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Bruce Springsteen Honors Levon Helm With “The Weight”(0)
Last night at a concert at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen sang “The Weight” in a tribute to the late Band drummer Levon Helm. The decision was prompted by a fan’s sign that read “PLAY 1 FOR LEVON. The Weight/Up On Cripple Creek. Levon Helm RIP.” Helm had “just one of [...]
Video Premiere: Brass Bed, “Don’t Forget Me” (Harry Nilsson Cover)
The members of Lafayette, Louisiana rock band Brass Bed all have one thing in common; a love for 70′s songwriting great Harry Nilsson. The band, who will headline a stage at Jazz Fest this Friday, just put out an EP of Nilsson covers, On Nilsson (download two free tracks here). “As a songwriter, Nilsson’s gift [...]
Independent Music Awards Announce 2011 Winners
The results for the 11th Annual Independent Music Awards are in. Judges for the forward-thinking, 70-plus category contest included Keith Richards, Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Del McCoury, Ozzy Osbourne, Bettye LaVette, Jim Lauderdale, Joshua Redman, Shelby Lynne, and me! (Seriously.) Among the first-time winners were JD McPherson (Rock/Hard Rock), a punk-inspired artist who’s our [...]
New Docs Shine A Spotlight On Careers Of Hank Cochran, Paul Williams
As always is the case at the 43-year-old Nashville Film Festival, held April 19-26 at the Regal Green Hills Cinemas, this year boasted a feast of anticipated music documentaries. We caught two of them and were thoroughly impressed by both. Hank Cochran: Livin’ For A Song, directed by Wes Pryor and written by Greg Welsch, [...]
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