Thursday, November 7, 2013

Rock Mobster Archives: 2013 November 22-30


Saturday, November 30, 2013 
  1. The Velvet Underground: As influential as The Beatles?(BBC) 
  2. At The BBC, The Beatles Shocked An Institution (npr) 
  3. Anthony DeCurtis on two new books about the Beatles and Rolling Stones (NY Times Books)
  4. PIXIES part ways with ‘super disappointed’ Kim Shattuck following European tour   (Slicing Up Eyeballs)
  5. Watch The Who rip into I’m Free in 1969 in this exclusive preview of the bonus material in the new Tommy iPad app(MOJO)  
  6. "No, you're not on acid. You're listening to Playback... stuff like this from 25 years ago, you can't make it up."(npr)  
  7. Robbie Robertson: Rock and Roll’s Raconteur (Paste)
  8. A Dylan a Day: “Blood On the Tracks” (chris morris's wasted space)
  9. This week in Morrissey: ‘Satellite of Love’ details, Nobel concert, ‘Thankskilling’ rant (Slicing Up Eyeballs) 

Friday, November 29, 2013 
  1. wow.... today we give a big F*CK YOU to the *ssholes at Forever Yogurt who closed down a 45 year old landmark record store to build a bullsh*t froyo shop and now pulled out of the lease!!! the storefront at 118 west 3rd is now for rent. (Bleeker Bobs/Facebook)
  2. 1 DOWN 5 TO GO. Actually, there are 5 more to go for those of you who failed to get tickets for our Monty Python Alive (mostly) shows. We've decided to do 5 more. This is your big chance to see a group that no longer looks like this.(Terry Gilliam) 
  3. Interview: John Sebastian on touring, jug bands, Kotter, and Dylan  (Examiner) 
  4. Elvis Costello & The Roots Announce Release of Remix EP 'Wise Up: Thought' on Record Store Day - November 29th 2013 (Examiner) 
  5. Springsteen 'Born to Run' manuscript is for sale (MSN Entertainment)
  6. Apple have released a new Badfinger greatest hits with the rather grand title "Timeless... The Musical Legacy".(SuperDeluxeEdition) 
  7. Robyn Hitchcock's top 15 albums (Herald Review)
  8. Under-heard: Karen Dalton’s “Green Rocky Road" (Under The Radar)
  9. Music Review: Lauryn Hill Re-Emerges at the Bowery Ballroom (NY Times Arts)
  10. Reviewed! Gene Clark - The Byrd Who Flew Alone.(Uncut)  
  11. Why I listen to “Exile on Main Street” every Thanksgiving(Salon)
  12. John Entwistle’s prized pinball machine sold (Page Six)
  13. Jane Kean, Star of ‘Honeymooners’ Revival, Dead at 90(Variety)  
Thursday, November 28, 2013 (Thanksgivikkah)
  1. Arlo Guthrie, “Alice’s Restaurant” (American Songwriter)
  2. PASSION FOR VINYL : A TRIBUTE TO ALL WHO DIG THE GROOVE(Vinyl Of The Day)
  3. Toy Company Removes “Girls” Ad, Writes Open Letter To Beastie Boys (Stereogum)
  4. Dave Van Ronk's classic 1962 album re-released on vinyl(Days Of The Crazy-Wild) 
  5. NFL Films Prepping Feature On Phish And Russell Wilson(Jambase)
  6. John Fahey: the guitarist who was too mysterious for the world (New film)(Guardian)
  7. Iris DeMent arrives at a musical crossroad (No Depression)
  8. Graham Parker and The Rumour on Tour - UK dates(Graham Parker)
  9. A Dylan a Day: “Before the Flood” (chris morris's wasted space)
  10. Why Are Bruce Springsteen's Album Covers So ... Ugly?(npr)
  11. The Day I Met Neil Young (Thrasher’s Wheat)
  12. Queens Of The Stone Age, Metallica, Motörhead Christmas Sweaters Are Here (Stereogum)
  13. Black Flag Fire Singer Onstage (Stereogum)
  14. What The Walking Dead Teaches Us About Online Marketing (Business 2 Community) 

Wednesday, November 27, 2013 
  1. Boxing clever at Christmas: why the music industry needs deluxe reissues (Guardian)
  2. Bob Dylan has taken over the vault! (Wolfgang’s Vault) 
  3. A Dylan A Day “Planet Waves” (Chris Morris’s Wasted Space)
  4. Richard Hell Narrates New Documentary About NYC's Music Scene [VIDEO] (East Village Radio) 
  5. Beastie Boys Write Open Letter to GoldieBlox Over Copyright Dispute (Paste)
  6. Watch highlights of the panel discussion about The Beatles at the BBC & miracle of the 60s(Guardian)  
  7. Universal releases 'first-ever digital box set' app with The Who (Music Week)
  8. New Wave artists aging gracefully. An 80′s world gone by… (drrioblog)
  9. Beck performs new song 'Wave' live in Los Angeles – watch (Uncut) 
  10. Peter Hook & The Light to perform New Order’s ‘Low-Life,’ ‘Brotherhood’ at U.K. shows next September | DETAILS + DATES (Slicing Up Eyeballs)  
  11. “Morrissey has two albums’ worth of songs ready,” says guitarist Jesse Tobias (Uncut) 
  12. Roger Waters Reflects On Original Pink Floyd Frontman Syd Barrett (Anti Music)
  13. Robyn Hitchcock @ Band On The Wall, Manchester (Music OMH)
  14. Deadmau5 Plays Bon Jovi For $200K, Lawsuit Filed (Pulse Radio)
  15. VIDEO: THE FIRST FLYING CAR IS FINALLY HERE, GOES ON SALE 2015 – CAN TAKE OFF VERTICALLY IN TRAFFIC JAM!(Shock Masnion)
  16. Nonconformity and Freethinking Now Considered Mental Illnesses (The Unbound Spirit) 

Tuesday, November 26, 2013 
  1. Harvey Mandel Cancer Fund (Give Forward)
  2. A Dylan A Day: “Dylan” (Chris Morris’ Wasted Space)
  3. Willie Nile designs jeans for Parkinsons research (Noise 11)  
  4. Watch David Bromberg streaming live from The Bing Lounge, 12/4/13 12 Noon PST (Bing Lounge Facebook)  
  5. The 78 Project: Richard Thompson - "The Coo Coo Bird"(Vimeo/The 78 Project)
  6. Sarah Silverman Spreads Her Love Between Elvis Costello and Miley Cyrus (Spin)
  7. Monty Python Extends Run of Stage Show (Variety) 
  8. Records Are Dying? Not Here (NY Times) 

Monday, November 25, 2013 
  1. Recorded in New Jersey, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Australia and New York City, Bruce's new album HIGH HOPES marks his 18th studio release and includes his own liner notes detailing the album’s evolution. (Bruce Springsteen)  
  2. Bob Dylan's 'fab' world premiere near the birthplace of the Beatles(Examiner)
  3. Sir Mick Jagger 'to become great-grandfather' (Telegraph)
  4. Christine McVie expressed interest in permanently rejoining Fleetwood Mac.  (Uncut)
  5. Blur Cancellation A Surprise To Big Day Out (Noise 11)  
  6. Lou Reed’s Punk Rock Epiphany (Mojo) 
  7. Out Dec 3:  Limited Edition YokoKimThurston 3LP vinyl box with hand-painted Kim Gordon design. (Yoko Ono)  

Sunday, November 24, 2013 
  1. "Bigger on the inside" - The TARDIS-like new edition of XTC's "Nonsuch" is one of the reissues of the year (SuperDeluxeEdition) 
  2. What It Sounds Like If You Play 100 Vinyl Copies of The White Album at Once (Slate)

Saturday, November 23, 2013 
  1. A Message from John Prine (Lung Cancer)(Oh Boy Records)
  2. Showtime Will Air Concert Doc 'Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'' (IndieWire)
  3. IN THE NEWS: From the The New York Times Travel section, check out "In Search of Woody Guthrie’s America" by Freda Moon (November 22, 2013)(The New York Times)

Friday, November 22, 2013 
(50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy)
  1.  Take a look at a gallery of Ringo Starr's lost The Beatles photos that were unearthed after nearly five decades in his basement and read commentary from Starr about the images (Beatles/Rolling Stone) 
  2. Monty Python reunion: One Down, Five To Go TICKETS (Monty Python Live) 
  3. Eric Idle here. I've brought John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin with me. We are Monty Python. AUA. (Reddit)
  4. Paul McCartney invites nuclear disaster victims to Tokyo concert (Express UK)
  5. The Truest Beatles Biography Yet: Tune In is huge, detailed, and worth every page (Esquire) 
  6. LEONARD COHEN’S NEW SKIN FOR THE OLD CEREMONY WITH ORIGINAL COVER ART ON EIGHT-TRACK CARTRIDGE(Dr. H Guy) 
  7. President Obama Appoints Four Arts Leaders to Administration Posts(Broadway World)
  8. Elvis Costello’s production manager attacked by panhandler in Portland, Maine (Bangor Daily News) 
  9. A SCANDAL IN SCANDINAVIA: The first time Rick Wright was thrown out (Spare Bricks)
  10. Bob Dylan songs appear in two new TV ads, including another rarity for Jeep (Examiner) 
  11. New Jerry Garcia Band, Weir and Wasserman Box Set Announced(Jambands)
  12. ELP's "Brain Salad Surgery" will be issued next year as a 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition box set (SuperDeluxeEdition)
  13. Paramount encourages It's A Wonderful Life sequel to jump to its death(AVClub)
  14. Arts, Briefly: George Carlin’s Daughter Writing Memoir (NY Times)  
  15. EX-AP WRITER RECALLS SERVING AS OSWALD PALLBEARER(AP)
  16. Livestream of CBS' 1963 coverage of JFK assassination (CBS News)
  17. Goodbye, Lou! (New Yorker) 
  18. Report: 'Bob Dylan - the 50th Anniversary Collection: 1963' to be released on vinyl (Examiner) 9 am

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