Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Rock Mobster Archives: 2014 March 13-21

MARCH 21, 2014
11. RECORD STORE DAY NEWS: 

MARCH 20, 2014
  1. "He is the guitar." Blues Pioneer Michael Bloomfield Finally Gets His Due (No Depression) 
  2. ‘Will you give me my job back?’: Difficult early choice led to Steve Cropper’s Hall of Fame career (Something Else Reviews) 
  3. White Lightning: Ode to the Original B-Bender, Clarence White of The Byrds and Kentucky Colonels (Guitar World)  
  4. Eminem, Skrillex., Kings Of Leon, Arctic Monkeys to headline Lollapalooza (Stereogum) 
  5. Reviewed: Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (40th anniversary edition) (Drowned In Sound) 
  6. Book review: Harry Nilsson biography sings praises of ‘Everybody’s Talkin’’ singer’s talent (San Gabriel Valley Tribune) 
  7. Finally, fans get chance to see Neutral Milk Hotel (Indianapolis Star)
  8. For Pete's Sake! The First Full Length Trailer for FX's 'Fargo' Looks Darn Tootin' Amazing (Pajiba)
  9. Robert Hunter Is Proud To Announce the Launch of His YouTube Channel (Robert Hunter) 
  10. Walter Trout needs our help very bad. He needs a new liver and we will do this. WE WILL DO THIS! Even if you can't contribute please share the link to the fundraising campaign. (You Caring) 
  11. Neil YoungNews Section:

MARCH 19, 2014 
  1. Former Nirvana drummer Chad Channing will not be inducted into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (NME) 
  2. 45 Years After Woodstock, New Hudson River Festival Is Announced (NY Times)
  3. Stream Luther Dickinson’s New Album Rock ‘n Roll Blues(American Songwriter) 
  4. David Bromberg: Unsung Treasures of Hope and Faith (No Depression)
  5. Raconteurs reunion with Jack White 'off the table', says Brendan Benson (Uncut Magazine) 
  6. Coming Soon from 33 1/3: Aphex Twin, Gang of Four, Richard Hell, J Dilla, Beach Boys, Oasis, Liz Phair and Kanye! (33 1/3) 
  7. Just been sequencing the re-release of Monty Python Sings (again) plus five new tracks.  There'll be a new song on U Tube & new single May. (@EricIdle/Twitter)   
  8. Drummer Lala, who teamed with a generation of rock stars, dead at 66 (TBO Tampa Tribune) 

MARCH 18, 2014 
  1. Designer Scott, girlfriend of Jagger, found dead(Washington Post)
  2. Designer L'Wren Scott was 'embarrassed and millions in debt' when she committed suicide  (Daily Mail) 
  3. Rolling Stones Cancel Perth Concert (Noise 11)
  4. GET YOUR FREE ENHANCED DIGITAL EDITION OF THE CURRENT VINTAGE GUITAR NOW! (Michael Bloomfield)l(Vintage Guitar)
  5. A Hard Day’s Night (Criterion) 
  6. R.E.M. to release 4LP set of 1991, 2001 MTV ‘Unplugged’ sets on Record Store Day — with CD, digital editions to follow in May | DETAILS + TRACKLIST (Slicing Up Eyeballs: The Legacy of '80s College Rock) 
  7. G’bye Facebook: How to Promote your Brand Outside of Social Media (Wix)
  8. The Sound to collect expanded reissues of first 3 albums, BBC live disc in new box set (Slicing Up Eyeballs) 
  9. Neil Young To Play Chicago Theatre In April ! (Thrasher’s Wheat)
  10. REPORT: Joe Lala (Neil Young/Manassas) near death

MARCH 17, 2014 (St. Patrick’s Day)
  1. SXSW Crash Victim Gets a Hospital Room Show From a Favorite Band (kut.org)
  2. FREE enhanced digital edition of the newest Vintage Guitar for our Facebook friends on Monday! Get the whole issue, featuring Michael Bloomfield. (Vintage Guitar/Facebook)
  3. ‘These Paper Bullets!,’ a Shakespeare-Beatles Pastiche(Billie Joe Armstrong)  (NY Times)   
  4. A second expanded, remixed Yes album is coming in April. "The Yes Album" is another amazing CD+Blu-ray package that is unbeatable in terms of content/price ratio(Superdeluxeedition) 
  5. Ralph Ellison's Record Collection (New Yorker)
  6. Patti Smith reveals new track 'Mercy Is’. The track is a collaboration with Kronos Quartet and Clint Mansell  (NME)
  7. Growing from a song to a spectacle (Cyndi Lauper and David Byrne) (NY Times)
  8. RIP, Scott Asheton (March 16, 2014) Drummer For Iggy Pop & The Stooges (The Music's Over)


MARCH 16, 2014 
  1. Minneapolis ordinance would put earplugs in music venues(Star Tribune)
  2. SXSW Panel: Lou Reed: A Rock & Roll Heart (Austin Chronicle)  
  3. A BIG THANKS to all the artists that played our showcase yesterday and last night at The Gatsby... The Wood Brothers, Boy & Bear, The Felice Brothers, Wanda Jackson,Sons of Fathers, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Lucinda Williams,Rodney Crowell and Shakey Graves. (Americana Music Association) 
  4. Rosanne Cash & The Thread – A Feather’s Not A Bird(Couch by Couch West)
  5. Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter wrote a very smart piece for us (Slate) 
  6. Ivor Cutler: 'He didn't live by the same rules as everyone else' (Guardian)  
  7. Plans For Muddy Waters Museum Thrown Into Jeopardy Over Chicago Home Deal (HuffPo) 

MARCH 15, 2014 
  1. Bob Dylan Poses with Manny Pacquiao After Watching Him Train for Tim Bradley (Bleach Report) 
  2. Neil Young Q&A: On Pono's 'Hard to Ignore' Launch, 'Knocking Heads' With Labels (Billboard) 
  3. The Legend Of Linda Perhacs, 'A Most Unlikely Rock Star'(NPR)
  4. The Beatles' 'A Hard Day's Night' to get re-release (NME)
  5. The hugely talented Nils Lofgren releases a 10-disc retrospective next month. "Face the Music" offers unreleased material and rarities and each copy is signed by Nils! (Superdeluxeedition) 
  6. Monkees Convention Coverage LIVE March 14-16 2014(Monkees.net)
  7. Director quits Freddie Mercury biopic (Uncut) 
  8. Art Garfunkel – The Singer (Interview) (Rock Cellar) 
  9. Video and pics: ELO legends Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood reunite for Jeff's big night (Birmingham Mail) 
  10. EXCLUSIVE: A NEW MILES DAVIS TRACK (ESQUIRE )
  11. A WIFE REVIEWS EVERY SINGLE LP IN HER HUSBAND'S RECORD COLLECTION (On The Media) 
  12. Pioneer’s Secret Turntable Project Revealed (DJ Tch Tools)
  13. Chris Brown Arrested in Malibu on Probation Violation(Variety)
  14. The Cure to headline BottleRock festival in Napa Valley, Calif., this spring (Slicing Up Eyeballs) 
  15. Lady Gaga Was Puked On (For Art) During Her SXSW Show(HuffPo)
  16. Gary Burger of the Monks passes away (The Current)

MARCH 14, 2014 
  1. Neil Young's Agenda: Jack White Project, Second Book, 'Full-Blown Orchestra' Album (Billboard) 
  2. LED ZEPPELIN: Your guide to ALL the reissue formats including BOX SETS. Photos, track listings(Superdeluxeedition) 
  3. RINBANK: "LA PRÓXIMA GIRA A CONFIRMAR POR LOS STONES ES SUDAMÉRICA, PARA FIN DE AÑO" (Rolling Stones Tour)
  4. Rashad Charjuan Owens Named as Suspect in Fatal SXSW Crash: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | (HEAVY.com)


MARCH 13, 2014
  1. Neil Young surpasses Kickstarter goal within one day(Guardian UK) 
  2. Pono Music - Where Your Soul Rediscovers Music  (Kickstarter) 
  3. UPDATE : Much better video of Iggy Pop and New Orderplaying Joy Division in NYC last night — plus Patti Smithcovering Lou Reed| (Slicing Up Eyeballs) 
  4. What Lou Reed Taught Me About Love (NY Times)
  5. The tragic tale of a legendary concert taper (The Kernal Magazine)
  6. David Bowie announces Record Store Day releases (Uncut)
  7. The Everly Brothers: Songs Our Daddy Taught Us Reissue with bonus tracks) (Varese Sarabande) 
  8. Emmylou's "Wrecking Ball" CD/DVD reissue, due 4/8, makes@CMTEdge "10 Americana Albums Arriving This Spring"(CMT The Edge)
  9. The Beatles in Australia Exhibition (Arts Centre Melbourne)  
  10. Robyn Hitchcock & Steve Kilbey - Insects & Stars | (Arts Centre Melbourne)
  11. Radio Icon Woos Oqunquit (Woo Woo Ginsburg) (Weekly Sentinel) 
 (Part Two)
  1. Police: 2 dead after driver fleeing from police crashes into crowd near SXSW (ABC Local)    
  2. Jack White to appear on two tracks on Neil Young's new album (Billboard) 
  3. Hear Neil Young Explain His Pono Music Player At SXSW(NPR)
  4. Neil Young upgrading sound of classic Bob Dylan albums for new 'Pono' device (2012) (Examiner)  
  5. Johnny Marr breaks hand running; future shows are 'up in the air' as a result (NME) 
  6. The Rolling Stones Play China And Remove Banned Songs From Set (Noise 11)
  7. The latest news on The ROLLING STONES European Tour 2014 (IORR)
  8. Paul McCartney to perform in Costa Rica on May 1 (Tico Times)
  9. In advance of next month's premiere of his film about Robin Lane and the Chartbusters, that band's drummer, Tim Jackson, tells us about their star-crossed fate in When Things Go Wrong (Music Museum of New England)
  10. Johnny Cash: She Used To Love Me A Lot WATCH VIDEO(Noise 11)
  11. After 35 years in Northampton, current and former owners of the Iron Horse discuss the venue's impact on WGBY's 'Connecting Point' (Mass Live)
  12. Butch Trucks sat out an Allman Brothers Band show for the first time ever last night (Relix)  
  13. Tool singer Maynard James Keenan is selling his house, and it's as awesome as you’d expect (That Eric Alper) 
  14. What’s Become of the Bettys? The Fate of the Long-Lost Grateful Dead Soundboards (Relix)  
  15. A Brief History of Jimi Hendrix Biopics Rejected by Jimi Hendrix's Estate (The Wire) 
  16. Bad news for Nick Drake/hi-res fans (Superdeluxeedition) 
(Back from vacation)
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