Thursday, November 7, 2013

Rock Mobster Archives: 2013 November 22-30


Saturday, November 30, 2013 
  1. The Velvet Underground: As influential as The Beatles?(BBC) 
  2. At The BBC, The Beatles Shocked An Institution (npr) 
  3. Anthony DeCurtis on two new books about the Beatles and Rolling Stones (NY Times Books)
  4. PIXIES part ways with ‘super disappointed’ Kim Shattuck following European tour   (Slicing Up Eyeballs)
  5. Watch The Who rip into I’m Free in 1969 in this exclusive preview of the bonus material in the new Tommy iPad app(MOJO)  
  6. "No, you're not on acid. You're listening to Playback... stuff like this from 25 years ago, you can't make it up."(npr)  
  7. Robbie Robertson: Rock and Roll’s Raconteur (Paste)
  8. A Dylan a Day: “Blood On the Tracks” (chris morris's wasted space)
  9. This week in Morrissey: ‘Satellite of Love’ details, Nobel concert, ‘Thankskilling’ rant (Slicing Up Eyeballs) 

Friday, November 29, 2013 
  1. wow.... today we give a big F*CK YOU to the *ssholes at Forever Yogurt who closed down a 45 year old landmark record store to build a bullsh*t froyo shop and now pulled out of the lease!!! the storefront at 118 west 3rd is now for rent. (Bleeker Bobs/Facebook)
  2. 1 DOWN 5 TO GO. Actually, there are 5 more to go for those of you who failed to get tickets for our Monty Python Alive (mostly) shows. We've decided to do 5 more. This is your big chance to see a group that no longer looks like this.(Terry Gilliam) 
  3. Interview: John Sebastian on touring, jug bands, Kotter, and Dylan  (Examiner) 
  4. Elvis Costello & The Roots Announce Release of Remix EP 'Wise Up: Thought' on Record Store Day - November 29th 2013 (Examiner) 
  5. Springsteen 'Born to Run' manuscript is for sale (MSN Entertainment)
  6. Apple have released a new Badfinger greatest hits with the rather grand title "Timeless... The Musical Legacy".(SuperDeluxeEdition) 
  7. Robyn Hitchcock's top 15 albums (Herald Review)
  8. Under-heard: Karen Dalton’s “Green Rocky Road" (Under The Radar)
  9. Music Review: Lauryn Hill Re-Emerges at the Bowery Ballroom (NY Times Arts)
  10. Reviewed! Gene Clark - The Byrd Who Flew Alone.(Uncut)  
  11. Why I listen to “Exile on Main Street” every Thanksgiving(Salon)
  12. John Entwistle’s prized pinball machine sold (Page Six)
  13. Jane Kean, Star of ‘Honeymooners’ Revival, Dead at 90(Variety)  
Thursday, November 28, 2013 (Thanksgivikkah)
  1. Arlo Guthrie, “Alice’s Restaurant” (American Songwriter)
  2. PASSION FOR VINYL : A TRIBUTE TO ALL WHO DIG THE GROOVE(Vinyl Of The Day)
  3. Toy Company Removes “Girls” Ad, Writes Open Letter To Beastie Boys (Stereogum)
  4. Dave Van Ronk's classic 1962 album re-released on vinyl(Days Of The Crazy-Wild) 
  5. NFL Films Prepping Feature On Phish And Russell Wilson(Jambase)
  6. John Fahey: the guitarist who was too mysterious for the world (New film)(Guardian)
  7. Iris DeMent arrives at a musical crossroad (No Depression)
  8. Graham Parker and The Rumour on Tour - UK dates(Graham Parker)
  9. A Dylan a Day: “Before the Flood” (chris morris's wasted space)
  10. Why Are Bruce Springsteen's Album Covers So ... Ugly?(npr)
  11. The Day I Met Neil Young (Thrasher’s Wheat)
  12. Queens Of The Stone Age, Metallica, Motörhead Christmas Sweaters Are Here (Stereogum)
  13. Black Flag Fire Singer Onstage (Stereogum)
  14. What The Walking Dead Teaches Us About Online Marketing (Business 2 Community) 

Wednesday, November 27, 2013 
  1. Boxing clever at Christmas: why the music industry needs deluxe reissues (Guardian)
  2. Bob Dylan has taken over the vault! (Wolfgang’s Vault) 
  3. A Dylan A Day “Planet Waves” (Chris Morris’s Wasted Space)
  4. Richard Hell Narrates New Documentary About NYC's Music Scene [VIDEO] (East Village Radio) 
  5. Beastie Boys Write Open Letter to GoldieBlox Over Copyright Dispute (Paste)
  6. Watch highlights of the panel discussion about The Beatles at the BBC & miracle of the 60s(Guardian)  
  7. Universal releases 'first-ever digital box set' app with The Who (Music Week)
  8. New Wave artists aging gracefully. An 80′s world gone by… (drrioblog)
  9. Beck performs new song 'Wave' live in Los Angeles – watch (Uncut) 
  10. Peter Hook & The Light to perform New Order’s ‘Low-Life,’ ‘Brotherhood’ at U.K. shows next September | DETAILS + DATES (Slicing Up Eyeballs)  
  11. “Morrissey has two albums’ worth of songs ready,” says guitarist Jesse Tobias (Uncut) 
  12. Roger Waters Reflects On Original Pink Floyd Frontman Syd Barrett (Anti Music)
  13. Robyn Hitchcock @ Band On The Wall, Manchester (Music OMH)
  14. Deadmau5 Plays Bon Jovi For $200K, Lawsuit Filed (Pulse Radio)
  15. VIDEO: THE FIRST FLYING CAR IS FINALLY HERE, GOES ON SALE 2015 – CAN TAKE OFF VERTICALLY IN TRAFFIC JAM!(Shock Masnion)
  16. Nonconformity and Freethinking Now Considered Mental Illnesses (The Unbound Spirit) 

Tuesday, November 26, 2013 
  1. Harvey Mandel Cancer Fund (Give Forward)
  2. A Dylan A Day: “Dylan” (Chris Morris’ Wasted Space)
  3. Willie Nile designs jeans for Parkinsons research (Noise 11)  
  4. Watch David Bromberg streaming live from The Bing Lounge, 12/4/13 12 Noon PST (Bing Lounge Facebook)  
  5. The 78 Project: Richard Thompson - "The Coo Coo Bird"(Vimeo/The 78 Project)
  6. Sarah Silverman Spreads Her Love Between Elvis Costello and Miley Cyrus (Spin)
  7. Monty Python Extends Run of Stage Show (Variety) 
  8. Records Are Dying? Not Here (NY Times) 

Monday, November 25, 2013 
  1. Recorded in New Jersey, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Australia and New York City, Bruce's new album HIGH HOPES marks his 18th studio release and includes his own liner notes detailing the album’s evolution. (Bruce Springsteen)  
  2. Bob Dylan's 'fab' world premiere near the birthplace of the Beatles(Examiner)
  3. Sir Mick Jagger 'to become great-grandfather' (Telegraph)
  4. Christine McVie expressed interest in permanently rejoining Fleetwood Mac.  (Uncut)
  5. Blur Cancellation A Surprise To Big Day Out (Noise 11)  
  6. Lou Reed’s Punk Rock Epiphany (Mojo) 
  7. Out Dec 3:  Limited Edition YokoKimThurston 3LP vinyl box with hand-painted Kim Gordon design. (Yoko Ono)  

Sunday, November 24, 2013 
  1. "Bigger on the inside" - The TARDIS-like new edition of XTC's "Nonsuch" is one of the reissues of the year (SuperDeluxeEdition) 
  2. What It Sounds Like If You Play 100 Vinyl Copies of The White Album at Once (Slate)

Saturday, November 23, 2013 
  1. A Message from John Prine (Lung Cancer)(Oh Boy Records)
  2. Showtime Will Air Concert Doc 'Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'' (IndieWire)
  3. IN THE NEWS: From the The New York Times Travel section, check out "In Search of Woody Guthrie’s America" by Freda Moon (November 22, 2013)(The New York Times)

Friday, November 22, 2013 
(50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy)
  1.  Take a look at a gallery of Ringo Starr's lost The Beatles photos that were unearthed after nearly five decades in his basement and read commentary from Starr about the images (Beatles/Rolling Stone) 
  2. Monty Python reunion: One Down, Five To Go TICKETS (Monty Python Live) 
  3. Eric Idle here. I've brought John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin with me. We are Monty Python. AUA. (Reddit)
  4. Paul McCartney invites nuclear disaster victims to Tokyo concert (Express UK)
  5. The Truest Beatles Biography Yet: Tune In is huge, detailed, and worth every page (Esquire) 
  6. LEONARD COHEN’S NEW SKIN FOR THE OLD CEREMONY WITH ORIGINAL COVER ART ON EIGHT-TRACK CARTRIDGE(Dr. H Guy) 
  7. President Obama Appoints Four Arts Leaders to Administration Posts(Broadway World)
  8. Elvis Costello’s production manager attacked by panhandler in Portland, Maine (Bangor Daily News) 
  9. A SCANDAL IN SCANDINAVIA: The first time Rick Wright was thrown out (Spare Bricks)
  10. Bob Dylan songs appear in two new TV ads, including another rarity for Jeep (Examiner) 
  11. New Jerry Garcia Band, Weir and Wasserman Box Set Announced(Jambands)
  12. ELP's "Brain Salad Surgery" will be issued next year as a 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition box set (SuperDeluxeEdition)
  13. Paramount encourages It's A Wonderful Life sequel to jump to its death(AVClub)
  14. Arts, Briefly: George Carlin’s Daughter Writing Memoir (NY Times)  
  15. EX-AP WRITER RECALLS SERVING AS OSWALD PALLBEARER(AP)
  16. Livestream of CBS' 1963 coverage of JFK assassination (CBS News)
  17. Goodbye, Lou! (New Yorker) 
  18. Report: 'Bob Dylan - the 50th Anniversary Collection: 1963' to be released on vinyl (Examiner) 9 am
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Rock Mobster Archives: 2013 November 15-21

Thursday, November 21, 2013
  1. Tonight @9pm - a benefit for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan by celebrating the music of Lou Reed. Featuring Jeffrey Lewis, Dawn Landes, Cal Folger Day, Turner Cody, Kristin Andreassen, Peter Stampfel and more! (Jalopy Theatre and School of Music/Facebook)
  2. The assassination of President Kennedy as reflected in pop music(Examiner) 
  3. Bob Dylan and President John F. Kennedy (Examiner)
  4. Beyond Beatles (JFK) (Mark Leiwsohn)
  5. Lucinda Williams will reissue her highly acclaimed 1988 self-titled album, also known as "The Rough Trade Album" on January 14th (American Songwriter)
  6. Robyn Hitchcock: The Kazimier, Liverpool (Liverpool Echo)
  7. Interview: Remember when @earlxsweat met Paul McCartney?(NPR Hip Hop)
  8. Rod Stewart will be back on the road in 2014 with residency dates at The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace and 5 dates under the stars in the UK (Rod Stewart) 
  9. Todd Rundgren Starter (Pitchfork)
  10. Noel Gallagher: 'If there is an Oasis reunion, I won't be in it'  (NME)
  11. A Dylan A Day: “New Morning” (Chris Morris’s Wasted Space)
  12. Get your rocks off! Japanese CD of the Day is a brand new vinyl replica of The Rolling Stones' "Sticky Fingers" - working zipper and all! Best of all is how it sounds. (SuperDeluxeEdition) 
  13. Music legend Alice Cooper on 12 career-defining records (Music Radar)
  14. Norah Jones and Billie Joe Armstrong Cover the Everly Brothers (New Yorker) 
  15. Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead Rehearse Together in Summer 1987. Listen to 74 Tracks. (Open Culture)
  16. 6 Mind-Blowing Easter Eggs Hidden in Famous Movies (Cracked)
  17. In the first part of a two-part interview Leo Sayer talks to SDE about his 40-year career in music and how he ended up writing songs for The Who's Roger Daltrey (SuperDeluxeEdition) 
  18. ArtsBeat: Lady Gaga Hits No. 1 (NY Times)  
  19. Lady Gaga's 'ARTPOP' flop expected to lose label reported $25 million in marketing costs (MSN)  
  20. Lady Gaga lashes out at the 'overflow of hate' on social media (Billboard) 
  21. Lawsuit Paid In Full: Samsung pays Apple $1 Billion sending 30 trucks full of 5 cent coins (Blade Brown Show) 

Wednesday, November 20, 2013
  1. Report: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr to Join Young Stars on CBS' 50th Anniversary Beatles Salute (ABC News Radio) 
  2. Monty Python reunion planned for new stage show (Telegraph)
  3. Rolling Stones confirm Adelaide Oval gig (Australian)
  4. Waitin' for My Man (Lou Reed) (By John Densmore)(HuffPo) 
  5. David Byrne Benefit Concert: Here Lies Love:The Concert for the Philippines at Terminal 5 on Nov. 25, 2013 (Ticketmaster) 
  6. “Forever Young” by Bob Dylan in Kohl’s Christmas commercial (Cinch Review) 
  7. Photos and thoughts on the Bob Dylan "Complete Album Collection" box set  (SuperDeluxeEdition) 
  8. 2014 SXSW Music Festival Announces Second Billing (HuffPo) 
  9. RANDY NEWMAN - MOVLP913 (Music On Vinyl)
  10. Ray Davies Planning New Album Based on "Americana" Book; Considering a Kinks Reunion Project (ABC News Radio) 
  11. Reviewed! Neil Young, "Live At The Cellar Door". Unveiled! Neil Young: The Ultimate Music Guide.. (Uncut) 
  12. Wes Anderson tribute album in the works, features Black Francis, Mike Watt, Kristin Hersh, more (Pitchfork) 
  13. 29 Reasons "UHF" Is The Greatest Weird Al Movie About A Fake TV Station Ever (Buzzfeed)
  14. Jemima Surrender and the endless royalty battle for songwriting credits between Robbie Robertson and The Band (Don’t Forget The Songs 365)
  15. Morrissey Denounces Melissa Bachman, Pippa Middleton, David Cameron In Epic Statement (Stereogum) 
  16. Still time to catch MOJO snapper Tom Sheehan’s new exhibition, or peruse our online gallery of some of his best shots (MOJO)  
  17. School Teacher Drugged Colleagues With Cream Puffs (The Daily Meal)
  18. Record collector sues his ex-girlfriend after she 'refused to give back 7,000 of his LPs when they broke up' (Mail Online) 
  19. From today's Joe Boyd newsletter… And late breaking bulletin my pal and touring partner Robyn Hitchcock has agreed to all my conditions. We recorded and mixed a cd in 7 days (with the invaluable assistance of the great engineer Jerry Boys) and we're both delighted with it. It will emerge on YepRoc sometime in 2014 (provisional title "The Man Upstairs") and you can judge for yourselves if the Boyd approach works or not.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013
  1. Bruce Springsteen to release new single “High Hopes” on Tuesday (Bruce Springsteen)
  2. Iggy Pop, The Clash Members to Host Holiday Season Shows on BBC Digital Radio Station (Hollywood Reporter) 
  3. The Velvet Underground’s White Light/White Heat is now a luxurious, in-depth MOJO Big Read, in assoc. with Universal. (MOJO) 
  4. SiriusXM Moves To Reduce Claims In Flo And Eddie Florida Suit (All Access)
  5. Harlem Street Singer: The Guitar Gospel of Reverend Gary Davis (Film Music Web)
  6. REFLEKTOR TOUR 2014 tickets(Arcade Fire)
  7. DAVID HIDALGO INTERVIEW: “I HOPE I DIDN’T PISS OFF BOB DYLAN” (Big Issue)
  8. A Dylan a Day: “Nashville Skyline” (Chris Morris’ Wasted Space)
  9. New video for "Like A Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan (Cinch Report)
  10. Eyewitness account of Bob Dylan's exclusive Legion D'Honneur ceremony(Examiner)
  11. Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones joins Susanna for an exclusive performance of We Offer  (MOJO) 
  12. A day in the life: The Beatles' first appearance on American television (NBC News)
  13. Bill Wyman’s warning for new blues fans (Blues Magazine)
  14. Roger Daltrey Fears Rihanna Is Destroying Herself(Contactmusic.com) 
  15. Music Review: Box sets from the Beatles, Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground  (Newser)
  16. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announce 19-date North American tour next summer | TOUR DATES (Slicing Up Eyeballs)  
  17. The Soulful, Swinging Sounds Of Stax: A Look Back (NPR) 
  18. Garth Hudson, founding member of The Band, will join The Last Waltz Philly tribute at The Trocadero on 11/30 (WXPN)
  19. Jay Z and Barneys Announce Substantial Changes in Partnership (NY Times Styles) 
  20. Mariah Carey puts wrong version of new song online (Noise 11)  
  21. Blu-ray Review: City Lights - The Criterion Collection (The Morton Report) 
  22. Emerson College to temporarily name schoold after Anchorman Ron Burgundy (CBS News)
  23. They're making a sequel to It's a Wonderful Life. (Vulture) 
  24. How To Open A Can Without a Can Opener (Prepper Journal) 
  25. One of Jeff Koons’s “balloon dogs” just fetched a record price, but who owns the rest of the litter? (Quartz) 
  26. Cat is summoned for jury duty in Boston; court rejects owners' appeal to disqualify him (Daily News)  
  27. How To Transform Yourself Into Batman Using a Black Cat (Laughing Squid)
  28. ICYMI: Clark Kent reports on Batkid heroics (Maddow Blog)
Monday, November 18, 2013
  1. Johnny Marr joined onstage by former Smiths bandmate Andy Rourke in New York (NME)  
  2. Mott the Hoople Newcastle City Hall 16th November 2013 (Vintagerock’s Weblog)
  3. Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux spoke about the band's upcoming Record Store Day Black Friday release (Relix) 
  4. Harry Nilsson Rarities Collection. 12" 180 gram, numbered limited edition LP. These 12 rare Nilsson tracks have been especially selected for this release from The RCA Albums Collection, a career-spanning 17 CD collection, and include demos, outtakes and other rarities.#RSDBF(Legacy Records) 
  5. Roy Orbision: The Monument Vinyl Box - 4LP collection out soon(SuperDeluxeEdition) 
  6. The Kinks song "Oklahoma USA" was indirectly inspired by an event around this weekend in 1907 (Chimes Of Freedom)  
  7. Watch/Read Kanye West’s Lecture At The Harvard Graduate School Of Design (Stereogum)
  8. How Selling Out Saved Indie Rock (Buzzfeed) 
  9. Music Publisher Bob Beckham Dead at 86 (CMT)
  10. Did Lady Gaga host the best #‎SNL of the season?(HuffPo)
  11. Lady Gaga Disappoints on 'SNL' (Daily Beast) 

Sunday, November 17, 2013
  1. Joan Jett Kicked Off Thanksgiving Day Parade Float Because She's A Vegetarian(HuffPo)
  2. Joan Jett switches from Macy's South Dakota float after ranchers protest (Updated)(CNN)  
  3. A Dylan a Day: “John Wesley Harding”(chris morris's wasted space)
  4. Debut Series of Exclusive Elvis Costello & The Roots Live Performances. Before Elvis Costello & The Roots unveiled their remarkable collaborative album, 'Wise Up Ghost' , they dropped by New York City's MSR Studios to prep for their September record release show at the Brooklyn Bowl …(Spin)
  5. FESTIVAL OF IDEAS – RAY DAVIES (St. George’s, Bristol)

Saturday November 16, 2013
  1. Lou Adler: The Midas touch. His instinct for talent led him from rock to film to helping needy kids (The Jewish Journal)
  2. Review by Jeff Slate: 'Jimi Hendrix — Hear My Train A Comin'’ on PBS Tonight; Expanded Blu-ray and 'Miami Pop Festival' CD Out Today (Guitar World) 
  3. Janie Hendrix on Jimi Hendrix: New releases from the late, great guitar virtuoso. (Mrs. Robinson) 
  4. Lou Rocks Lincoln Center (Greg Mitchell Writer) 
  5. "For Lou playing as if your life depended on it was all that mattered." Guitarist Aram Bajakian reflects on what it was like playing guitar for Lou Reed. (Death and Taxes) 
  6. Hear Lou Reed Sing Leonard Cohen's "Memories" With Anjani Thomas - 2006 (1 Heck Of A Guy)
  7. Elvis Costello Triumphs Over Himself at UPAC (Rogovoy Report) 
  8. Elvis Costello Plays Solo Shows In New York (Noise 11)
  9.  First hand report on Bob Dylan’s ‘Mood Swings’ exhibit preview(Examiner)
  10. Why Yoko Ono still matters (The Conversation) 
  11. Legacy Records to Re-release Uncle Tupelo's Debut Album with New Demos, Live Cuts (Paste Magazine) 
  12. Taking Music Lessons As A Child Could Physically Change Your Brain(HuffPo)
Friday, November 15, 2013
  1. Beck Joins The Anti-Spotify Club, Shares Spotify Playlist (Stereogum) 
  2. Lou Reed’s New York Was Hell or Heaven (NY Times)  
  3. LOU REED’S SWEET SIDE: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE ‘TRANSFORMER’ DOCUMENTARY (Dangerous Minds) 
  4. Lou Reed on Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Laurie Anderson, Setting Edgar Allan Poe to Music, and Why Record Labels Deserve to Die (Brain Pickings)
  5. A Dylan a Day: “Blonde On Blonde” (chris morris's wasted space)
  6. Hanging out with the Beatles (CBS News/60 Minutes Overtime) 
  7. Photos of The Beatles while recording virtually in Studio 2 (Beatles In Studio)
  8. ERIC CLAPTON ROCKS BASEL'S BALOISE SESSIONS (Where’s Eric)
  9. Don Cheadle will direct & star in a new Miles Davis biopic. (Rock Cellar Magazine)  
  10. To understand John Tavener, you need to listen to all 7 hours of his most important work, "The Veil of the Temple" (NS Culture)  
  11. Ray Davies, the Salon interview: “I can still perform most of my songs with dignity” (Salon)
  12. DVD review: GRAHAM PARKER – This Is Live (Get Ready To Rock)
  13. Kris Kristofferson: I'm losing my memory (Today NBC)
  14. The Beatles to Get CBS Grammy Special  (Hollywood Reporter)
  15. Rare John Lennon demo recordings featured in new Bermuda Tapes app out today (Beatles Examiner)  
  16. Tour dates (Ratdog)
  17. Radiohead approved music shop saved from closure (Uncut) 
  18. MY MEMORIES OF SEEING ELVIS COSTELLO LIVE 76 TIMES(Esquire)
  19. THE BLACK FRIDAY FAQ (Record Store Day)
  20. DVD Review: The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series (The Morton Report) 
  21. John Oliver to Leave ‘The Daily Show’ to Host Weekly Show on HBO (NY Times)  
  22. When Andy Kaufman was 20, he wrote a fan letter to Elvis (Letters Of Note) 
  23. Andy Kaufman's Brother Says Comedian is Alive, in Love and Has a Daughter (Hollywood Reporter) 
  24. A missing member of Pussy Riot has turned up in a Siberian penal colony(Rolling Stone)  
  25. Listen to the BSO conductor tell its audience on Nov. 22, 1963, that JFK had been assassinated (Boston Globe)   
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