Rock Mobster Archives: 2013 November 01-07

Thursday, November 7, 2013 

1. Laurie Anderson's Farewell to Lou Reed: A Rolling Stone Exclusive (Rolling Stone) 
2. Read Lester Bangs' definitive 1975 Lou Reed interview in full (NME)
3. LIVE STREAM TODAY: Neil Young's Green Performance Keynote @ SEMA, Las Vegas at Thursday, November 7, starting at 11 a.m. (Vegas time) (Thrasher’s Wheat)
4. When in Rome, Bob Dylan radically changed entire set list(Examiner) 
5. Watch chapter 1 of our mini-films, Intro to " On Air Vol2 - the band are working 8 days a week (The Beatles) 
6. Hear Paul chatting with Chris Evans exclusively for BBC Children in Need (Paul McCartney).
7. 33rd annual John Lennon tribute, December 6 (Lennon tribute)
8. Walking on Thin Ice: A Career-Spanning Conversation With Yoko Ono (Spin)
9. Spotify royalties: 'Problem lies with labels - not streaming services', says Billy Bragg (Music Week News) 
10. FREE eBOOK + MP3 DOWNLOAD : Concord Music Group is offering a FREE download of the eBook accompaniment to “Woody Guthrie: American Radical Patriot!”  (Woody Guthrie) 
11. 44 years after Philosophy of the World, a new album from the leader of The Shaggs (Boing Boing) 
12. Mick Jagger: Glastonbury blew the Rolling Stones away... so we might go on tour again (London Evening Standard) 
13. Gideon Coe: Gideon plays Robyn Hitchcock in concert at the Town and Country Club in 1991, plus sessions from Mercury Rev, Motorhead, Belly and The Primevals. (BBC) 
14. Big Bucks Burnett to open Cloud 8, a ‘secret underground record store’ in Deep Ellum (Dallas Morning News) 
15. “Change Begins Within” Benefit Gala Hosted By David Lynch and Jerry Seinfeld on December 3  (David Lynch Foundation)  
16. Ray Davies: The Kinks v The Beatles. “It was like being bullied in school,” says Davies of John Lennon’s needling.(MOJO) 
17. The Early History of the Grateful Dead, Animated (Slate)
18. Eric Clapton and Robert Plant confirmed for Bert Jansch tribute concert. (Uncut)
19. Ex-Pink Floyd frontman returns to help wounded(AP/TribLive)
20. Expanded reissues of Elektra era They Might Be Giants coming soon from Edsel. (SuperDeluxeEdition) 
21. Giant Sand frontman Howe Gelb sees his solo career packaged into "Little Sand Box", an 8CD box set from Fire Records. (SuperDeluxeEdition)
22. Thurston Moore to join Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley for live show (Uncut)
23. London record store for sale on eBay (Uncut) 
24. According to Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton Was the "Laziest Delinquent Sort of Pig Slob Ever Born” (Vice)   
25. Johnny Cash, Albert King and 11 others join the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. (USA Today) 
26. Dave Van Ronk: The Mayor of MacDougal Street (Village Voice)
27. Watch American Masters: Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin'(PBS)
28. Steve Carell will direct a cop comedy pilot for TBS that he co-wrote with his wife (Vulture) 

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 

1. Charlie Chesterman, frontman of Scruffy the Cat, loses battle with cancer (Slicing Up Eyeballs) 
2. Lou Reed Leaves Estate to Wife, Sister (AP/Billboard)
3. Paul Simon & Sting: On Stage Together! Announced today, they will play a limited concert tour throughout North America in February and March 2014. Head to PaulSimon.com NOW to get up-to-the-minute information on fan pre-sales and ticket purchase! (Paul Simon) 
4. The new recording of "Dream Baby Dream" was just added exclusively on Spotify. Listen now. (Bruce Springsteen)
5. Glen Hansard Covers Bruce Springsteen’s “Drive All Night” With Eddie Vedder, Jake Clemons (Paste) 
6. Watch Paul describe how he wrote 'Alligator' (Paul McCartney)
7. Sir Paul McCartney, Dame Judi Dench And Coldplay Among Celebs To Design Special Pudsey Bears For Children In Need (Mirror) 
8. Car On Iconic Beatles Album Cover For Sale (Irish Independent)
9. From the new issue: the finale of our three-part interview with The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Mike Love. (Rock Cellar)
10. Crazy vinyl collector and former REM guitarist Peter Buck dropped in to spin his own wax  (KBOO Station News)
11. 46% Of Katy Perry Twitter Followers Are Fake (Noise 11)
12. Lady Gaga dumps manager (Noise 11)  
13. Episode: Patty Larkin Interview and Live Performance (WPKN)
14. Boz Boorer: "Morrissey has an arsenal of new material."(Uncut)
15. How to whine about the Boston Music Awards nominations (BDC Wire)
16. Twin Peaks Blu-Ray: What To Expect? (Welcome To Twin Peaks)
17. Richard Thompson Guitar String Bracelets to benefit the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund! (Filaments Project & Knotworking)

Tuesday, November 5, 2013 (Guy Fawkes Day)

1. Bruce Springsteen Stand Up For Heroes ft. Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters, and other special guests. The event will be streamed live on Google+. RSVP.
2. The Kabbalah of Paul McCartney (Rogovoy Report)
3. Graham Nash on Harmony, Music and His New Memoir ‘Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life’ (The Interview) (Rock Cellar)
4. LIVE from the NYPL: Exploring The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records: Featuring Jack White, Dean and Scott Blackwood, Daphne A. Brooks, and Greil Marcus (NYPL) 
5. Watch Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds perform new song, "Give Us A Kiss" (Uncut) 
6. Sting and Paul Simon Will Tour Together (NY Times)  
7. Tris McCall's interview with Jake Clemons (NJ.com) 
8. The Animals: "The Mickie Most Years And More" - new 5CD box set of featuring Mono Editions of the US albums. (SuperDeluxeEdition) 
9. Famous Athens, Ga. Eatery Behind R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People Title to Close (Paste) 
10. Musical tells the story of Christ through Britney Spears songs (Time)
11. Ben Franklin's Daylight Saving Time Proposal Was Written as a Joke (Gizmodo)

Monday, November 4, 2013

1. First Listen: Soundtrack, 'Inside Llewyn Davis' (NPR)
2. Phil Lesh, the former Grateful Dead bassist, has agreed to a business arrangement with the theater owner Peter Shapiro.(NY Times) 
3. 3rd show added in Cape Town by popular demand on January 26th. (Bruce Springsteen/Big Concerts) 
4. Mystery Dance, the first-ever documentary portrait of one of the greatest musicians and songwriters of our time. Mark Kidel’s film will be shown on BBC 4: The hour-long version on Friday 8th November at 9pm and the feature-length version on Saturday 9th November at 11.45pm. (Elvis Costello) 
5. Tabloid editors ran wide-ranging phone-hacking operation, U.K. court hears  (including Sir Paul McCartney)(The Globe and Mail) 
6. BIG NEWS: Tom Rush will be returning to Boston's Symphony Hall on Saturday, December 28th for another Club 47 musical party. Joining him so far will be the Jim Kweskin Jug Band with Maria Muldaur, Geoff Muldaur and Bill Keith, as well as Patty Larkin, with more to come. This will not be televised or streamed. Tickets are now on sale at the Symphony Hall Box Office website, or by phone at 888-266-1200, or 617-266-1200 if you're in Boston. Operators are standing by 10AM to 6PM Monday through Friday and 12PM to 6PM on Saturday.
7. Bring On The Night! Janis Joplin's Sister Reveals The Singer's Passions From Voodoo To The Beatniks (Broadway) 
8. Expert Witness: Which is the best sounding Robert Palmer remaster?(Super Deluxe Edition) 
9. Rick Rubin Returns to Dorm Room Where Def Jam Records Began(Complex) 
10. Mark Lewisohn reveals untold Beatles stories at San Francisco book event, part 1(Examiner)
11. Review: Elvis Costello digs deep for Calvin Theatre show(Mass Live)
12. A Folk Singer Sets Sail, With The Bard At The Bow (Amy Speace)(NPR)
13. Transgender guitarist finds peace, acceptance through music(My Desert - 30 day access) 
14. POSTSCRIPT: LOU REED BY PATTI SMITH (New Yorker)
15. The Real-Life Stories Told in ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ - Lou Reed memorialized the denizens of the Warhol Factory.(NY Times)
16. WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: JIM SULLIVAN REMEMBERS THE LATE LOU REED(Rock NYC) 
17. Lou's Legacy: A Lou Reed Appreciation(prx.org) 
18. Various ArtistsSome Thoughts on Lou Reed(Talkhouse)
19. RIP, Bobby Parker (November 1, 2013) American Blues Guitar Legend(The Music’s Over)
20. 'The Simpsons' pays tribute to Marcia Wallace with chalkboard message - Pic(Zap2 it)
21. Join Yoko Ono, WhyHunger and Hard Rock International to kick off the #ImagineNoHunger campaign to ensure every child has the right to sustainable, nutritious food. Donate today to receive signature John Lennon “Imagine There’s No Hunger” gifts at http://hardrock.com/imagine. Show your support by changing your Facebook icon & header and using the hashtag #ImagineNoHunger.  (Imagine Peace)

Sunday, November 3, 2013

1. Watch the new trailer for Neil Young's album "Cellar Door" - coming December 10th. (Neil Young)
2. Watch Tom Waits play his first show in five years (Uncut) 
3. Morrissey has now been discharged from Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles following treatment for concussion, whiplash and an arm injury.  (True To You)
4. Pete Townshend Reflects On Creating The Who's TOMMY(Broadway World)
5. Lib at Large: Grateful Dead icon Jerry Garcia's first Marin house for sale for nearly $4 million (Marin News)
6. Lou Reed: Why no one wanted to write his obituary (New Statesman)
7. When Backstage Was No Big Deal (Lou Reed)(NY Times)

Saturday, November 2, 2013

1. GQ’s 25th Anniversary: Rock n’ roll meets Savile Row in our exclusive video: Elton John to Bryan Ferry, Roger Daltrey and Johnny Marr to Plan B, Dizzee Rascal and Miles Kane (GQ)
2. Former Replacements Guitarist Slim Dunlap Celebrated With Double-Disc Album Featuring The Replacements, Jeff Tweedy, Lucinda Williams, Frank Black and many others  (Innocent Words)
3. Elton John on T Bone Burnett: 'He Got My Love of Recording Back; I Thought I'd Lost That' (Q&A) (The Hollywood Reporter)
4. Elvis Costello receives Doctorate from NEC, reveals new Bacharach project (Examiner)
5. Elvis Costello Talks to Judd Apatow About Wise Up Ghost, His Album with the Roots, and His Musical with Burt Bacharach. (Vanity Fair)
6. Older, wiser David Bromberg keeps his comeback under control(News Observer) 
7. Blondie debuts new music on Project Runway Allstars (Noise 11) 
8. Music: The Amazing Return of The Rave-Ups' Jimmer Podrasky (HuffPo) 
9. Russell Brand and Noel Gallagher to open 'talent bar' in London (Times Live.co.za) 
10. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN STILL HAUNTED BY EMBARRASSING PARIS GIG (Hollywood.com)
11. NBC Gives Series Order to Ellie Kemper Comedy from Tina Fey (Variety)
12. We talk to Stephen Colbert about storytelling, and what makes him cry and laugh (Vulture)
13. The Quotable Krabappel: 20 Great Lines from Bart's Beleaguered Teacher (Paste)  
14. I Saw Lou Reed as a Cat Show (Rock and Roll Tedium)
15. Patti Smith reflects on late friend Lou Reed (Cape Cod Online) 
16. Mick Rock Remembers Lou Reed (Time)
17. Maggie Estep's version of Lou Reed's "Vicious" -- video directed by Steve Buscemi, and featuring Lou Reed himself(Stranger Games)

Friday, November 1, 2013

1. Read Lou Reed's Obituary, Placed By Laurie Anderson In Their Local Paper (Stereogum)
2. TOO SOON?: LOU REED TRIBUTE SHIRT GOES HILARIOUSLY WRONG (Dangerous Minds)
3. Lou Reed (Yoko Ono) 
4. Iggy Pop Pens Tribute To Lou Reed (Clash Music)
5. ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror’: Lou Reed and the New York School of Poetry (Poetry Foundation)
6. Neil Young Carnegie Hall 2014 (Thrasher's Wheat) 
7. A Note from Neil Young & Dave Matthews to Washington State Voters About Genetic Engineering (Farm Aid)
8. Leonard Cohen Australian Shows Downsized(Noise 11)
9. Brodsky Quartet: Elvis Costello's ‘Il Sogno’ and other gems … At the Kings Place, London: 7th - 9th November 2013.(Elvis Costello)
10. Ronnie Wood and Mick Taylor live in NY (Rolling Times)
11. Robert Fripp: “Working with Eno and Bowie was a lot of laughs. King Crimson? Not so many laughs”... (Uncut) 
12.  Teen Cancer America celebrity founder, Roger Daltrey of The Who, at a U.S. Capitol ceremony honoring former British prime minister Winston Churchill. If you're not inclined to watch the whole thing, Roger's on at 39:09 and 54:12. Enjoy!(The Who)  
13. Listen: Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend talk (Planet Rock) 
14. For any Steve Goodman fans out there, you should know that on November 26, we will release a limited 180-gram LP from Goodman entitled "Don't Blame Me(Oh Boy)