Archive for December, 2010
Guitar 101: The Money Chord
As you probably guessed by now, we’re talking about legendary songs in this issue. From a guitar player’s perspective, I’d like to select a few well-known songs in which the guitar playing is especially memorable and is an integral part of the song. There are three main ways in which a guitar part can help [...]
Kristin Hersh To Take Part In Next AS Twitterview
Kristin Hersh, who released her ninth solo studio album earlier this year, will take part in American Songwriter‘s Twitterview series this Friday, December 17th. Hersh, the former Throwing Muses front woman who once said “songwriting is about shutting up instead of talking” will take to her Twitter to answer questions directly from fans. To take [...]
Buried Treasure: Jeff Tweedy And The Autumn Defense Cover John Lennon’s “God”
Check out this video from The Autumn Defense’s gig in Charlottesville, Virginia, on December 8, wherein Jeff Tweedy joins his Wilco bandmates John Stirrat and Pat Sansone for a set-closing cover of John Lennon’s “God” (thanks to Twentyfourbit for the heads up.) The song was recorded on the 30th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. The [...]
Arcade Fire Tops NPR Listeners’ Best Albums Of 2010 List
Listeners of NPR Music’s All Songs Considered have voted on their favorite albums of 2010, with Arcade Fire’s sprawling concept album The Suburbs clinching the top spot. You can listen to selections from each album that made the list here. NPR Music’s staff put together their own list, which you can view here. And don’t [...]
Tom Waits Leads Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees
Tom Waits will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2011, alongside Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Darlene Love, Dr. John, and industry visionaries Jac Holzman and Art Rupe. Artists have to have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to be elgible for induction into the Hall Of [...]
Josh Ritter Plays Grooveable Feast
If you haven’t heard of Grooveable Feast, the online web series that features bands and singer-songwriters gathering over food and drink, conversation, and songs, you’re in for a treat. The program, hosted by musician Richard Julian, features top notch guests like Suzanne Vega, Jesse Harris, and Amy Corriea. Today’s episode, filmed at Brooklyn’s Vutera eatery, [...]
Gear Review: Sennheiser HD-228 Headphones
Sennheiser HD-228 Mid-Size Portable Headphones LIST PRICE: $99.95 www.sennheiserusa.com Sennheiser’s HD headphone line spans three categories, from “Audiofile” and “Pro Music/DJ” to their “Mid-Size Portable” series. Earlier this year, we reviewed the HD-380 Pros, a pair from the middle bracket that are great for any level of studio work. In the same article on home [...]
Watch: Bruce Springsteen Plays Songs From The Promise At Secret Show
On December 7, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band gathered in front of 60 people at the run-down Carousel House in Asbury Park, New Jersey, for a special concert of songs from The Promise, his new album containing leftover tracks from Darkness On The Edge Of Town. It was, as Rolling Stone reports, “one [...]
Lyric Contest Winners: January/February 2011
1st Place “Café Los Reyes” Rodney Fitzhugh Ridgway, Colorado www.sonicbids.com/rodneyfitzhugh Lyrics 2nd Place “One Kentucky Moon” David Swint Dallas, Texas Lyrics 3rd Place “Smokestack People” Rick Hales London, Ontario Lyrics 4th Place “Just A Fiddle” Dennis Goza Burbank, California Lyrics Honorable Mention “It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time” Farnell Cole High Springs, [...]
4th Place | “Just A Fiddle”
4th Place “Just A Fiddle” Dennis Goza Burbank, California It was just a brown fiddle carved from unpolished wood from an oak in old Montana where a stable had stood. But my great-grandpa’s fingers, always callused and red, dragged his bow on the strings when all the folks were a-bed. He would chase away anguish [...]
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