Hay Festival 2013: day one as it happened
17.02 We've time for one last update from Martin Chilton , who brings news that apparently the Duchess was rather useful at chess..
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17.02 We've time for one last update from Martin Chilton , who brings news that apparently the Duchess was rather useful at chess..
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.44 Pistol (1) 16 hp (1) 1962 (1) 1992 (1) 357 String Band (1) Adam Gussow (1) AFRiCAN ROOTS OF THE BLUES (1) Afrissippi (1) Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir (1) Alabama Shakes (1) Alan Lomax (11) Albertina Walker (1) Algia Mae Hinton (1) Alice Mae Burnside (1) Alison Mossheart (1) Alive Records (3) Allen Dines (1) Allmon Brothers (1) Amanar (1) Amanda Broadway (1) American Folk Blues Festival (1) American Relay (2) Americana Women (1) Arthur Big Boy Crudup (1) Asie Payton (1) Barrett Sisters (1) Bascom Lunsford (1) Bayport BBQ (3) BB King (2) Beatles (1) Belarus (1) Belton Sutherland (1) Ben Nichols (1) Ben Prestage (1) Bessie Jones (1) Big A and the Allstars (1) Big George Brock (1) Big Jack Johnson (1) Big Joe Williams (1) Big Jow Williams (1) Big Shanty (1) Bill Abel (1) Bill Steber (1) Billy Jones (1) birddogs (1) Bishop Dready Manning (1) Black and Tan Records (3) Black Cab Sessions (1) black diamond heavies (7) Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears (2) black keys (5) Black Mekon (1) Black River Bluesman (2) Blackface (1) Blaine Schultz (1) Blind Blake (1) Blind Willie Johnson (1) Blind Willie Johnson Cigar Box Guitar Cigarbox Guitar Nation Shane Speal (1) blind willie mctell (1) Blood on the scratchplate 65 (1) Blue Houseparty (1) Blue Mountain (1) Blues Photography (1) Blues suede shoes (1) BluesBeaten Redshaw (1) Bo Diddley (2) Bob Bogdal (1) Bob Lefsetz (1) Bob Log III (3) Bob Meyer (1) bob seger (1) Bobby Blue Bland (1) Bombino (4) BooBoo Davis (1) Boom Chick (1) Boxstock (1) Boyd River (1) Boyd Rivers (2) Broke and Hungry (1) Broke and Hungry Records (11) Brother Claude Ely (1) Bruce Peninsula (1) Bud Spires (2) Bukka White (1) C.W. Ayon (3) Captain Beefheart (1) Cat-iron (1) Cathead (3) CBG (1) CCR (1) Cedell Davis (3) cedric burnside (6) Chad Nordhoff (1) Charles Barnett (1) Charles Bradley (1) Charley Patton (1) Charlie Feathers (1) Charlie Patton (2) Charlie Patton's War (1) Charlie Poole (1) Charlie Rich (1) Chicken Diamond (3) Chitlin Circuit (1)
Read More.44 Pistol (1) 16 hp (1) 1962 (1) 1992 (1) 357 String Band (1) Adam Gussow (1) AFRiCAN ROOTS OF THE BLUES (1) Afrissippi (1) Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir (1) Alabama Shakes (1) Alan Lomax (11) Albertina Walker (1) Algia Mae Hinton (1) Alice Mae Burnside (1) Alison Mossheart (1) Alive Records (3) Allen Dines (1) Allmon Brothers (1) Amanar (1) Amanda Broadway (1) American Folk Blues Festival (1) American Relay (2) Americana Women (1) Arthur Big Boy Crudup (1) Asie Payton (1) Barrett Sisters (1) Bascom Lunsford (1) Bayport BBQ (3) BB King (2) Beatles (1) Belarus (1) Belton Sutherland (1) Ben Nichols (1) Ben Prestage (1) Bessie Jones (1) Big A and the Allstars (1) Big George Brock (1) Big Jack Johnson (1) Big Joe Williams (1) Big Jow Williams (1) Big Shanty (1) Bill Abel (1) Bill Steber (1) Billy Jones (1) birddogs (1) Bishop Dready Manning (1) Black and Tan Records (3) Black Cab Sessions (1) black diamond heavies (7) Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears (2) black keys (5) Black Mekon (1) Black River Bluesman (2) Blackface (1) Blaine Schultz (1) Blind Blake (1) Blind Willie Johnson (1) Blind Willie Johnson Cigar Box Guitar Cigarbox Guitar Nation Shane Speal (1) blind willie mctell (1) Blood on the scratchplate 65 (1) Blue Houseparty (1) Blue Mountain (1) Blues Photography (1) Blues suede shoes (1) BluesBeaten Redshaw (1) Bo Diddley (2) Bob Bogdal (1) Bob Lefsetz (1) Bob Log III (3) Bob Meyer (1) bob seger (1) Bobby Blue Bland (1) Bombino (4) BooBoo Davis (1) Boom Chick (1) Boxstock (1) Boyd River (1) Boyd Rivers (2) Broke and Hungry (1) Broke and Hungry Records (11) Brother Claude Ely (1) Bruce Peninsula (1) Bud Spires (2) Bukka White (1) C.W. Ayon (3) Captain Beefheart (1) Cat-iron (1) Cathead (3) CBG (1) CCR (1) Cedell Davis (3) cedric burnside (6) Chad Nordhoff (1) Charles Barnett (1) Charles Bradley (1) Charley Patton (1) Charlie Feathers (1) Charlie Patton (2) Charlie Patton's War (1) Charlie Poole (1) Charlie Rich (1) Chicken Diamond (3) Chitlin Circuit (1)
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This year's Rock The Bells music festival marks its 10th anniversary with a huge lineup, including "virtual performances" by two deceased artists, Ol' Dirty Bastard from the Wu-Tang Clan and Eazy-E, who will be performing with the ongoing reunion of Bone Thugs N Harmony.
Read More.44 Pistol (1) 16 hp (1) 1962 (1) 1992 (1) 357 String Band (1) Adam Gussow (1) AFRiCAN ROOTS OF THE BLUES (1) Afrissippi (1) Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir (1) Alabama Shakes (1) Alan Lomax (11) Albertina Walker (1) Algia Mae Hinton (1) Alice Mae Burnside (1) Alison Mossheart (1) Alive Records (3) Allen Dines (1) Allmon Brothers (1) Amanar (1) Amanda Broadway (1) American Folk Blues Festival (1) American Relay (2) Americana Women (1) Arthur Big Boy Crudup (1) Asie Payton (1) Barrett Sisters (1) Bascom Lunsford (1) Bayport BBQ (3) BB King (2) Beatles (1) Belarus (1) Belton Sutherland (1) Ben Nichols (1) Ben Prestage (1) Bessie Jones (1) Big A and the Allstars (1) Big George Brock (1) Big Jack Johnson (1) Big Joe Williams (1) Big Jow Williams (1) Big Shanty (1) Bill Abel (1) Bill Steber (1) Billy Jones (1) birddogs (1) Bishop Dready Manning (1) Black and Tan Records (3) Black Cab Sessions (1) black diamond heavies (7) Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears (2) black keys (5) Black Mekon (1) Black River Bluesman (2) Blackface (1) Blaine Schultz (1) Blind Blake (1) Blind Willie Johnson (1) Blind Willie Johnson Cigar Box Guitar Cigarbox Guitar Nation Shane Speal (1) blind willie mctell (1) Blood on the scratchplate 65 (1) Blue Houseparty (1) Blue Mountain (1) Blues Photography (1) Blues suede shoes (1) BluesBeaten Redshaw (1) Bo Diddley (2) Bob Bogdal (1) Bob Lefsetz (1) Bob Log III (3) Bob Meyer (1) bob seger (1) Bobby Blue Bland (1) Bombino (4) BooBoo Davis (1) Boom Chick (1) Boxstock (1) Boyd River (1) Boyd Rivers (2) Broke and Hungry (1) Broke and Hungry Records (11) Brother Claude Ely (1) Bruce Peninsula (1) Bud Spires (2) Bukka White (1) C.W. Ayon (3) Captain Beefheart (1) Cat-iron (1) Cathead (3) CBG (1) CCR (1) Cedell Davis (3) cedric burnside (6) Chad Nordhoff (1) Charles Barnett (1) Charles Bradley (1) Charley Patton (1) Charlie Feathers (1) Charlie Patton (2) Charlie Patton's War (1) Charlie Poole (1) Charlie Rich (1) Chicken Diamond (3) Chitlin Circuit (1)
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A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr. Conrad Murray, who a criminal jury convicted of involuntary manslaughter for Jackson's June 2009 death.
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In the two years between 1977 and 1979, 30 out of 38 US No 1 singles were disco tracks.
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Seclusion, hermeticism and anonymity seem almost natural courses for artists to take, though such obfuscation rarely lasts.
Read More.44 Pistol (1) 16 hp (1) 1962 (1) 1992 (1) 357 String Band (1) Adam Gussow (1) AFRiCAN ROOTS OF THE BLUES (1) Afrissippi (1) Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir (1) Alabama Shakes (1) Alan Lomax (11) Albertina Walker (1) Algia Mae Hinton (1) Alice Mae Burnside (1) Alison Mossheart (1) Alive Records (3) Allen Dines (1) Allmon Brothers (1) Amanar (1) Amanda Broadway (1) American Folk Blues Festival (1) American Relay (2) Americana Women (1) Arthur Big Boy Crudup (1) Asie Payton (1) Barrett Sisters (1) Bascom Lunsford (1) Bayport BBQ (3) BB King (2) Beatles (1) Belarus (1) Belton Sutherland (1) Ben Nichols (1) Ben Prestage (1) Bessie Jones (1) Big A and the Allstars (1) Big George Brock (1) Big Jack Johnson (1) Big Joe Williams (1) Big Jow Williams (1) Big Shanty (1) Bill Abel (1) Bill Steber (1) Billy Jones (1) birddogs (1) Bishop Dready Manning (1) Black and Tan Records (3) Black Cab Sessions (1) black diamond heavies (7) Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears (2) black keys (5) Black Mekon (1) Black River Bluesman (2) Blackface (1) Blaine Schultz (1) Blind Blake (1) Blind Willie Johnson (1) Blind Willie Johnson Cigar Box Guitar Cigarbox Guitar Nation Shane Speal (1) blind willie mctell (1) Blood on the scratchplate 65 (1) Blue Houseparty (1) Blue Mountain (1) Blues Photography (1) Blues suede shoes (1) BluesBeaten Redshaw (1) Bo Diddley (2) Bob Bogdal (1) Bob Lefsetz (1) Bob Log III (3) Bob Meyer (1) bob seger (1) Bobby Blue Bland (1) Bombino (4) BooBoo Davis (1) Boom Chick (1) Boxstock (1) Boyd River (1) Boyd Rivers (2) Broke and Hungry (1) Broke and Hungry Records (11) Brother Claude Ely (1) Bruce Peninsula (1) Bud Spires (2) Bukka White (1) C.W. Ayon (3) Captain Beefheart (1) Cat-iron (1) Cathead (3) CBG (1) CCR (1) Cedell Davis (3) cedric burnside (6) Chad Nordhoff (1) Charles Barnett (1) Charles Bradley (1) Charley Patton (1) Charlie Feathers (1) Charlie Patton (2) Charlie Patton's War (1) Charlie Poole (1) Charlie Rich (1) Chicken Diamond (3) Chitlin Circuit (1)
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The closest I've come to reaching an understanding with death is this: death is a long echo.
Read More.44 Pistol (1) 16 hp (1) 1962 (1) 1992 (1) 357 String Band (1) Adam Gussow (1) AFRiCAN ROOTS OF THE BLUES (1) Afrissippi (1) Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir (1) Alabama Shakes (1) Alan Lomax (11) Albertina Walker (1) Algia Mae Hinton (1) Alice Mae Burnside (1) Alison Mossheart (1) Alive Records (3) Allen Dines (1) Allmon Brothers (1) Amanar (1) Amanda Broadway (1) American Folk Blues Festival (1) American Relay (2) Americana Women (1) Arthur Big Boy Crudup (1) Asie Payton (1) Barrett Sisters (1) Bascom Lunsford (1) Bayport BBQ (3) BB King (2) Beatles (1) Belarus (1) Belton Sutherland (1) Ben Nichols (1) Ben Prestage (1) Bessie Jones (1) Big A and the Allstars (1) Big George Brock (1) Big Jack Johnson (1) Big Joe Williams (1) Big Jow Williams (1) Big Shanty (1) Bill Abel (1) Bill Steber (1) Billy Jones (1) birddogs (1) Bishop Dready Manning (1) Black and Tan Records (3) Black Cab Sessions (1) black diamond heavies (7) Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears (2) black keys (5) Black Mekon (1) Black River Bluesman (2) Blackface (1) Blaine Schultz (1) Blind Blake (1) Blind Willie Johnson (1) Blind Willie Johnson Cigar Box Guitar Cigarbox Guitar Nation Shane Speal (1) blind willie mctell (1) Blood on the scratchplate 65 (1) Blue Houseparty (1) Blue Mountain (1) Blues Photography (1) Blues suede shoes (1) BluesBeaten Redshaw (1) Bo Diddley (2) Bob Bogdal (1) Bob Lefsetz (1) Bob Log III (3) Bob Meyer (1) bob seger (1) Bobby Blue Bland (1) Bombino (4) BooBoo Davis (1) Boom Chick (1) Boxstock (1) Boyd River (1) Boyd Rivers (2) Broke and Hungry (1) Broke and Hungry Records (11) Brother Claude Ely (1) Bruce Peninsula (1) Bud Spires (2) Bukka White (1) C.W. Ayon (3) Captain Beefheart (1) Cat-iron (1) Cathead (3) CBG (1) CCR (1) Cedell Davis (3) cedric burnside (6) Chad Nordhoff (1) Charles Barnett (1) Charles Bradley (1) Charley Patton (1) Charlie Feathers (1) Charlie Patton (2) Charlie Patton's War (1) Charlie Poole (1) Charlie Rich (1) Chicken Diamond (3) Chitlin Circuit (1)
Read More.44 Pistol (1) 16 hp (1) 1962 (1) 1992 (1) 357 String Band (1) Adam Gussow (1) AFRiCAN ROOTS OF THE BLUES (1) Afrissippi (1) Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir (1) Alabama Shakes (1) Alan Lomax (11) Albertina Walker (1) Algia Mae Hinton (1) Alice Mae Burnside (1) Alison Mossheart (1) Alive Records (3) Allen Dines (1) Allmon Brothers (1) Amanar (1) Amanda Broadway (1) American Folk Blues Festival (1) American Relay (2) Americana Women (1) Arthur Big Boy Crudup (1) Asie Payton (1) Barrett Sisters (1) Bascom Lunsford (1) Bayport BBQ (3) BB King (2) Beatles (1) Belarus (1) Belton Sutherland (1) Ben Nichols (1) Ben Prestage (1) Bessie Jones (1) Big A and the Allstars (1) Big George Brock (1) Big Jack Johnson (1) Big Joe Williams (1) Big Jow Williams (1) Big Shanty (1) Bill Abel (1) Bill Steber (1) Billy Jones (1) birddogs (1) Bishop Dready Manning (1) Black and Tan Records (3) Black Cab Sessions (1) black diamond heavies (7) Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears (2) black keys (5) Black Mekon (1) Black River Bluesman (2) Blackface (1) Blaine Schultz (1) Blind Blake (1) Blind Willie Johnson (1) Blind Willie Johnson Cigar Box Guitar Cigarbox Guitar Nation Shane Speal (1) blind willie mctell (1) Blood on the scratchplate 65 (1) Blue Houseparty (1) Blue Mountain (1) Blues Photography (1) Blues suede shoes (1) BluesBeaten Redshaw (1) Bo Diddley (2) Bob Bogdal (1) Bob Lefsetz (1) Bob Log III (3) Bob Meyer (1) bob seger (1) Bobby Blue Bland (1) Bombino (4) BooBoo Davis (1) Boom Chick (1) Boxstock (1) Boyd River (1) Boyd Rivers (2) Broke and Hungry (1) Broke and Hungry Records (11) Brother Claude Ely (1) Bruce Peninsula (1) Bud Spires (2) Bukka White (1) C.W. Ayon (3) Captain Beefheart (1) Cat-iron (1) Cathead (3) CBG (1) CCR (1) Cedell Davis (3) cedric burnside (6) Chad Nordhoff (1) Charles Barnett (1) Charles Bradley (1) Charley Patton (1) Charlie Feathers (1) Charlie Patton (2) Charlie Patton's War (1) Charlie Poole (1) Charlie Rich (1) Chicken Diamond (3) Chitlin Circuit (1)
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The country music legend George Jones, whose resonant and conversational baritone was one of the most expressive voices of any singer in any genre, died this morning at a hospital in Nashville.
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New York's Beast Coast scene – collecting the likes of DyMe-A-DuZiN , Flatbush Zombies , The Underachievers and Joey Bada$$ – is as characterised by the youth of its protagonists as it is the nostalgic nature of the '90s-recalling beats they bump.
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.44 Pistol (1) 16 hp (1) 1962 (1) 1992 (1) 357 String Band (1) Adam Gussow (1) AFRiCAN ROOTS OF THE BLUES (1) Afrissippi (1) Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir (1) Alabama Shakes (1) Alan Lomax (11) Albertina Walker (1) Algia Mae Hinton (1) Alice Mae Burnside (1) Alison Mossheart (1) Alive Records (3) Allen Dines (1) Allmon Brothers (1) Amanar (1) Amanda Broadway (1) American Folk Blues Festival (1) American Relay (2) Americana Women (1) Arthur Big Boy Crudup (1) Asie Payton (1) Barrett Sisters (1) Bascom Lunsford (1) Bayport BBQ (3) BB King (2) Beatles (1) Belarus (1) Belton Sutherland (1) Ben Nichols (1) Ben Prestage (1) Bessie Jones (1) Big A and the Allstars (1) Big George Brock (1) Big Jack Johnson (1) Big Joe Williams (1) Big Jow Williams (1) Big Shanty (1) Bill Abel (1) Bill Steber (1) Billy Jones (1) birddogs (1) Bishop Dready Manning (1) Black and Tan Records (2) Black Cab Sessions (1) black diamond heavies (7) Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears (2) black keys (5) Black Mekon (1) Black River Bluesman (2) Blackface (1) Blaine Schultz (1) Blind Blake (1) Blind Willie Johnson (1) Blind Willie Johnson Cigar Box Guitar Cigarbox Guitar Nation Shane Speal (1) blind willie mctell (1) Blood on the scratchplate 65 (1) Blue Houseparty (1) Blue Mountain (1) Blues Photography (1) Blues suede shoes (1) BluesBeaten Redshaw (1) Bo Diddley (2) Bob Bogdal (1) Bob Lefsetz (1) Bob Log III (3) Bob Meyer (1) bob seger (1) Bobby Blue Bland (1) Bombino (4) BooBoo Davis (1) Boom Chick (1) Boxstock (1) Boyd River (1) Boyd Rivers (2) Broke and Hungry (1) Broke and Hungry Records (11) Brother Claude Ely (1) Bruce Peninsula (1) Bud Spires (2) Bukka White (1) C.W. Ayon (3) Captain Beefheart (1) Cat-iron (1) Cathead (3) CBG (1) CCR (1) Cedell Davis (3) cedric burnside (6) Chad Nordhoff (1) Charles Barnett (1) Charles Bradley (1) Charley Patton (1) Charlie Feathers (1) Charlie Patton (2) Charlie Patton's War (1) Charlie Poole (1) Charlie Rich (1) Chicken Diamond (3) Chitlin Circuit (1)
Read More.44 Pistol (1) 16 hp (1) 1962 (1) 1992 (1) 357 String Band (1) Adam Gussow (1) AFRiCAN ROOTS OF THE BLUES (1) Afrissippi (1) Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir (1) Alabama Shakes (1) Alan Lomax (11) Albertina Walker (1) Algia Mae Hinton (1) Alice Mae Burnside (1) Alison Mossheart (1) Alive Records (3) Allen Dines (1) Allmon Brothers (1) Amanar (1) Amanda Broadway (1) American Folk Blues Festival (1) American Relay (2) Americana Women (1) Arthur Big Boy Crudup (1) Asie Payton (1) Barrett Sisters (1) Bascom Lunsford (1) Bayport BBQ (3) BB King (2) Beatles (1) Belarus (1) Belton Sutherland (1) Ben Nichols (1) Ben Prestage (1) Bessie Jones (1) Big A and the Allstars (1) Big George Brock (1) Big Jack Johnson (1) Big Joe Williams (1) Big Jow Williams (1) Big Shanty (1) Bill Abel (1) Bill Steber (1) Billy Jones (1) birddogs (1) Bishop Dready Manning (1) Black and Tan Records (2) Black Cab Sessions (1) black diamond heavies (7) Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears (2) black keys (5) Black Mekon (1) Black River Bluesman (2) Blackface (1) Blaine Schultz (1) Blind Blake (1) Blind Willie Johnson (1) Blind Willie Johnson Cigar Box Guitar Cigarbox Guitar Nation Shane Speal (1) blind willie mctell (1) Blood on the scratchplate 65 (1) Blue Houseparty (1) Blue Mountain (1) Blues Photography (1) Blues suede shoes (1) BluesBeaten Redshaw (1) Bo Diddley (2) Bob Bogdal (1) Bob Lefsetz (1) Bob Log III (3) Bob Meyer (1) bob seger (1) Bobby Blue Bland (1) Bombino (4) BooBoo Davis (1) Boom Chick (1) Boxstock (1) Boyd River (1) Boyd Rivers (2) Broke and Hungry (1) Broke and Hungry Records (11) Brother Claude Ely (1) Bruce Peninsula (1) Bud Spires (2) Bukka White (1) C.W. Ayon (3) Captain Beefheart (1) Cat-iron (1) Cathead (3) CBG (1) CCR (1) Cedell Davis (3) cedric burnside (6) Chad Nordhoff (1) Charles Barnett (1) Charles Bradley (1) Charley Patton (1) Charlie Feathers (1) Charlie Patton (2) Charlie Patton's War (1) Charlie Poole (1) Charlie Rich (1) Chicken Diamond (3) Chitlin Circuit (1)
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Over the course of Queen's illustrious recording career, Brian May proved to not only be an outstanding guitarist but an incredibly talented and versatile songwriter.
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KiD CuDi is one of the most diverse, interesting, creative and outspoken artists in hip-hop today.
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"I'm in Geneva at the moment," smiles Sarah Brightman.
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The biggest rumor preceding this year's edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was that Daft Punk would be making a secret appearance – which in fact turned out to be (sort of) true.
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Can't live with 'em, can't shotgun them in the scrotum.
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Dani Filth is, unsurprisingly, a hard man to get ahold of.
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Simon Bonney has sprung forth with a fresh version of Crime & the City Solution, and anyone thinking he's simply trying to pad his bank account on the fumes of a reignited reputation should definitely reconsider that stance.
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The Lee Ranaldo Band , which features Lee along with his Sonic Youth bandmate Steve Shelley, Alan Licht, and Tim Luntzel, are about to head to Spain and Portgual for a short tour this month, and upon returning to NYC they'll play a hometown show at Union Pool on April 28.
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Sioxsie Sioux, Iggy and the Stooges and Patti Smith are some of the musicians who have been chosen by Yoko Ono as curator of Meltdown festival , which happens in June at London's Southbank Centre. 2013 marks the 20th anniversary of Meltdown, which invites a different cultural figure to curate the 10-day event every year.
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After a bit of a breathless afternoon running after Irish bands and in and out of venues on Sixth Street , I gave myself a break on official festival evening #4 at SXSW 2013 to have a civilised dinner at a steakhouse (paid for by a Christmas gift card from work) before I was out and about again for shows.
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And so we come, by the turning of the year, to the end of Shrovetide and the beginning of the Christian liturgical calendar.
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Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan claims that his "screaming soul" looked down on his lifeless body after he famously died for two minutes following an overdose in 1996.
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Since the "rock shit doesn't rock anymore", Limp Bizkit have returned locked and loaded with a ballsy, bruising banger.
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If you're a music fan–and if you're not why are you here when you should be off looking at porn like a normal person?–you've got, whether you realize it or not, a Top 10 list running through your head.
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Arguably, there are a few heavy metal and hard rock bands out there right now that can stand proudly alongside the best—Metallica, Pantera, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, and the like.
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More mixed than a bag of nuts in a gypsy's clammy grasp. 6th Street was awash with opportunists and it was from this noisy crucible that we saw one of the best live bands of the day: a duo of gorgeous female double bass player along with gnarled banjo and kick drum player.
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That's when all the amateur Irishmen come out for a night on the piss and an annual flirtation with Celtic folk music.
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As one of the undisputed titans in the annals of Soul Music, Otis Redding seemingly needs no introduction.
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Muse have cited Oasis ' track 'Live Forever' in response to Noel Gallagher's jibe at drummer Dom Howard for smoking electronic cigarettes at the Brits.
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As befits their often grandiose aesthetic, the history of Guapo is one of eras.
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Welcome to the Black Market, a new space at Stereogum dedicated to talking about and listening to heavy music.
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The follow-up to the first record ever to bear the Iggy and the Stooges logo - the immortal proto-punk masterpiece Raw Power - will finally be out April 30, when Fat Possum Records releases the all-new Iggy and the Stooges studio album, Ready To Die. Ready To Die finds Iggy Pop, guitarist James Williamson and drummer Scott "Rock Action" Asheton reunited for a full album of all-new material for the first time since the legendary Raw Power sessions, with Mike Watt filling in for the late Ron Asheton on bass.
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