Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Rock Mobster Archives: 2013 October 1-9

Wednesday, October 9, 2013
  1. Van Morrison to play NYC/SF/London(Van Morrison)
  2. Billboards on Sunset - 1974-5  (Larry The Frog)
  3. The Best of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2013: Billy Bragg, Bettye LaVette, the Devil Makes Three, and More (SF Weekly)
  4. More Cowbell: From Herdsman’s Tool to Cultural Icon (Modern Farmer)
  5. Our fifth audio extract from Tune In: John and Paul welcome George into their tight musical circle (Beatles Biography)
  6. The definitive Beatles biography that will never be bettered: Tune In by Mark Lewisohn (Black Book Blur)
  7. The madness of king George: The Beatle who feared being shot and hated being 'pushed around' by Paul McCartney (Daily Mail) 
  8. Read what son-of-George producer Giles Martin had to say last night about working with Paul McCartney on his "New" album (Superdeluxeedition)
  9. Julian Lennon spices up 'Everything Changes' with new songs, Steven Tyler, pt. 1 (Examiner)
  10. Beach Boy Brian Wilson says playing with Jeff Beck is fun, fun, fun (North Jersey)
  11. Ramones box set details revealed!(Uncut)
  12. 80 and he's still got it: Willie Nelson's 'To All The Girls' has fine moments with Roseanne Case &Mavis Staples (The Guardian) 
  13. PIL RARITY ‘STEEL LEG VS. THE ELECTRIC DREAD’ IS THE MISSING LINK BETWEEN ‘FIRST ISSUE’ & ‘METAL BOX (Dangerous Minds)
  14. Peter Asher at The Grammy Museum at L.A. LIVE (BABCLA)
  15. The Grateful Dead: eternal sunshine dreamers (Guardian)
  16. The Jesus And Mary Chaincomplete vinyl box set is out on Demon Records & will be available from 2nd December. Watch the trailer for the release now! (Vinyl Of The Day)
  17. Eminem watches as daughter crowned homecoming queen at Chippewa Valley (Macomb Daily) 
  18. Theft of the dial: Billy Bragg (The Current)
  19. 'CBGB' Movie Review Inspires Old Punks to Troll Each Other (Spin)
  20. 10 Things the CBGB Movie Got Wrong (Village Voice)
  21. Udo Artists has announced Eric Clapton's 20th Tour of Japan since 1974. It kicks off February 18 in Tokyo.(Where's Eric)
  22. I Shall Sing, a never-before-released Van Morrison song from the Moondance sessions (MOJO)
  23. Amy Poehler: Take Your Licks (New Yorker)
  24. Woody Allen Pulls Indian Release of Blue Jasmine (Paste)
  25. Harry Goodwin. Celebrity photographer. July 21, 1924 - September 23, 2013. Aged 89. (Express UK)
  26. Showtime Wouldn’t Let ‘Dexter’ Writers Kill Dexter (Variety)
  27. From the new issue: Rock in Peace - a photo tour of rock n' roll gravesites. (Note: Patti Smith did this for Creem in the 1970s.) (Rock Cellar)
  28. Photographer Bill Eppridge, who covered the Beatles' first tour of the U.S. for LIFE magazine, including their arrival at Kennedy Airport, has died. (Washington Post)
  29. First Bacon Film Festival Hits New York (Variety)
  30. Angry Young Woman Uses Her ‘Telekinetic Powers’ in a NYC Cafe  (Laughing Squid)
  
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
  1. Harper's Head Stuck in the Tar Sands (Neil Young)
  2. The Rolling Stones tipped to play first concert at redeveloped Adelaide Oval (Adelaide Now)
  3. A conversation with David Bromberg(Stowe Today)
  4. Locked out with Robyn Hitchcock (Creative Loafing Charlotte)
  5. Grateful Dead Dave's Picks Volume 8 Details Emerge (Jambase)
  6. Is Mark Lewisohn’s Beatles doorstop the new benchmark for Fabs scholarship? Our five-star review suggests so (MOJO) 
  7. 24 Things You Never Knew About Beatles Songs (From December)(Buzzfeed)
  8. Breaking Badfinger: Who's Getting the "Baby Blue" Money?(Business Week)
  9. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONCERTS (with Springsteen) TO BE RELEASED AS 17-HOUR DVD PACKAGE (Hollywood)
  10. David Byrne says wealth inequality is crushing New York City creativity, in new editorial(Pitchfork)
  11. Tickets going fast for Robert Hilburn's talk with Kris Kristofferson about Johnny Cash at Writers Bloc in LA. Oct. 29(Writer's Bloc)
  12. Paul Simon live Q&A at The New Yorker Festival: You can read the questions and answers here(Paul Simon)
  13. let’s talk about love by carl wilson: a new and expanded edition (333 Sound)
  14. 23 Classic Album Covers That Are Even Better As Animated GIFs (Buzzfeed)
  15. This year's New Hampshire Film Festival lineup and festival trailer(NHFF)

Monday, October 7, 2013
  1. Exclusive US version of The Rolling Stones "Sweet Summer Sun: Hyde Park Live" deluxe edition with 1969 Hyde Park film (Amazon)
  2. David Bromberg on Linda Ronstadt: He likes her memoir (Delawere Online 30 Day Limited Access)
  3. The Fall to release new six-track EP next month (NME)
  4. From opposite musical poles, Wilson, Beck enjoying recent collaboration(Daily Gazette)
  5. From the issue: Part 2 of our interview with The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, Al Jardine & Mike Love.(Rock Cellar)
  6. FIRST PICTURES of the "Live at the Academy of Music 1971" deluxe set from The Band, which is out today. You can also see a video of the contents of the book! (Superdeluxeedition)
  7. 108 Rock Star Guitars book (108 Rock Star Guitars)
  8. Annie Lennox says record companies peddle porn(Noise 11)
  9. Howard Stern, Literary Idol By SAÏD SAYRAFIEZADEH (NY Times)
  10. ‘Monsanto Protection Act’ Killed In Senate: Controversial Provision Removed From Spending Bill (International Business Times)

Sunday, October 6, 2013
  1. Digital piracy not harming entertainment industries: study (British researchers say music, movie industries have been helped by file sharing) (CBC News)
  2. Neil Young to play LA benefit gig for Red Hot Chili Peppers(NME)
  3. Elvis Costello, Questlove, and engineer/producer Steven Mandel reveal the process of making their groove-laden, song-driven, totally new, occasionally familiar-sounding album, Wise Up Ghost(Electronic Musician)
  4. A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN & Mary Bridget Davies To Be Featured On CBS SUNDAY MORNING This Weekend, 10/6(Broadway World)
  5. Sinead O’Connor Explains Miley And Says Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh Are Murdering Music (Noise 11)
  6. ‘A very positive time, actually’: Flurry of activity, recognition has followed passing of Levon Helm (Something Else!)
  7. The Velvet Underground’s ‘White Light/White Heat’ Turns 45! Three-Disc Super Deluxe Edition out December 3 (CNBC)
  8. Randy Newman's FAUST! On vinyl at last! (Music On Vinyl)
  9. An extra special guest confirmed for the Ronnie Wood Band's previously announced appearance at Bluefest at the Royal Albert Hall on 1st November - Mick Taylor! (Twitter)
  10. Documentary Filming To Begin! (Meg Hutchinson) 
  11. 23 Pieces Of Evidence That Punk Is Dead: R.I.P. Sorry punx.(Buzzfeed)
  12. Despite Rise of Digital Music, Vinyl Makes a Comeback(Advertising Age)
  13. FIRST REVIEW: Ben Stiller daydreams (and directs) in 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' (Variety)
Saturday, October 5, 2013
  1. Collecting the Counterculture: Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Jr :.Exhibit highlights include: Bicycle owned by Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd, Lead Belly essay written by Woody Guthrie, John Lennon’s Japanese cabinet, a diary belonging to Keith Moon. (R+RHOF)
  2. Fiona Apple kicked a concerned fan out of her concert last night(Stereogum)
  3. John Cale will perform at the opening of the Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition in Vienna on October 15th, 2013.  (WEIN)
  4. McCartney reveals how happiness inspired his new album(BBC)
  5. Featured product at the official US Beatles store: limited edition screenprints by artist SHAG.(Beatles)
  6. Ray Davies will be signing copies of his new book at the Barnes & Noble, Union Sq. NYC on Oct 25th (B&N)
  7. Exclusive: Watch the trailer for PBS' Jimi Hendrix doc  (USA Today) 
  8. 'AKA Doc Pomus' is intrinsically compelling & fascinating because it charts the life of such a singular, talented man (Leonard Maltin)
  9. The lovely folks at Cherry Red Records have are releasing a mono, expanded version of God Bless Tiny Tim. (Cherry Red)
  10. Amanda Palmer's letter to Sinead O'Connor, RE: Miley Cyrus(Brooklyn Vegan)
  11. Photos: See CBGB's Original Walls, Now Out Of Storage(Gothamist)
  12. Bisexual punk musicians films porn on the front lawn of Westboro Baptist Church. Yes, really(HuffPo)
  13. Three Stooges film found in Australian garden shed (Sydney Morning Herald)

Friday, October 4, 2013
  1. Letterman: Dave, Paul and Yoko Ono video (Late Show)
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Thursday, October 3, 2013 
  1. My new website is now live (Mark Lewisohn)
  2. Press release: Brian Wilson and Jeff Beck to Perform Together Live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Thursday October 10  (Brian Wilson)
  3. Brian Wilson, Jeff Beck Breath New Life Into Classics - with guest(Houston Chronicle)
  4. Exclusive interview with the great Graham Nash, talking us through his shots of Crosby, Stills, Young, Joni and more(MOJO)
  5. Dylan book is resurrected after tapes saved from blaze (The Times) 
  6. Paul’s brand NEW album, scheduled for release in the US on October 15th, will get a special early unveiling in its entirety at two free events being hosted in Los Angeles and New York on Sunday evening, October 6th, 2013 - and fans will get the first listen.(Paul McCartney)
  7. Mac Attack - Paul McCartney on why he's better than Beyonce; takes credit for Rolling Stones reunion (NME)
  8. Badfinger Baby Blue reached 21 on iTunes chart after Breaking Bad finale (Noise 11)
  9. THE ROLLING STONES’ RETURN TO HYDE PARK TO BE BROADCAST ON BBC1(Rolling Stones)
  10. A look inside The Clash Sound System.(Thinglink)
  11. ‘Another Day, Another Time,’ a Concert at Town Hall (NY Times)
  12. Magic & Flying: Doc Pomus (Peter Guralnick)
  13. Jury: Concert Promoter Was Not Liable In Michael Jackson Death(NPR News)
  14. William Shatner releasing prog rock album featuring members of Yes, Hawkwind & more, performing it live too (dates)(Brooklyn Vegan)

Wednesday, October 2, 2013
  1. Paul has announced he will do his first-ever live Twitter Q&A. It will take place this coming Thursday 3rd October from 2.40pm (UK time).(Paul McCartney)
  2. Brian Epstein biopic will be the first Beatles feature film to include songs (Guardian UK)
  3. Paul McCartney Is Turning His Novel Into an Animated Movie (The Wrap)
  4. "Friends. The shadow hat icon will always be me personally writing to you from now on. No one else will use it." - (Neil Young)
  5. Wild Tales From Graham Nash (Soundcheck)
  6. Q&A: T Bone Burnett On Inside Llewyn Davis, Gillian Welch’s Influence And Modern Technology (American Songwriter)
  7. Watch Elvis Costello And Adam Driver Sing “Please, Mr. Kennedy” At The Inside Llewyn Davis Tribute Concert (Stereogum)
  8. David Grisman has released "Old and In The Way - The Complete Boarding House Tapes" (Relix)
  9. Jam guitarist Bruce Foxton hints Paul Weller stage reunion is not all a mod con (London Evening Standard) 
  10. From Homer to Orwell: David Bowie's 100 favourite books revealed(Independent) 
  11. David Bowie: "The Next Day Extra" 2CD+DVD special collector's edition(Superdeluxeedition) 
  12. The Velvet Underground's White Light/White Heat getting anniversary box set (Rolling Stone)
  13. IF YOU THOUGHT CBGB’S BATHROOMS WERE FULL OF SHIT CHECK OUT THE MOVIE (Dangerous Minds)
  14. Humanity: The idea of humanity is exemplified by human beings who strive to bring positive change to the world. (Carole King)
  15. YouTube announces its own music awards show (WSJ) 
  16. Dave Stewart Launching First Artist Bank As "Global Creative Community Bank" (Hyperbot)
  17. After a 70-year run, New York City Opera is indeed shutting down. Review of their final production. (New Yorker)
  18. ‘The Simpsons’ to Kill Off Character This Season (Variety) 

Tuesday, October 1, 2013
  1. Pussy Riot Member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Hospitalized After Hunger Strike(Paste Magazine) 
  2. Little Richard suffers heart attack at home (SF Gate)
  3. LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS: Wed 10/2: Yoko Ono and Plastic Ono Band (Late Show)
  4. LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, NBC: Mon 10/7: Paul McCartney (Late Night)
  5. McCartney: Stream Paul's Hollywood Boulevard gig last Monday for Jimmy Kimmel Live. (My Space)
  6. Keith Richards meets The Upsetter downtown! (New album?)(SOEONY)
  7. 1st Wave Town Hall with The Clash (Sirius XM)
  8. Watch this amazing Neil Young footage before it is taken down!(Dangerous Minds)
  9. Brian Wilson & Jeff Beck Team Up for Tour (includes video interview with Brian, Al and Jeff)(CBS) 
  10. Richard Thompson digs deeper into his roots (Boston Globe)
  11. Linda Thompson: North American buyers can now pre-order Won't Be Long Now. CD, LP, Woodcut Poster! (Linda Thompson)
  12. The Jam announce vinyl box set (Uncut)
  13. Where are all the women behind the scenes in music?(BBC)
  14. Miley's wrecking ball had male architects (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  15. ‘Breaking Bad’ Final Episode Illegally Downloaded 500,000 Times in 12 Hours (Variety) 
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