Archive for November, 2011
Bob Dylan Amnesty International Tribute Album: Full Details
From the press release: (New York) – Two iconic forces that have impacted the past 50 years – the life-saving human rights activism of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Amnesty International and the incomparable artistry of Bob Dylan – are being saluted by 80 musicians who contributed new or previously unreleased recordings to Chimes of Freedom: The [...]
The Rolling Stones: Some Girls Live In Texas
The Rolling Stones Some Girls Live In Texas Eagle Rock Rating: When The Rolling Stones staged a “comeback” with 1978’s “Miss You,” prevailing wisdom was they’d jumped on the disco train with the song’s steady, propulsive drumbeat. With that hit and new album Some Girls, the Stones toured the U.S. But as is revealed on [...]
Rolling Stone Lists The Top 100 Guitarists Of All Time
For the second time in a decade, Rolling Stone has compiled a list of the world’s greatest guitarists. This time, instead of asking critics to do it, they relied largely on a panel of the world’s greatest guitarists — including Trey Anastasio, Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, Thurston Moore, Rush’s Alex Lifeson, Albert Hammond [...]
Adele: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Adele Live at the Royal Albert Hall (CD/DVD) (Columbia) Rating: What kind of diva throws around liberal “f” bombs, flips the finger at an old boyfriend and dredges up an obscure country song from The Steeldrivers, all during her headlining debut at England’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall? Welcome to the Adele you probably didn’t expect [...]
The Muse: The War On Drugs – “Baby Missiles”
This isn’t Craig Finn or Brian Fallon’s Springsteen at papa-ooh-mow-mow speed. Those guys are too self-aware, and they couldn’t get the keyboard settings right. Most decisively, Adam Granduciel is no E Streeter; “Baby Missiles” is in love with Tunnel Of Love Bruce, all echoes and synth and harmonica, perfect for lonely drives. <a href=”http://americansongwriter-october11.bandcamp.com/track/baby-missiles” _mce_href=”http://americansongwriter-october11.bandcamp.com/track/baby-missiles”>"Baby [...]
The Muse: PUJOL – “Mayday”
Saddle Creek’s roster hasn’t gotten worse at all as its begun incorporating fewer bootstrap DIY artists and more young people who learned to shred their axes. Just ask the excellent and somewhat underrated Tokyo Police Club. On the Ramones-paced “Mayday,” PUJOL imbues the label’s traditional homemade sound with probably the most twin-guitar solos to ever [...]
The Muse: Deer Tick, “Main Street”
John McCauley’s disgusted. “I can’t eat, I can’t use my mouth,” he sneers through his ultra-lysergic vocal bite, which has been Deer Tick’s signature audio tic since the timeless-sounding 20-somethings first got their shit together for an album. But they still sound nice and nasty, even on the well-worn “Be My Baby” beat. "Main Street" [...]
The Muse: Alabama Shakes, “I Found You”
The four-piece Alabama Shakes are purveyors of trad-soul with a modest EP and energetic turns of melody. But it’s nto a cliche to say they do it well, that little guitar and bass subtleties poke through and around the singing, or that the guys’ backup voices and occasional squirt of Hammond organ don’t invade or [...]
Jessie Baylin Releases Free EP
Nashville’s own Jessie Baylin announced today via twitter the release of her free EP The Pleasure Center. Produced by Richard Swift, and recorded on a 4-track cassette recorder over the past several days, The Pleasure Center includes covers of Sonic Youth, Fleetwood Mac and others. Listen below and download all five EP tracks. Jessie’s Full-length [...]
James McCartney Lists His Favorite Guitars
If Paul McCartney was getting his start today, he might sound something like James McCartney. Macca’s son, 34, makes music that reflects a contemporary indie-rock influence, as well as an appreciation for the classics. McCartney’s first full-length, The Complete EP Collection, produced by David Kahne and Paul McCartney, shows off his impressive chops, as well [...]
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