Archive for May, 2010
Levon Helm To Turn 70 With Last Waltz Style Concert
This June, the legendary Levon Helm turns 70, and Warren Haynes is throwing him a Last Waltz-style birthday bash. The event will take place at the 6th annual Mountain Jam in Hunter, New York, on June 6. Helm will be joined onstage by Haynes, festival co-organizer and former Bob Dylan band member Larry Campbell, as [...]
“You Were Right”
You were wrong when you said everything’s gonna be alright You were wrong when you said everything’s gonna be alright You were right when you said all that glitters isn’t gold You were right when you said all we are is dust in the wind You were right when you said we are all just [...]
Ivor Novello Songwriting Awards Honor Lily Allen, Paul Weller
British sparkplug Lily Allen went home with three Ivor Novello Awards on Thursday night at a ceremony in London. The prestigious awards, named after the Welsh late composer Ivor Novello, honor British composers and songwriters, and are handed out annually. Allen and co-writer Greg Kurstin picked up Best Song Musically and Lyrically for “The Fear.” [...]
“She’s Your Lover Now”
The pawnbroker roared Also, so, so did the landlord The scene was so crazy, wasn’t it? Both were so glad To watch me destroy what I had Pain sure brings out the best in people, doesn’t it? Why didn’t you just leave me if you didn’t want to stay? Why’d you have to treat me [...]
Neil Young’s Twisted Road Tour Begins
Neil Young kicked off his 2010 Twisted Road solo tour on Tuesday night at the Palace Theater in Albany, New York. The legendary chameleon pulled songs from his vast catalog, opening and closing the show with the companion pieces, “My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)” and “Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)” [...]
Taylor Swift, John Fogerty Clean Up At BMI Awards
Last night, BMI held their 58th annual Pop Music Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. John Fogerty, Taylor Swift, and RedOne were the night’s big winners. Swift picked up the Song Of The Year honor for “Love Story,” from her multi-platinum 2008 album Fearless. Swift was the youngest writer ever to receive [...]
Lady Gaga Co-Writer RedOne Named BMI Songwriter Of The Year
From the press release: Grammy-winning songwriter, producer and musician, RedOne (Nadir Khayat), was named “Songwriter of the Year,” by the leading U.S. music rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). The honor was presented to RedOne last night at BMI’s 58th annual Pop Music Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. The highly successful, [...]
Ryan Adams Drops Sci-Fi Metal Concept Album
It’s sci-fi. It’s conceptual. It’s metal. It’s Ryan Adams’ new album. Orion, which was recorded in 2006, before the prolific songwriter’s presumed retirement, is being referred to as Adams’ “first fully-realized sci-fi metal concept album.” We’d explain what all that means, but we can’t…it’s the very first one! Get your copy here, but don’t look [...]
MusiCares Brings Aid To Nashville Musicians
In the wake of the recent Nashville flooding of May 1st, MusiCares, a nonprofit arm of the Grammys, has established an official flood relief fund to aid musicians displaced by the tragedy. Founded in 1989 by the Recording Academy, MusiCares has devoted it’s mission to help music industry folks and artists in times of dire [...]
American Idol Can’t Leave “Hallelujah” Alone
Is Crystal Bowersox a man? Maybe. We’re referring, of course, to her brassy rendition of Paul McCartney’s “Maybe I’m Amazed,” which Bowersox performed last night at the behest of judge Ellen DeGeneres. The song’s lyrics caused Bowersox to sing the line “maybe I’m a man” a few too many times not to be noticeable. We [...]
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