Archive for September, 2010
Next BIG Nashville Spotlight: CMT & Southern Ground Showcases
CMT and Southern Ground Presents: Thursday, September 30, Hard Rock Café Angaleena Presley 8:00 p.m. Angaleena Presley has become a go-to song supplier for Nashville’s female country singers. She’s had cuts with Ashton Shepherd and on Heidi Neufield’s 2008 album, What Am I Waiting For, but she’s more than just a writer for the stars. [...]
The Hold Steady Invade Nashville
The Hold Steady, Exit/In, Nashville, Tennessee, 9/21 “Heaven is whenever we can get together.” Displayed on the wall of the Exit/In, not unlike ice cream flavors at Baskin Robbins, are the names of bands who’ve played there: Son Volt. Cracker. Billy Joel. LA Guns. Hank III. The Cult. John Prine. Gwar. It’s a who’s who [...]
The Hold Steady At Exit/In, Nashville, 9/21/10
The Hold Steady perform at Exit/In in Nashville on September 21, 2010.
Next BIG Nashville Spotlight: The Orchard
Richard Gottehrer Richard Gottehrer has no shortage of street cred in the music business. Back in the ‘60s, he was part of the crack songwriting team that penned the smash hits “My Boyfriend’s Back” and “I Want Candy.” His credentials in the studio are equally impressive: he produced two seminal albums by New Wave progenitors [...]
Ray Davies Drafts Springsteen, Lucinda Williams, Metallica For Kinks Tribute Album
Ray Davies is set to release a new album of reimagined Kinks classics, curating a variety of collaborators including Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, Lucinda Williams, Jon Bon Jovi, and Jackson Browne. The project, entitled See My Friends, was inspired by the late Alex Chilton of Big Star, who had recorded a new version of “’Til the [...]
Julia Fordham And Paul Reiser Collaborate On Unusual Suspects
Actor/comedian Paul Reiser of Mad About You and Diner fame has teamed up with British singer-songwriter Julia Fordham for Unusual Suspects, an album of songs featuring Fordham’s vocals and Reiser’s piano playing. Fordham contributed the lyrics, while Reiser, a composition major in college, wrote the music. The comedian explains the collaboration in an article he [...]
Mick Karn Tribute Album Raises Money For Rocker Battling Cancer
Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mick Karn first came to fame in 1974 for his distinctive bass guitar work in the art rock band Japan. During the summer of 2010, Karn was diagnosed with a latter stage of cancer, requiring treatment and funds in support of his health and family. In efforts to raise money, the progressive [...]
Meet The Secret Sisters, Jack White And T Bone Burnett’s Favorite New Band
The Secret Sisters have had a busy year following their discovery at an audition in October 2009 and subsequent signing to Universal. Hailing from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, real-life siblings Laura and Lydia Rogers quickly attracted the attention of Jack White, who released their debut 45 (a cover of Johnny Cash’s “Big River”) on his own [...]
The Top 25 Bruce Springsteen Songs (According To The Huffington Post)
Just in in time for his 61st birthday, The Huffington Post has printed a list of the Top 25 Bruce Springsteen songs, as conceived by Ben Mankiewicz, a host at Turner Home Movies. We give him props for thinking outside the box and selecting songs off Magic, The Seeger Sessions, Lucky Town and Tracks. And [...]
Justin Townes Earle Heading To Rehab
If you’ve been following the saga of singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, you know that he was arrested for battery, public intoxication, and resisting arrest last week, following a show at Radio Radio in Indianapolis. Earle, who was released on bail, announced today that he will be suspending the remainder of his current tour dates, and [...]
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