Rock Mobster Archives: 2014 January 8-14

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2014

1. Bonus material for Dylan's '30th Anniversary Concert' Blu-Ray, DVD, and CD (Examiner)
2. A Last Waltz on the Wild Side: In an excerpt from his in-progress memoir, former Rolling Stone writer Ed McCormack remembers his friend Lou Reed, and the small theft and turn on the dance floor that defined a friendship. (Vanity Fair)  
3.  Rosanne Cash: The 10 Best Road Trip Songs - (Esquire) 
4. Yoko Ono’s Sydney Exhibition Draws Crowds (WSJ) 
5. On Second Thought: Neil Young – Landing On Water (1986) (Something Else Reviews)
6. Harper, listen to Neil (The Province)
7. Throwing Muses touring w/ Tanya Donelly opening (dates) (Brooklyn Vegan)
8. The baffling revival of the vinyl LP (The Week) 
9. Linda McCartney: Retrospective, 1965-1997, Le Pavillon Populaire (Paul McCartney) 
10. Ronny Jordan, 1962-2014. (MOJO)  
11. JUST ANNOUNCED: Springsteen, Clapton, Phish, more (New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2014 )   2 p.m. ET

MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2014

1. The Secret Jewish History of Bruce Springsteen  (The Jewish Daily Forward) 
2. Brian Wilson to headline Hop Farm Music Festival 2014 (Uncut) 
3. A link to the tar-sands short film "Petropolis", is coming very soon. See what we are talking about for yourself.. Neil"  (Neil Young)  
4. An interview with Ray Benson of Western Swing Band Asleep At The Wheel who has a new solo album out next week that's not like Asleep At The Wheel. (American Songwriter) 
5. "Muscle Shoals": By the Singing River (chris morris's wasted space)
6. The 25 Greatest Austin Bands of All Time (Austin Post)  
7. Springsteen’s punk roots (NY Post)
8. The lost years of Woody Guthrie: The singer's life in Greystone Hospital (American Aljazeera) 
9. Ray Wise Hints At Twin Peaks “25 Years Later” (Welcome to Twin Peaks) 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2014

1. "Tomorrow we start our concert tour with Diana Krall across Canada bringing light to Canada's broken treaties with her First Nations people. Please follow us as we go." (Neil Young/Honor The ACFN) 
2. Neil Young set to kick off Honour the Treaties tour: Shows are almost sold out, but not everyone is excited about Young's campaign against oilsands(CBC News/Aboriginal)
3. Neil Young still stubborn (The Globe and Mail)  
4. Inside Llewyn Davis: the book behind the Coen brothers film: Bob Dylan called him his first New York muse, yet Dave Van Ronk never gained the recognition he deserved. Inside Llewyn Davis draws on his story(Guardian) 
5. Rosanne Cash: Seeking A 'Thread' Through Southern History (NPR)
6. 'There was lots of waiting for the Rolling Stones to get their groove together': Chris Kimsey remembers recording with Keith Richards and the Rolling Stones in 1970 (Telegraph)
7. JOHNNY WINTER LIVE – NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS – REVIEW BY AJ WACHTEL (Blues Blog)  
8. David Bromberg Quintet (You Tube Channel In Progress)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2014 

1. Bruce Springsteen Exploring Instant Live Recordings: Shows could start coming as soon as this month (Rolling Stone)  
2. Red Hot Chili Peppers Joining Bruno Mars' Super Bowl Halftime Show(Billboard)
3. Robyn Hitchcock leads first acts for Musicport, plus John Smith, Lucy Ward, New Rope String Band, and more (eFestivals)   
4. Lucinda Williams is playing intimate dates in LA including the Troubadour Info (The Scenestar) 
5. Podcast: In the third installment of the Johnny Cash Folsom Prison podcast series (Johnny Cash) 
6. Forgotten folk genius Jackson C. Frank's 1965 debut is reissued on Monday. Revisit his life and music via our interview with his muse and sweetheart, Katherine Henry (MOJO)  
7. Folk singer (Jim Glover) wary of Coen Brothers' portrayal (Herald Tribune)  
8. I’m not a collector... Monkees Convention (Michael NesmithFacebook)  
9. Actors’ Union to Discuss Pay for Touring Musicals (NY Times Arts)     
10. John Oliver: American politics a 'circus of crazy'(Boston Globe)    
11. ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ hits Boston, Jan. 12 (Boston Globe) 
12. An early look at next week's cover, “Playing in Traffic,” by Barry Blitt(New Yorker) 

FRIDAY. JANUARY 10, 2014

1. 'Definitive' Lou Reed biography to be published (Uncut)  
2. Pete Townshend will be discussing his musical career at the Questors Theatre in Ealing on Sunday, February 16 at 5:00 p.m.  (Ealing Music and Film Festival)
3. Get a taste of the Amazon.com Bonus Limited Edition of #‎HighHopes in this clip of "Cover Me" from the bonus Born In The U.S.A. Live bonus DVD, filmed this summer in London. (Bruce Springsteen) 
4. My musings on the music of the Coen brothers' movies: Part One Part Two  (Daniel Johnsons's Film Babble)
5. "Inherit the Whoop, Whoop!": The Trial That Rocked America (ICP) (Hairpin)
6. CD Reissue (Batdorf & Rodney)  
7. Hello, I’m Johnny Cash’s Car (Craigslist) 
8. Preview: As he looks forward to a career tribute, Gregg Allman finds grace in his second life -(Arts Atl) 
9. Peter Frampton and Jerry Shirley of Humble Pie interview, “Rockin’ The Fillmore.” (Rock Cellar Magazine)  
10. Aretha Franklin Postpones Radio City Shows (NY Times Arts) 
11. Mike Nesmith will join Mickey Dolenz for the 2014 Monkees Convention (TheMacWire)
12. YOU'LL NEVER GUESS HOW EASY IT IS TO PISS OFF PHISH FANS (Baeble Music)
13. Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Woody Allen’s ‘Magic in the Moonlight’ (Variety)
14. Official photos of the Lego Simpsons House—one of the best sets ever (Lego Gizmodo) 
15. Louis CK Releasing Unseen Movie From 1998 Starring Steve Carell (AOL)
16. Coming Soon: The Holocaust Documentary Hitchcock Was Almost Too Scared to Make (Foreign Policy)  
17. Poet Saul Williams celebrates the legacy of Amiri Baraka, who passed away today at 79. (The Fader)  

THURSDAY,  JANUARY  9, 2014 

1. Paul Remembers Musician Phil Everly (Paul McCartney) 
2. Preview Bruce's interview with SiriusXM Radio's E Street Radio here! Tune in to Channel 20 this Friday at 10:30 am ET to hear the complete piece. Bruce SpringsteenBruce on SiriusXM/E Street Radio(Bruce Springsteen)
3. It's official...Beck will be playing Coachella 2014...April 13 & 20 (Beck/Coachella)
4. Rolling Stones Really Coming to Israel this Time (Jewish Press) 
5. Derek Trucks & Warren Haynes To Leave Allman Brothers Band After 2014 (Jambase)
6. CONCERT NEWS! Eric Clapton will headline the LFO2014 Festival on 28 June. Visit the WE! site for complete details.(Where's Eric?)
7. Graham Parker and The Rumour Official Bootleg Box  (Graham Parker)
8. The Psychedelic Furs announce first U.S. tour dates of 2014, promise ‘more dates soon’(Slicing Up Eyeballs) 
9. STING, PUFF DADDY, ANDY SUMMERS, AND THE CASE OF THE MISPLACED BAJILLION DOLLARS (Dangerous Minds)
10. Happy 70th Birthday, Jimmy Page! (BP Fallon) 
11. Moment in Music // Michael Bloomfield (Moment:Jewish Politics/Culture/Religion)
12. Quick Questions for Steven Mandel - Producer/Engineer For Elvis Costello and the Roots(Note-Tation)  
13. Movie's score right on track (Record.net) 
14. The LP Is Back [CHART] (Hypebot) 
15. Barnes & Noble's Former Flagship Location On Fifth Ave Has Permanently Closed(Gothamist)
16. The World's Worst Wax Museum - In Pictures (Guardian) 

WEDNESDAY  JANUARY  8, 2014 

1. Stream Bruce Springsteen’s new album. “High Hopes” (Bruce Springsteen) 
2. The Everly Brothers Cover The Beatles, Insanely (MOJO)
3. Neil Young is electric during solo acoustic concert at New York's Carnegie Hall  (NY Daily News) 
4. 'We seem to be losing friends by the day': Graham Nash's touching tribute to Levon Helm (Something Else Reviews) 
5. David Crosby: “I Would Do A Byrds Tour In A Minute” (MOJO) 
6. 'Lucinda Williams': Music review (Reissue) (NY Daily News)
7. First Look: Ringo Starr's Music Video for The Powerpuff Girls Comeback(TV Guide)
8. "Me and my girlfriend had a nice vegetarian curry with my brother Ray and his girlfriend the other night. We had a lovely evening-It was a wonderful way to kick off a new year! Happy 2014 everyone, Love, Dave"(Dave Davies' Facebook page) 
9. Here They Come! Complete Paul Revere & The Raiders Catalogue Now Available Digitally  (The Second Disc)
10. J&R, New York's Last Classical Record Store, Faces Uncertain Future(WQXR) 
11. Pixies to play surprise gig on Monday at Calvin Theatre in Northampton(MassLive)
12. Rolling Stone's 500 Worst Reviews of All Time - (Rate Your Music)
13. The Greatest Music Producer You’ve Never Heard of Is . . . (Tom Wilson)(Texas Monthly)
14. Did You Know About This Legendary Recording Studio Above The Gowanus Canal? (Gothamist)
15. Pioneering musician Houston Wells dies (Echo News)