Rock Mobster Archives: 2013 December 22-28

SATURDAY,  DECEMBER 28, 2013  

1. Pussy Riot Face Dumb Questions, Prudish Reporters In Post-Prison Media Frenzy (Stereogum) 
2. Tom Waits: ‘A Day in Vienna,’ terrific, little-known late 70s TV documentary(Dangerous Minds)  
3. A Dylan a Day: “MTV Unplugged”  (chris morris's wasted space)  
4. Discover William Blake’s Hallucinatory Illustrations of John Milton’s Paradise Lost (Open Culture)   
5. "So, Farewell For Now Spectacular Spinning Songbook" (Elvis Costello)   
6. New weekly lesson: Texas Flood . Chords and Intro. (Duke Robillard)  
7. What was Engelbert Humperdinck doing hanging out at Simon Cowell's office on Thursday?  (Noise 11)   
8. 88 Bill Cunningham Prints From 1968-1976 Coming To New York Historical Society (Gothamist)   
9. Daughter of Disgraced Financier Writes Open Letter to ‘Wolf of Wall Street ‘(Paste)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2013   

1. David Bowie calls up The Clash on BBC Radio 6 Music (Noise 11)  
2. 'Club 47’ folk documentary, with rare Bob Dylan audio, released on DVD, Blu-Ray (Examiner)
3. Iron Maiden put pedal to the metal on road to economic recovery: In a London Stock Exchange report, Iron Maiden LLP has been identified among the UK's fastest growing music firms. Using file sharing to track your fan base..? (Guardian) 
4. Hear a newly unearthed: Talking Heads song from 1976: "We call it 'Theme'" | STREAM: (Slicing Up Eyeballs) 
5.  JUST CONFIRMED: R O B Y N   H I T C H C O C K  Saturday March 1, 2014  THE OPEN ARTS STAGE THEATER (Mancave NJ)  
6. 10 Bands Who Banned Photos In 2013 (Stereogum)
7. Jerry Garcia’s guitars (Dozin)   
8. Read James Thurber’s original short story, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” from the March 18, 1939 issue (New Yorker) 
9. Italian Company Apologizes for Controversial ‘12 Years a Slave’ Poster(Variety)
10.  Stream The Flaming Lips Extremely Rare 2nd Cassette Demo From ’83(Stereogum)  

THURSDAY,  DECEMBER 26, 2013  

1. Tom Rush and heavy folkie friends reunite at Symphony Hall this Saturday ( With Patty Larkin, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, and a special performance by the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, featuring an on-stage reunion of Kweskin, Maria Muldaur, Geoff Muldaur and Bill Keith)(Examiner)   
2. No love lost on Aerosmith at State House Hearing (Patriot Ledger)   
3. Lou Reed Tribute (Night Two) @ 40 Watt Club 2013-12-21 (Southern Shelter)  
4. Merry Christmas! (Jorma Kaukonen)    
5. Harlem Street Singer: Film Review (Hollywood Reporter) 
6. A Dylan a Day: “Christmas in the Heart” (chris morris's wasted space) 
7. Mel Brooks wants you have a very Jewish Christmas (Jerusalem Post) 
8. 7 Things Every Opening Act Should Do By indie rapper Kosha Dillz(@koshadillz).(Hypebot)

WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER 25, 2013   

1. Download: Slicing Up Eyeballs Christmas Mix 2013 — 2 hours of alternative holiday cheer
2. Watch Bono & Glen Hansard Sing Christmas Songs On The Streets Of Dublin (Stereogum) 
3. Musicians: Don't Blame Apple or the Internet For Your Problems (The Street)
4. WOODY ALLEN: STAND-UP COMEDIAN, FILM DIRECTOR, COMIC STRIP CHARACTER (Dangerous Minds) 
5. Historian Says Bugs Bunny Might be Jewish (Algemeiner) 
6. Yusef Lateef, Grammy-winning musician, composer, dies at 93(Gazettenet.com)
7. Enigma codebreaker Alan Turing receives royal pardon: Mathematician lost his job and was given experimental 'chemical castration' after being convicted for homosexual activity in 1952 (Guardian) 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2013    

1. We Stood Up, They Walked Free! (Amnesty International)   
2. Pussy Riot Freed (Stereogum)    
3. New Bedford singer inspires ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ (Boston Globe) 
4. Mom accused of abductions arrested in France; sons in protective custody (Larry Hummel  of Human Switchboard is the father) (Daily News)  
5. NIGHT FLIGHT: INSIDE LED ZEPPELIN’S PRIVATE JET, 1973(Dangerous Minds)
6. A Dylan A Day: “Under the Red Sky” (chris morris's wasted space)  
7. Gnarls Barkley Will Reunite In 2014 (Stereogum)  
8. The third album by Lucinda Williams will be expanded next month!  (The Second Disc) 
9. Santana Plans Recording with Homeless Ex-Bandmate (KRON4)
10. Tom Waits performs in classic Austin City Limits episode from 1978 (PBS) 
11.  Here's a promo for Jerry Seinfeld's show comedians in cars getting coffee. (Buzzfeed) 
12. 5 Animals That Look Like Lady Gaga (National Geographic) 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2013  

1. Neko Case Covers Robyn Hitchcock's Madonna of the Wasps (Scruffy The Yak)  
2. PICTURES and thoughts on The Velvet Underground "White Light/White Heat" super deluxe edition (SuperDeluxeEdition) 
3. Carl Wilson was born 12/20/1946. Following is Brian's rendition of Carl's beautiful song "Heaven" from 2007 (Brian Wilson/Soundcloud))  
4. Dwight Yoakam’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Pilot Reports Fire (The Boot) 
5. The Five Best Christmas Albums You Never Knew Existed (OC Weekly) 
6. Proof Every Country Song Was Exactly The Same In 2013 (Buzzword) 
7. A rare book store’s last chapter (Toronto) (Globe and Mail)   
8. FYI: Finnish passengers pay for bus rides with gingerbread cookies (Vulture)

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2013  

1. David Byrne: “Do you really think people are going to keep putting time and effort into this, if no one is making any money?”: The musical genius shares his songwriting secrets, opens up his finances and ponders the future of art and the Web (Salon) 
2. Episode: Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz Interview/Conversation (WPKN)    
3. Remarkable Information: Christmas Gifts (Brooklyn Bugle/Tim Sommer)
4. More than just folk: A fond look back at early-’60s New York from those who were there (Washington Post Style)    
5. Coen brothers and Bob Dylan went to Zionist summer camp(MondoWeiss)
6. Dave Van Ronk's Ex-Wife Takes Us Inside Inside Llewyn Davis (Village Voice)  
7. Rick Danko: The Man Behind the Music (Woodstock Arts)  
8. Elliott Landy’s Photos of the Band Bring a Slice of Woodstock to Kickstarter (Vanity Fair)   
9. All you need is love: Paul McCartney and daughter Beatrice stroll hand-in-hand through New York City (Daily Mail UK ) 
10. John Lennon, 9 others honored with Mercury craters (NBC News Science) 
11. Stuart Bell's tour diary from Paul’s recent “Out There” dates in Japan(Paul McCartney)  
12. Searching For Inner Peace? Lydia Lunch Wants to Help (NY Times)   
13. It's not Christmas without Love (Darlene Love, that is)(Cape Cod Times)  
14. Keith Richards turns 70! Celebrate with rocker's famed wisdom (Today)