Rock Mobster Archives: 2014 July 8-14

JULY 14, 2014

1. Gaza rockets torpedo Neil Young Tel Aviv gig | za.celebrity.yahoo.com
2. The 10 Most Essential Record Labels of the Post-Punk Era You've Probably Never Heard Of (And Why) | caughtinthecarousel.com
3. A Grammy Nominated Artist Shares His Royalty Statements.... | Digital Music News
4. The Death of the Last Ramone Closes a Remarkable Chapter in Music and Pop Culture | slate.com

JULY 13, 2014

1. Associate: Tommy Ramone, Last of the Ramones, Dies | nytimes.com
2. RIP, Tommy Ramone (July 11, 2014) The Ramones The Music's Over
3. Cowboy Jack Clement's final recording recasts the work of a great Nashville songwriter | Nashville Scene
4. ‘South Park’ All Seasons Moving to Hulu Under Exclusive Pact | variety.com
5. Concert Review) Buddy Guy, Mahaiwe, 7.11.14 | The Rogovoy Report
6. VOTW: Men Of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story | The Woody Allen Pages (unaired 1971 PBS TV show)
7. Tracy Morgan sues Wal-Mart in fatal N.J. crash | The Boston Globe
8. I’m standing for music. Join Project 72 #RespectAllMusic |project-72.org

JULY 12, 2014

1. An open letter from Roger Waters to Neil Young regarding upcoming Israel concert. | Thrasher's Wheat 
2. Eric Idle: “Monty Python never took very kindly to being told what to do” - Uncut.co.uk
3. Film tracks Boyce & Hart from California to Brill Building and back | goldminemag.com
4. Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle Remake Johnny Cash's 'Bitter Tears' | indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
5. Charlie Haden, Veteran Jazz Bassist, Dead at 77 | billboard.com
6. Charlie Haden, Legendary Jazz Bassist, Dies at 77 | variety.com

JULY 11, 2014

1. Guided By Voices Is Once Again Firing On All Cylinders | courant.com
2. How Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Remade CSNY 1974 tour in HD | Digital Trends
3. Brian Ray: my best and worst gigs ever | musicradar.com
4. Monty Python's "Total Rubbish" CD and Vinyl sets reviewed along with an extensive photo gallery  | SuperDeluxeEdition
5. App Talk episode 27: Monty Python's The Ministry Of Silly Walks #AudioMo | audioboo.fm
6. Robin Thicke's new album sold less than 54 copies in Australia -- or, .000002% of the country's... | consequenceofsound.net
7. Gotta Groove Records celebrates rise of vinyl with bands, Indigo Imp beer and Cleveland Flea:... | cleveland.com
8. Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Dom Flemons finds himself again with Prospect Hill | charlestoncitypaper.com
9. A Conversation with Randy Newman | zocalopublicsquare.org
10. Bernard Sumner reveals details of his autobiography | Uncut.co.uk
11. Outdoor public DJ booths: coming soon to a park near you
12. consequenceofsound.net
13. The Peter Aiken Reply To Garth Brooks That The Media Doesn’t Want You To See | waterfordwhispersnews.com
14. This Is The Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Song | Brooklyn Bugle
15. Out of the Shadow - Rolling Stone South Africa (Sean Lennon) |rollingstone.co.za
16. Ken Thorne Dead: Oscar-Winning Composer Was 90 - Hollywood Reporter

JULY 10, 2014

1. Now playing: Hunter of Invisible Game | Bruce Springsteen 
2. Chasing The World's Rarest 78 RPM Records | soundcheck.wnyc.org
3. Review of For The Love of the Music : The Club 47 Folk Revival movie and soundtrack | "Pop Culture Classics.” 
4. If Jim Lauderdale Is A Song, More People Should Hear It |npr.org
5. Scarlett Johansson to Join Coen Brothers' 'Hail Caesar'| variety.com
6. Does Vinyl Really Sound Better than CD? | soundmattersblog.com
7. The Libertines to release new album in 2015 | consequenceofsound.net
8. Robin Thicke's Paula sells just 530 copies in first week of sales | theguardian.com
9. Latest trailer for Terry Gilliam's 'The Zero Theorem' grapples with why we exist | theverge.com
10. The Go-Go’s Charlotte Caffey: The Beat Goes On (Interview) | rockcellarmagazine.com
11. Pastafarians rejoice as Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is granted permission to register... | independent.co.uk
12. WNYC At 90: When Lead Belly Spoke With Woody Guthrie | soundcheck.wnyc.org
13. Why Concerts Stopped Being Fun | esquire.com

JULY 9, 2014

1. Music Vault unleashes 13,000 videos on YouTube today | usatoday.com
2. Beck to release music version of Song Reader, featuring Jack White, Jeff Tweedy, and Jarvis Cocker | consequenceofsound.net
3. Jeff Tweedy interviewed: "This is the biological reason why Hell exists."  | Uncut
4. Stop the presses: Ringo Starr makes comment on mystery 'Train Music' track | examiner.com
5. Random Noise: Wilko Johnson, Pink Floyd, Scott Walker and What Elvis Costello Needs to Apologize... | brooklynbugle.com
6. Courtney Love Joins the Cast of 'Sons of Anarchy' |  variety.com
7. 20 Best Hidden Tracks on Albums  | consequenceofsound.net
8. Garth Brooks cancels Ireland comeback shows | kspr.com
9. Conor Oberst Seeks Judgment Against Rape Accuser Who Killed His Record Deal | stereogum.com
10. Emma Watson crashes United Nations website with her Goodwill Ambassador announcement | motherjones.com

JULY 8, 2014

1. Ringo Starr Wants Peace Rally for 74th Birthday | hollywood.com
2. First Pictures : Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young CSNY 1974 blu-ray+DVD set  |  SuperDeluxeEdition
3. More details on Pink Floyd's new album: no Roger Waters, no plans for tour | consequenceofsound.net
4. Taylor Swift Writes About Music Industry's Future In Wall St Journal |stereogum.com
5. Tisziji Muñoz: The Guitarist Who Quit Music and Became a Yogi |wonderingsound.com
6. Jack White announces new Dead Weather single, White Stripes live album | consequenceofsound.net
7. Peter Murphy Nearly Melted Down at the El Rey on Saturday |laweekly.com
8. Facebook Has Removed Every Picture Of Dead Animals From The Page Of Texas Teen Kendall Jones | buzzfeed.com
9. Update on Man Who Murdered Dave Navarro's Mother | loudwire.com
10. Park Slope Record Store to Close After 42 Years - Park Slope - DNAinfo.com New York | dnainfo.com

Rock Mobster Archives: 2014 July 1-7

JULY 7, 2014

1. Sasha Frere-Jones: Brian Eno’s Quiet Influence | nyr.kr
2. Neil Young - Exclusive 06.07.2014 (Reykjavík, Iceland) | ruv.is
3. Ten most valuable albums of all time - Telegraph (um … really?)

 

JULY 6, 2014

1. Pink Floyd to release new album The Endless River in October | consequenceofsound.net 
2. Ratdog with no Bob Weir? | upstatelive.com
3. Giles Martin on the Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night at 50 | vanityfair.com
4. Bob Dylan storms into Poland’s ‘Rock Legend Festival,’ shakes things up | examiner.com
5. Ryan Adams Reluctantly Talks Vinyl To Old Millionaires At Exclusive NYC Club | stereogum.com
6. Dick Dale's 1962 Surf Rock Song 'Misirlou' (From Pulp Fiction) Played on Floppy and Hard Disk Drives | laughingsquid.com
7. Patti Smith, James Franco Join MoMA PS1 To Reopen Fort Tilden | forbes.com
8. DVD: Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert 2004 - One For The Road from Wapping Wharf | wappingwharf.com
9. Quick-Pickin' 'N Fun-Strummin' Home Guitar Course (1973) | metrotimes.com
10. When Should A 'Washed-Up' Band Pack It In? | npr.org
11. Don’t shred on me: TX music lovers mock gun enthusiasts with Open Carry Guitar Rally | rawstory.com
12. People prefer electric shocks to time alone with their thoughts | The Boston Globe

JULY 5, 2014

1. Concert Review: 'Monty Python Live (Mostly)' | variety.com
2. Photo Coverage: Randy Newman and Cast of Encores! FAUST Take Bows at New York City Center | broadwayworld.com
3. Why Crosby Stills Nash & Young's 1974 is the one album you should hear this week – video | theguardian.com
4. Jimmy Page wins Silver Clef Award | list.co.uk 
5. Eric Clapton Featured On Johnny Winter’s New Album, “Step Back/“ (Eric Clapton) 
6. New Music for Old People: A Tribute to Gerry Goffin, A Lyricist for All Time (By Al Kooper)| themortonreport.com
7. Backstage - Ravinia Blog - Bob Dylan played a whole concert on my guitar | backstage.ravinia.org
8. Headbanging caused brain bleed in Motorhead fan |washingtonpost.com
9. Streaming Radio Is Shortchanging Songwriters | Commentary |rollcall.com
10. Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Birth Control |thedailybeast.com
11. "Opie And Anthony" Host Fired After Racist Twitter Rant Calling Black People "Animals" | buzzfeed.com

JULY 4, 2014

1. Music Sales Continue to Plummet for Albums and Digital Downloads |variety.com
2. Rough Trade announce plans to open more record shops - Uncut.co.uk
3. Jack White in session - Jack White | bbc.co.uk
4. OUTBREAK OF A RARE AND UNIDENTIFIED CONTAGIOUS DISEASE! | Jack White
5. Jack White's Secret London Show Involved Interactive Theater, Creepy Medical Tests, And A Fake... | stereogum.com
6. Fan Records New U2 Song Blasting From Bono's Beach House -- Again \ stereogum.com
7. How The Beatles Invented the Stadium Tour \ esquire.com
8. DVD Review: A Hard Day's Night: Criterion Collection (DVD) | EW.com
9. The mysterious 'train song' from the Beatles' 'A Hard Day's Night' | latimes.com
10. Ringo Starr on A Hard Day's Night: "It was mad, but it was incredible" - Uncut.co.uk
11. Exclusive: Pattie Boyd on the Beatles and filming 'A Hard Day's Night,' part 1 | examiner.com
12. Monty Python live review: Side-splitting 'comedy history in the making' \ express.co.uk
13. Sir Mick dreams of London Rolling Stones museum \ www.dailystar.co.uk
14. The Kinks announce 50th anniversary reissue campaign - Uncut.co.uk
15. The Empty Hearts (Ex-Cars/Blondie) \ thenoise-boston.com
16. The Iranian 'Modern Family' Isn't So Modern | variety.com
17. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - CSNY 1974 | drownedinsound.com 
18. Graham Nash discusses the CSNY 1974 live box set (Music Radar) 
19. Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Reflects On Jerry's Death: 'I Don't Miss Him... He's Here' | Huffingtonpost.com
20. 'Midnight Rider' Filmmakers Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in Sarah Jones Death  | variety.com
21. Confessions of a mourning consumer: How I killed my local bookstore | ZDNet
22. Terry Pratchett forced to cancel appearance by Alzheimer's | www.theguardian.com
23. ‘Life Itself’ celebrates Roger Ebert - The Boston Globe
24. Obituary: Paul Horn, 84; his flute playing was heard around the world |timescolonist.com

JULY 3, 2014

1. Gregg Allman has checked himself into the hospital and postponed his solo tour | Relix
2. Up to Its Old Tricks, Monty Python Reunites | nytimes.com
3. BWW TV: Watch Highlights of Randy Newman, Laura Osnes, Tony Vincent & More in Encores! FAUST | roadwayworld.com
4. Randy Newman's Faust: The Concert - Reviews - Jul 2, 2014 theatermania.com
5. Concert version of Randy Newman's musical version of 'Faust' at City Center reveals a curio | nydailynews.com
6. Interview: Marshall Blonstein Shares New Directions for Audio Fidelity Label | | www.themortonreport.com
7. Roger McGuinn's Folk Den (New Song) | ibiblio.org
8. Radio Canada International: Diana Krall and Elvis Costello thrill at the Montreal International Jazz Festival  (Elvis Costello) 
9. Robyn Hitchcock: The Man Upstairs - American Songwriter
10. Spoon : Vinyl Gratification (RSD Exclusive) | spoontheband.com| 
11. Forget Vinyl. Forget the Cloud. In the Future We'll Listen to Music on UV-Cured 3D-Printed Resin | smithsonianmag.com
12. Producers of Acclaimed Club 47 Folk Music Film Turn to Fans for Support, Ellis Paul music
13. Robin Thicke assaulted by Twitter users who knew he wanted it| avclub.com
14. Lou Reed's estate worth over $20M, executors say |usatoday.com
15. Rolf Harris guilty verdict ends a career in disgrace | Noise11  

JULY 2, 2014

1. A Major Discovery -- 149 Unknown Bob Dylan Acetates From His NYC Studio - Recordmecca
2. The Who To Record New Album | MOJO
3. CD Review: Skin and Bone (By Seth Rogovoy) chronogram.com
4. Lou Reed leaves $30m fortune | theguardian.com
5. Candi Staton recalls the late Bobby Womack, her friend of 60 years |  latimes.com
6. Cal Schenkel Is Dog: An Appreciation |philfountain.wordpress.com
7. New Jerry Lee Lewis album to feature Neil Young, Keith Richards and Robbie Robertson.  (Uncut)
8. Keith On Planet Rock - Full Interview - KeithRichards.com Official Blog
9. Jeff Beck cancels tour due "after seeking emergency medical attention" -...  | uncut.co.uk
10. Neil Young News: Crazy Horse's Billy Talbot Suffer Mild Stroke, Expects Full Recovery | neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org
11. Hunter of Invisible Game: A Short Film by Thom Zimny & Bruce Springsteen to premiere online, Wednesday, July 9. (Bruce Springsteen)
12. Exclusive: Listen to a Stunning Never-Before-Heard Bob Marley Track |esquire.com

JULY 1, 2014

1. Beck opens his own show in Detroit after support act cancels at last-minute |  consequenceofsound.net
2. SoundCloud May Actually Start Paying Artists | spin.com
3. Robyn performs three songs from his upcoming album “The Man Upstairs” for Sawyer Sessions Series |robynhitchcock.com
4. Paul Simon & Sting bring their critically-acclaimed "On Stage Together" tour to Australia and New Zealand in January and February 2015! (www.Paulsimon.com)
5. 'I can't take all this hanging out' – a classic Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young piece (1974) | theguardian.com
6. R.I.P. Filter, music magazine to cease publication |consequenceofsound.net

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Rock Mobster Archives: 2014 June 1-30

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JUNE 6, 2014

1. The Rolling Stones in Tel Aviv: Nothing less than a natural phenomenon - Music & Theater| haaretz.com
2. Bob Mould's Beautiful, Ruinous Life In Punk | www.npr.org
3. Beastie Boys Win $1.7M In Monster Trial | stereogum.com
4. A New Documentary Honors The Life And Music Of B.B. King | soundcheck.wnyc.org
5. John Lennon's books and manuscripts fetch high price at auction in New York | theguardian.com
6. When The Beatles Drove Us Wild  | abc.net.au
7. Beatles Fans: We need your help to Save Ringo Starr’s Birthplace and the Welsh Streets | The Quarrymen to The Beatles – The Fab 104 | fab104.wordpress.com
8. Sean Lennon clears his own path  | capecodonline.com
9. Ringo Starr stars in expanded tour, art show, TV special | usatoday.com
10. Doudna Fine Arts Center (WEIU TV will be doing a four camera shoot of Janis Ian’s show at Doudna Arts Center Thursday!) | eiu.edu
11. Bob Marley's classic "Legend" compilation gets a 30th Anniversary CD+Blu-ray reissue with brand new 5.1 mix! There's also coloured vinyl 2LP.   | SuperDeluxeEdition
12. Stage set for Mod star’s timeless tunes (Attn: Kinks fans) | lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
13. On four albums by Mike Cooper... - Uncut.co.uk
14. Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant in Morocco on Umm Kalthoum, Justin Bieber and possibly performing in... | thenational.ae
15. Morrissey Cancels Yet Another Show, Parts Ways With Opener Kristeen Young | stereogum.com
16. Morrissey cancels Atlanta, postpones Atlantic City — says tour resumes ‘without question’ in Boston | slicingupeyeballs.com
17. Music for Maniacs: ALBUM DU JOUR #9: Eno: The Lost '70s Pop Album | musicformaniacs.blogspot.com
18. 13-Year-Old Folk Singer Sammy Brue Visits American Songwriter - American Songwriter | americansongwriter.com 
19. Confessions of a Hardcore Bruce Springsteen Fan | esquire.com
20. How Ronald Reagan Changed Bruce Springsteen’s Politics | politico.com
21. Shep Gordon On 'Supermensch' | soundcheck.wnyc.org
22. Ozar Taamei Hazal by Rabbi Solomon Klonitzky-Kline, Leonard Cohen's Grandfather | drhguy.com
23. Black Flag Refuse to Surrender Their Ideals | ocweekly.com
24. How Jack White Almost Produced a Stooges Album | ultimateclassicrock.com
25. Jeff Tweedy Titles Solo LP, Shares New Track "I'll Sing It" | pastemagazine.com
26. Why We Should Care About Local Music | mindequalsblown.net
27. Lowell Summer Music Series organizers give us a behind-the-scenes look | lowellsun.com
28. Gary Glitter Charged With Child Sex Offenses | stereogum.com
29. McConaughey Says He Would Do More True Detective | vult.re
30. 'True Detective' DVD Exclusive: T Bone Burnett Talks Final Song | rollingstone.com
31. Matthew Weiner Has a Movie Coming Out. It’s Not Exactly Mad Men. (Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, and Amy Poehler) | slate.me
32. Zach Galifianakis, Feist Dance with Kevin Drew in New Video for "You in Your Were" | pastemagazine.com
33. It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad world! The origin of counterculture icon Alfred E. Neuman | dangerousminds.net

JUNE 5, 2014

1. We're excited to announce that Robyn Hitchcock's 20th solo album - The Man Upstairs - will be released on Yep Roc August 26th:  | YepRoc
2. The Rolling Stones tonight played their first ever show in Israel, at Tel Aviv's Hayarkon Park. The band played a 19 song set, including 'Angie', recently voted by fans as Israel's favourite Stones song, and 'Get Off Of My Cloud', voted for by fans online.  | Rolling Stones
3. The Kabbalah of the Rolling Stones | forward.com
4. The Stones meet The Wall | timesofisrael.com
5. The Rolling Stones in Israel: It’s only rock ‘n roll, but we loved it (Mick, Keith and the world’s greatest band energize a country that’s younger than they are) | Times of Israel
6. Mick Jagger’s Top 12 Hebrew Phrases | Times of Israel
7. That Was A Hit?!?: The Tornados, 'Telstar' | soundcheck.wnyc.org
8. Peter Frampton: The TVD  Interview | Vinyl District 
9. The Slits' Viv Albertine on punk, violence and doomed domesticity | theguardian.com
10. The Animals: The British Invasion That Wasn't | npr.org
11. Michael Stipe’s “The Cold Lands” soundtrack: His first new music since R.E.M.’s disbandment | www.salon.com
12. Morrissey Hangs Out With Pamela Anderson in New Video | pastemagazine.com
13. Morrissey cancels Atlanta concert (aka ‘Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before’) | slicingupeyeballs.com
14. New special edition Japanese "HD Remastered" blu-ray version of Prince's "Sign O' The Times" concert film was released in Japan yesterday | SuperDeluxeEdition
15. Robert Fripp and King Crimson Detail 2014 Tour Plans | rockcellarmagazine.com 
16. Gregg Allman on the Allman Brothers Band's First Two Albums and His Favorite Songwriters | Ultimate Classic Rock
17. Bruce Springsteen's 'Born In The U.S.A.' at 30: Classic Track-By-Track Album Review | Billboard
18. BITUSA30 CPhillips (Part of E Street Radio's 'Be the Boss' Born in the U.S.A. 30th anniversary special edition, premiering today on SiriusXM channel 20. ) ​The three-hour special airs again today at 5pm, Friday June 6 at 3pm, Saturday June 7 at 12am and 8am, Sunday June 8 at 3pm, Monday June 9 at 4 pm, and Tuesday June 10 at 12am and 8am ET.  \ soundcloud.com
19. Robert Downey Jr. to Produce Rehab Drama for Showtime \ variety.com
20. Famed steel player Weldon Myrick dies at 76 \ www.tennessean.com
21. Gwar Frontman Died Of Heroin Overdose \ stereogum.com
22. Richard Martinez Is Asking Everyone to Send a Postcard to Congress With Three Words: Not One More everytown.org

JUNE 4, 2014

1. 14 New 33 1/3 Titles: Coming 2015-2016 \ 333sound.com
2. Kris Kristofferson and Randy Newman honored by PEN New England - The Boston Globe \ bostonglobe.com
3. The Late Show Video - Elizabeth Cook - "Pale Blue Eyes" - CBS.com
4. College radio is dying — and we need to save it \ salon.com
5. How '48 Hours' helped cause the breakup (now mended) of a legendary L.A. band \ online.wsj.com

JUNE 3, 2014

1. Rolling Stones Push Back Tel Aviv Concert Start for Shavuot \ tabletmag.com
2. The Grateful Dead and the Great Pyramid: Presenting the Wonders of Adrian Boot's Photography | huffingtonpost.com
3. The Rutles \ northernsoul.me.uk
4. Dave Davies talks guitars, self expression and You Really Got Me \ musicradar.com
5. Bob Mould "I Don't Know You Anymore" \ funnyordie.com
6. STREAM: New Chrissie Hynde Tracks with Neil Young on Stockholm \Neil Young News
7. Casey Kasem's wife threw meat at his daughter: report \ m.nydailynews.com
8. Watch: John Waters Reads His Book 'Carsick' \ esquire.com
9. Page Six: Elvis Costello won't play a fixed set list
10. Sinéad O'Connor announces new album - Uncut.co.uk
11. The End Of The iPod? \ fool.com
12. CD Review: For The Love Of The Music \ zendixie.com
13. NRA freaks out over backlash, tells gun activists to stop acting "downright weird" | motherjones.com
14. Burton Wilson 1919 - 2014 \ artslaboraustin.com

JUNE 2, 2014

1. Roger McGuinn's Folk Den \ ibiblio.org ( NEW FREE song for June 1, 2014)
2. John Lennon does some word association in a 1976 interview with a young fan \ twentytwowords.com
3. The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger roars through 'Midnight Sun' \ host.madison.com
4. Sean Lennon talks about The GOASTT and the challenge of being seen as more than a son of a Beatle \ voices.suntimes.com

JUNE 1, 2014

1. An apology and explanation from Jack White | Jack White \ jackwhiteiii.com
2. Anger for ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Cast, and a Black Eye for Its Promoter\ nytimes.com
3. Will the $400 Pono Music Player sound like a $27,500 stereo preamplifier? - CNET
4. Preview Book Cover: Special Deluxe by Neil Young \ Neil Young News
5. Robert Plant's echo in Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' was an accident. Who knew? \ online.wsj.com
6. Metallica’s James Hetfield to Narrate Kodiak Bear Hunt - Conservative Byte
7. Watch The Greatest Paper Airplane Throw Of All Time \ www.ebaumsworld.com
8. Amazon gets patent... for "photos on white backdrop" \ act.watchdog.net
9. Guided by Voices superfan Jay Carney has resigned as White House Press Secretary. Josh Earnest, Carn