Friday, December 27, 2013

Rock Mobster Archives: 2013 December 15-21

SATURDAY,  DECEMBER 21, 2013 
  1. New York City Street Officially Renamed ‘Miles Davis Way’ (NY Times)   
  2. This Film is Not About Dave Van Ronk (Counter Punch)
  3. Clapton: NEW BAND PLUS MORE DATES IN 2014 (Where’s Eric)
  4. Videos: Paul Simon, Patti Smith, And More Pay Musical Tribute To Lou Reed (Gothamist) 
  5. MOJO magazine with commemorative Lou Reed cover. (HMV)   
  6. Yoko Ono: Art Would Be Dead Without Lady Gaga (Elle) 
  7. Gillian Welch, David rawlings, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty featured on new Benmont Tench Album (Gillian Welch)     
  8. A Step back in Time: The Forgotten Family Shoe Store Closed for 40 Years(Messy Nessy Chic) 
FRIDAY DECEMBER 20, 2013 
  1. YouTube's Copyright Crackdown: Everything You Need To Know(Kotaku)
  2. Robbie Robertson Gear (Guitars) 
  3. A Dylan a Day; "Dylan and the Dead" (Chris Morris’s Wasted Space)
  4. Behind The Scenes Of The Making Of Dance Craze: An Interview With Cinematographer Joe Dunton (Marc On The Bass)
  5. Q&A: Yoko Ono On Her Rebirth As A Dance-Music Star (Time)

THURSDAY,  DECEMBER 19, 2013 
  1. Lou Reed’s Complex Spirit Is Invoked at a Reunion of His Inner Circle(NY Times)
  2. Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters are moving closer toward finishing a new album (Rock Cellar Magazine)   
  3. The Zombies: SongShares for “Time of the Season” are now available (New York Rock Exchange) 
  4. Have blogposted 3 live versions of Marquee Moon by Television: from 1975, 1978 and 2013 (Michael Gray)    
  5. Tiny Tim: The Eternal Troubadour (ABC.NET.AU)  
  6. Dave Van Ronk's Ex-Wife Takes Us Inside Inside Llewyn Davis (Village Voice)
  7. John Lennon: The Bermuda Tapes By WhyHunger (iTunes)
  8. EXCLUSIVE: HEAR BECK COVER JOHN LENNON ON UPCOMING VALENTINE'S DAY COMPILATION (Esquire)   
  9. A Dylan a Day: “Down in the Groove” (chris morris's wasted space)  
  10. Why have vinyl records become so popular in Germany? (BBC)  
  11. Songs of the Expatriots: Richard Thompson & Zachary Richard (American Routes) 
  12. Clip Of The Day: brand new John Cooper Clarke recites I Wanna Be Yours, the poem covered by Arctic Monkeys on AM (MOJO)   
  13. Johnny Marr Disses HAIM, Spotify (Stereogum)  
  14. Duck Dynasty’: Phil Robertson Suspended Indefinitely Following Anti-Gay Remarks (Variety)
  15. Watch the First Trailer for ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ (Variety) 
  16. Argo writer taking over Batman vs. Superman script (Vulture)  
  17. R.I.P. Larry Lujack. You made us all want to be better (Twitter)  
  18. From Merle Haggard to Ray Price: Thanks for the good times (LA Times)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2013 
  1. Friends and family honor Lou Reed (NY Post)  
  2. Bruce Springsteen on 'Anomaly' of New Album 'High Hopes': Exclusive(Rolling Stone)  
  3. Hey Jude — here's Paul McCartney scrambling for a free T-shirt (Fox News)  
  4. The Mystery of “Pretty Paper” Is Unwrapped (Willie Nelson) 
  5.  The WRSI Birthday Girl Leaves Her Sleep (Natalie Merchant) (The River 93.9/101.5)  
  6. Target Refuses to Sell Beyonce’s New Album (Variety)  
  7. Netflix to Stream ‘Better Call Saul’ After AMC Airs ‘Breaking Bad’ Spinoff in 2014 (Variety)

 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2013
  1.  When Donny Hathaway, Thelonious Monk And Neil Young Hit A Turning Point (NPR) 
  2.  Neil Young's Missing Archives (Pitchfork) 
  3.  Naturally, J.J. Cale (Why he never made it "big") (NY Times) 
  4.  Is it time to re-evaluate Ringo Starr? (BBC) 
  5.  Ringo Starr Set As Guest Voice For New Powerpuff Girls Special (The Slanted)
  6. Pixies’ Black Francis on Bassist Kim Shattuck’s Departure: “It Ain’t That Big of a Deal” (Yahoo)  
  7. A Dylan a Day: “Empire Burlesque” (chris morris's wasted space)
  8. Dave Matthews Forms Supergroup with Jakob Dylan: The Nauts also feature Bob Dylan guitarist Charlie Sexton, among others (Rolling Stone)  
  9. INTERVIEW: Robbie Robertson talks Bob Dylan, The Band and his new book (Relix)  
  10. Exclusive: Steven Van Zandt: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me (US Weekly)
  11. Steve Earle to Lead Camp Copperhead Songwriting Workshop  (Acoustic Guitar)  
  12. Keith Richards talks 'Jumping Jack Flash' challange (Music-News)    
  13. Jeffrey Novak released solo LP, lists "Top 10 things about Lou Reed that everyone else seems to be overlooking" (Brooklyn Vegan) 
  14. Brian May Working on New Queen Release: ‘There’s Something Coming’, Calls it ‘Unusual’  (RockCellar)  
  15. Sweet smell of success for eBay seller who wins court battle against Seventies glam rock guitarist over sale of secondhand CD  (Sweet guitarist Andy Scott ) (Mail Online)l  
  16. KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s home up in flames (Toronto Star) 
  17. Beyoncé did a crazy good job of keeping her new album a secret...here's why: (E! Online) 
  18. Adam Gopnik: Duke Ellington, the Beatles, and the mysteries of modern creativity.  (New Yorker)
  19.  The 10 Best Record Stores in L.A. (LA Weekly)  
  20.  Independent bookstores turn a new page on brick-and-mortar retailing(Washington Post)  
  21.  Peter O’Toole (August 2, 1932–December 14, 2013)  in conversation with Orson Welles about Hamlet in a rare 1963 BBC interview.  (Explore)  
  22.  Country Singer Ray Price Dies at 87 (Variety)  
  
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2013 
  1. Lou Reed remembered by Moe Tucker (Guardian) 
  2. The Beatles, Kraftwerk, Isley Brothers to Receive Lifetime Grammys (Time)
  3. For The Love Of The Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival (Zimbio) 
  4. Tom Rush celebrates Boston folk music history (Wicked Local) 
  5. The Anti-Semitic Stench of Pink Floyd  (Observer) 
  6. It's official: No one wants to hear the word 'twerk' ever again (Time) 
  7. Check out our holiday tips for artists via Billboard  (TuneCore)    
  8. Tom Laughlin, star of 'Billy Jack' films, dies at age 82 (LA Times)  
  9. Legendary Actress Joan Fontaine Dies at 96 (Hollywood Reporter) 
  10. Peter O'Toole dies at 81; nominated eight times for best-actor Oscar (LA Times) 

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2013
  1. Paul Simon on Mandela - Remembering Days of Miracle and Wonder (NY Times)  
  2. Ray Davies musical Sunny Afternoon premieres at Hampstead in May: The show is based on the early years of Davies and his chart-topping band The Kinks (What’s On Stage) 
  3. Interview: T Bone Burnett, the Coen Brothers’ Music Guru (Daily Beast)
  4. What I see in the mirror: Mark E Smith (Guardian)
  5. NPR Gets $17 Million in Grants to Expand Coverage and Develop Digital Platform  (NY Times) 

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