013 September 15-21


Friday, September 20, 2013
  1. Carole King Named 2014 MusiCares Person Of The Year: GRAMMY WINNER TO BE HONORED AT STAR-STUDDED GRAMMY WEEK GALA ON JAN. 24, 2014; DIXIE CHICKS, LADY GAGA, BETTE MIDLER, JASON MRAZ, JAMES TAYLOR, AND STEVEN TYLER TO PERFORM AT TRIBUTE CONCERT (Grammy)
  2. The world premiere of Static Jacks new music video for "Wallflowers"(VEVO)
  3. Brian Wilson on Songwriting: "I'm Always Anxious to Make Each One Better" (Palm Beach Times)
  4. Graham Nash: Neil Young Was ‘Selfish’ (Calgary Herald)
  5. Sting by the book(NY Times)
  6. ICYMI: My Morning Jackett is hard at work on a new album (Billboard)
  7. Roger Waters: 'I Was Wrong' About Pink Floyd (LA Times)
  8. Robbie Robertson speaks with the Huffington Post about Legends, Icons & Rebels (HuffPo)
  9. Robbie Robertson: Rock and Roll's Raconteur (Paste)
  10. The Dr. Ralph Stanley Interview (93.9 The River WRSI)
  11. Tegan And Sara Remade Their "Closer" Video With Dogs(Buzzfeed)
  12. Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong lands first starring movie role (USA Today)
  13. VIDEO: Elvis Costello & Mumford + Sons cover Bruce Springsteen's "The Ghost of Tom Joad." Listen to this song & other great covers of classic protest songs here(One.org)
  14. Ryan Bingham: The Interview (The Boot)
  15. Roy Harper: Man and Myth (with Pete Townshend)(Drowned In Sound) 
  16. Had the honour of sharing a stage with Dr John at the Americana Music Awards last night (Billy Bragg/Twitpic)
  17. Antronica/TMT2: New Pledge campaign to raise funds for TWO Anton Barbeau albums at once - "Antronica" and Three Minute Tease's latest!(Pledge Music)
  18. Mark Twain: Copyright Maximalist Who Also Believed That Nearly All Human Utterances Were Plagiarism? (Tech Dirt)
  19. What Your Taste In Music Says About You On A Date (How About We)
  20. Cars, condoms and credit cards: The use and abuse of vinyl in advertising(The Vinyl Factory)
  21. North Carolina school board bans Ralph Ellison’s ‘Invisible Man’ (The Raw Story)
  22. Bo Pelini On Nebraska Fans: "Fuck You, Fans. Fuck All Of You." (Dead Spin)
  23. 35 Things To Consider When Starting Your Own Record Label(Hypebot) 
  24. How NOT to Promote Yourself on Twitter (CD Baby)
  25. Very very sad news, my mum passed away this morning. I hope she's in a better place and now she is finally back together with my dad. (Kenney Jones)

Thursday, September 19, 2013
  1. Elton John: The Diving Board Exclusive Free Stream (Amazon)
  2. Pandora Prevails In ASCAP Rate Court Case (Billboard)
  3. Wilko Johnson recording farewell album with Roger Daltrey (Uncut)
  4. Iggy Pop Goes To Wonderland(Replaces Roger Daltrey) (VVN)
  5. The Doors / "R-Evolution" - new 2.5 hour official Blu-ray/DVD containing previously unseen TV appearances and film footage(SuperDeluxeEdition)
  6. The Doors' John Densmore to Perform at L.A.-Area Benefit Show (Classic Hits Oldies)
  7. Elvis Costello and The Roots: Tripwire as a web exclusive. Featuring Diane Birch. (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)
  8. The Beatles make Abbey Road - Rare photos(Meet The Beatles For Real)
  9. Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band played a guest-filled show at Bowery Ballroom (Brooklyn Vegan)
  10. Television confirm live dates - (Uncut)
  11. Deep Purple announce new single, limited edition album (Classic Rock Magazine)
  12. Hear Questlove and tUnE-yArDs cover Fela Kuti for new RedHot+ compilation, then watch them put it together (Mojo)
  13. Interview with Dan Abbott, worked with Storm Thorgerson (One Louder Magazine)
  14. Morrissey's autobiography to be published "within the next few weeks" - (Uncut)
  15. Cher's 'Truth' is 'as good as I'm ever going to do' (USA Today)
  16. Graham Nash Looks Back on a Life of 'Wild Tales' - (ABC News)
  17. Robbie Robertson Polishes The Band’s Rock of Ages(CMT Edge) 
  18. The Band's Robbie Robertson Fixes Music 'Mistakes,' Tells Kids What's Good (Exclusive Video) -... (The Wrap)
  19. Bob Dylan's eyes & Bill Morrissey(Scott Alarik)
  20. Stream it 2 weeks early - The Sadies' new album INTERNAL SOUNDS! (A.V. Club)
  21. It's a miracle that Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits even got made (io9)
  22. Woman filmed dancing at bus stop gets offer for theater role (Today) 
  23. Mark Farner and John Ellison, composer of “Some Kind Of Wonderful.”(Twitpic)
  24. DAVE DAVIES NOVEMBER 12TH CITY WINERY NYC TIKS ON SALE NOW TO MEMBERS ONLY... (KPS Digest)
  25. STEVE JUMP, 1957 - 2013 (Backstreets)

Wednesday, September 18, 2013
  1. Jimmy Kimmel: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23 AND TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 FOR AN EPIC TWO NIGHT CONCERT EVENT FEATURING MUSIC ICONS PAUL MCCARTNEY AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE(abc.go)
  2. Congratulations to Malala Yousafzai & Harry Belafonte! They are this year's joint recipients of Amnesty's Ambassador of Conscience Award (Amnesty International)
  3. Rough Trade Will Open Flagship U.S. Store Nov. 25 in New York (Exclusive)(Billboard)
  4. A SONG FOR ARGENTINA: "There is a song I planned to sing at our Buenos Aires concert that I learned from the wonderful Argentine singer, Mercedes Sosa. I wasn’t quite prepared that evening so I’m glad to send this out now to all of our friends and fans in Argentina."(Bruce Springsteen)
  5. New book called 'Isle of Noises' featuring exclusive and in-depth conversations with twenty-seven of the UK's greatest musicians. Legends including Ray Davies, Noel Gallagher, Mick Jones, Paul Weller, and more discuss their individual approaches to the creative process of songwriting: Read extracts(Guardian UK)
  6. Yoko Ono: John Lennon Would Have Loved Twitter (HuffPo)
  7. Cop this! Eddy Grant’s multiracial ’60s beat group, The Equals: authors of the Clash-covered Police On My Back(MOJO)
  8. The Tale Of Two Nine Inch Nails Masters (Loudness wars)(Forbes)
  9. Roger Waters to address 'Billboard' conference(USA Today)
  10. Roger Waters' 1992 album "Amused To Death" is being reissued on Nov on SACD and 200g vinyl. (SuperDeluxeEdition)
  11. Songwriter Jimmy Webb wows the crowd at Dallas' Kessler Theater (Dallas Morning News)
  12. Robbie Robertson Speaks About The Band's Enhanced 1971 Live Album And His New Music Book(Jon Friedman's Indiewire)
  13. Lost tapes: The music that fans may never get to hear.(Independent) 
  14. Johnny Marr on Queen: 'I just don't like them' (NME)
  15. Final Interview Given By Jimi Hendrix To Be Broadcast On Radio In Its Entirety (Independent)
  16. John Martyn fans! Hear an exquisite, unreleased performance of I’d Rather Be The Devil from 1972.(MOJO)
  17. Stefani Germanotta, now known as Lady Gaga, performing at NYU's annual talent show (That Eric Alper)
  18. Neko Case: “Imaginative, beautiful and insightful”(LA Times)
  19. Late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis' lyrics and personal writings collected in new book(Pitchfork)
  20. Book review: ‘Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir’ by Linda Ronstadt - (The Boston Globe)
  21. The Grateful Dead's Complete Sunshine Daydream 8/27/72 Veneta, OR is now available to download!(Live Downloads)
  22. Former Grateful Dead drummer discusses beats and brainwaves ahead of Bethelhem stop (Lehigh Valley Live)
  23. T Bone Burnett to Receive Maestro Award at Billboard & THR Film & TV Music Conference (Hollywood Reporter)
  24. New documentary about The Byrds' Gene Clark due in November (Uncut)
  25. A wealth of ideas for self-promotion on the Internet (No Depression)
  26. Come To The Sunshine #90 - The Lovin' Spoonful in MONO (Come To The Sunshine)
  27. KRS-One Threatens To Sue Radio Stations That Play His Music(HipHopDX) (Turn off volume)
  28. Arcade Fire to appear in own TV special (Uncut)
  29. Sarah Larson on "Violent Femmes" at thirty(New Yorker)
  30. Some fans are claiming that the new Robert Palmer reissues have been mastered from MP3. Edsel Label Manager Val Jennings, exclusively talks to SDE to tell us that it's simply not the case(SuperDeluxeEdition)
  31. On the blog this week, Garland Jeffreys and his new album, "Truth Serum"(883 WPPB) 
  32. With free music streaming, Rdio may finally be able to stand up to Spotify(Time)
  33. Metal Singer to Be Tried in Murder-for-Hire Case (NY Tines)
  34. Drunk woman attacks roommate with knife for listening to the Eagles (dangerousminds.net) 
  35. Pynchon’s ‘Bleeding Edge’ recreates the lost world of NYC in months before 9/11  The Raw Story)
  36. Holy moly! Justin Bieber poised to play Robin in new Batman film? (Independent)
  37. Britney Spears to Play Las Vegas Strip (Variety) 

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 (Special Fab Edition!)
  1. Dhani Harrison Records “For You Blue” for the Material World Foundation(George Harrison)
  2. Have you seen Paul's 'New' lyric video?(Paul McCartney)
  3. Man jailed for four months for selling pirate Beatles albums(NME)
  4. 20 unreleased recordings from The Beatles we want to hear (VH1 Classic)
  5. "Let it Be" on Broadway, NYC closes 4 month early (LA Times)
  6. The Governor has declared Saturday to be "George Harrison Day" in Illinois.(The Southern)
  7. Syd (Barrett)'s Doorstep Video For Sale. Not! (The Holy Church of Iggy the Inuit)
  8. LEGACY RECORDINGS SET TO REISSUE ROY ORBISON’S IN DREAMS – THE GREATEST HITS / ROY ORBISON "COMPAROTRONIC" SONG COMPARISON (Legacy)
  9. Larry Campbell will be appearing in the house band at the Americana Music Association Awards Wednesday night, and Thursday at 2pm on a producer's panel at the Festival.(Americana Music)
  10. Thorogood continues rocking the old-school blues in his own way. (“I’m trying to collaborate with Bob Dylan but he’s busy,” says George Thorogood. “We want to put together an album someday of past originals and an a couple new [songs].) (Monterey Country Weekly) 
  11. Noted Bob Dylan expert highlights series (Michael Gray)(Hanover College)
  12. Grateful Dead songwriter hits the road for rare tour (Reuters)
  13. Star Apps: Mickey Hart (The Download Blog) 
  14. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band adds more Australian dates (Noise 11)
  15. Robyn Hitchcock at Mercy Lounge, 9/12/13(Nashville Scene)
  16. How is SEBADOH's first album in 14 years? (Spin)
  17. Pink Floyd - From The Vault (Album - First Edition UNRELEASED) 192kbps(Soundcloud)
  18. The Embarrasment of Mainstream Media: Distortion of Neil Young's Tar Sands Comments (Thrasher's Wheat)
  19. In Fort McMurray, rock radio tunes out Neil Young over ‘Hiroshima’ remarks (Globe & Mail)
  20. Jeff Beck & Brian Wilson announce Chicago benefit show on 10/29.(Chicago Sun Times)
  21. Queen considering releasing a full album featuring unreleased tracks made with Freddie Mercury(Gibson Guitar)
  22. Concert Live will produce a CD & DVD of the shows. Audio at Manchester. DVD at London. Details to follow.(Mott The Hoople)
  23. An interview with Mike Scott on Mr. Yeats and his new Waterboys, in Boston Sept. 19 (Jim Sullivan Ink)
  24. After Cancer Surgery, Billy Connolly Is Diagnosed With Parkinson's Disease(Contact Music)
  25. Jonathan Franzen criticizes ‘the internet’s accelerating pauperisation of freelance writers’ (Galley Cat)

Monday, September 16, 2013 (EXTRA EDITION 1 pm)

  • Monday, September 16, 2013
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  2. As attitudes soften, Oklahoma town hopes to rebuild boyhood home of folk singer Woody Guthrie (Winnipeg Free Press)
  3. At 71, John Cale is a still-vital living legend of avant-garde (Indy Week)
  4. Elvis Costello and the Roots Are Looser Than You Expected (and Not as Stuffy as You Feared (Spin)
  5. Marc Bolan At The BBC: Radio Sessions And Broadcasts 1967-77-(Uncut)
  7. Watch Leonard Cohen Debut "I've Got A Secret" In Dublin (Stereogum)
  8. Brian May: unreleased material may lead to new Queen album (Uncut)
  9. SNL: Cecily Strong to Co-Anchor 'Weekend Update' With Seth Meyers (Variety)
  10. John Fogerty Saves The Day At Mumford And Sons' Florida Festival (JamBase) 11 am
  11. The Band - Live at the Academy of Music 1971 (2013) (Something Else! Reviews)
  12. Signing over your life: inside the X Factor contract (The Age)
  13. Taking Back 'Funkytown': Songwriters Prepare For A Custody Battle (NPR)
  14. V.A. - Fly Like An Eagle: An All-Star Tribute To Steve Miller Band (dmme)
  15. Bernie Taupin, Lyricist: I think of myself as a storyteller (Telegraph)
  16. Watch a Press Conference and Newsreel Footage From The Beatles' Boston(WZLX)
  17. Photo Flashback: Beatles Ordered Off Stage in Cleveland in 1964(WZLX)
  18. Rolling Stones' Keith gathers moss in fight to save meadow(Express UK)
  19. Christine McVie to rejoin Fleetwood Mac for upcoming gigs (Uncut)
  20. Performers and Presenters Announced For Wednesday's Americana Honors (VVN Music)
  21. Campaign to remane Cord Airport adter Rory Gallagher? (Petition on line)
  22. Morrissey autobiography. It’s off again, on again. Latest news is, it’s coming. But with Mozzer, nothing is certain (MOJO)
  23. Elton John: Miley Cyrus is a 'meltdown waiting to happen' (Boston Globe)
  24. Replacements are music fans too at Riot Fest. The review (Greg Kot)
  25. Deadheads Rejoice: San Francisco's Jerry Garcia Amphitheater will keep its name (JamBase)
  26. The Photographer and the Painting (Dylan)(1)(Photocritic)

Sunday, September 15, 2013
  1. Q&A with Robbie Robertson about the upcoming release from THE BAND and his book, Legends, Icons & Rebels (Ultimate Classic Rock)
  2. Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys spoke with us for our new issue (Rock Cellar Magazine)
  3. Mick, Paul and Topper reflect on their influences and more, joined by their tour manager, Jonny Green. Listen to The Clash Radio Show on Spotify(The Clash)
  4. Tiny Tim: Lost & Found Vol 2 - "Nobody Else Can Love Me (Like My Old Tomato Can)" (Tiny Tim Cylinder)
  5. Why vinyl is Top of the Pops (The Independent)
  6. New Ry Cooder Live Album (Nonesuch)
  7. Herbie Hancock: Deluxe 34-CD box set of Herbie's complete catalog on Columbia Records and  CBS/Sony Japan, which includes 8 albums never issued before outside of Japan. (Legacy Recordings)
  8. Robin Quivers says a vegan diet aided her recovery from cancer (LA Times)
  9. How Netflix Uses Piracy to Pick Its Programming (Variety) 
  10. ‘Breaking Bad’ Spinoff ‘Better Call Saul’ a Go at AMC (Variety)
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