Nick Lowe plans East Coast "Old Magic" push
English singer/songwriter Nick Lowe will take on a solo acoustic tour of the eastern U.S. this summer in continued support of "The Old Magic."
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English singer/songwriter Nick Lowe will take on a solo acoustic tour of the eastern U.S. this summer in continued support of "The Old Magic."
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As mentioned , Nick Lowe is playing the free Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival on August 10.
Read MoreThe Damned are a group often praised faintly: sold as having being close to greatness, without ever being great themselves.
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In the countdown to venerable indie rock label Yep Roc's 15th anniversary bash — an event which takes place 10/11-10/13 in Carroboro, NC — they're letting some unreleased and rare stuff out of the vault each week.
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The Vaccines have recorded a haunting acoustic version of the Abba classic 'The Winner Takes It All' and made it available as a free download.
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What, if anything, is so funny about Jakob Dylan 's "(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love and Understanding," the penultimate song in an excellent Wallflowers performance Tuesday night (July 24) at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City?
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The Autumn Defense, fronted by John Stirratt and Pat Sansone, is on tour with Nick Lowe, and I had the chance to catch up with both at their New Orleans gig last weekend.
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The Autumn Defense, fronted by John Stirratt and Pat Sansone, is on tour with Nick Lowe and I had the chance to catch up with both at their New Orleans gig last weekend.
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I love Nick Lowe's music and I'm thrilled that he's decided to age gracefully, but still — every time he releases a new album, I can't help but hope he's left room for a few uptempo numbers.
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Frank Yang Maybe listening to Jesus Of Cool and Labour Of Lust weren't the best warm-ups for Nick Lowe's show at The Phoenix on Monday night.
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Hope you all survived Record Store Day. I didn't find most of what I was looking for (most of which was UK only) but I did get that great Lee Hazlewood comp on Light in the Attic.
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YouTube Not the best week for the world of music, this past one.
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Gabriel Bruce I'm no fan of the deluxe reissue trend – at least not with respect to an album that came out less than a year ago – as it tends to punish the biggest fans, those who would have bought the original issue and most want whatever bonus materials are applied to the reissue.
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The songs on that album were different... a little darker and slightly edgier than even their previous album, Rubber Soul. All of Lennon's songs on Revolver had taken a more esoteric, metaphysical turn, with imagery and symbolisms of death and transcendence.
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A friend of mine, in the months leading up to his wedding, became a tad obsessed with this song.
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Already anticipated as one of the biggest music events of the summer, spanning London and Manchester with nearly two weeks of live music, the initial announcement of BluesFest 2012 has been greeted enthusiastically by the public and tickets are selling fast.
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Pub rock icon Nick Lowe hasn't shot a music video in some 18 years (when grunge and flannel ruled the world).
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Acerbic British great Nick Lowe hasn't made a music video in 18 years, but now here's a star-studded, slightly ridiculous one for his song "Sensitive Man." Director Scott Jacobson 's clip stars comedian and podcaster Marc Maron as a reluctant attendee at a self-help lesson taught by Tim Heidecker.
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Wilco headed into their own loft in Chicago last December to record this tight little iTunes Session , a short live-show-without-an-audience, essentially.
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Wilco and Nick Lowe sure have been spending a lot of time together.
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Wilco will release an eight-track iTunes session on January 24.
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Wikipedia Folks of a certain age got an unexpected thrill this past Thursday night when on Parks & Recreation – assuming they were home watching television (or torrenting it for later) – Adam Scott showed up on their screens wearing a Letters To Cleo t-shirt.
Read MoreWilco, Nick Lowe & Mavis Staples rehearse "The Weight" backstage at the Civic Opera House in Chicago in December 2011.
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Wilco have been camped out in Chicago, doing a string of soldout dates leading up to the holidays.
Read MoreNick Lowe visits The Current studio for an interview and live performance.
Read MoreThe Fugazi Live Series A-Z offers downloads of live performances by the band as well as a social network centered on the shows.
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Springsteen came out, finally, with "Darkness On The Edge of Town," and played Madison Square Garden for the first time, but also did some riotously energized shows at the Palladium.
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Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription.
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Nick Lowe tells Noise11.com that the inspiration for one of the songs on his new album was his former father-in-law Johnny Cash. In his Noise11.com interview this week, Nick talked about writing the song 'Checkout Time' and the opening line 'I'm 61years old now, Lord I never thought I'd see 30'.
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Bassist and singer Paul "Bassman" Riley leveraged his '70′s career as in-demand studio and club player into a healthy career as a record producer, most notably with Nick Lowe 's AMPRO studio during the 1980′s.
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With a new cable connection and a subscription to HBO on Demand, I may never leave my home again.
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Only a few seconds into "Art of "Almost" from Wilco's new album, The Whole Love , you know that you're in for an exciting listen. It's my favorite album the band's done in years and couldn't be more excited about their current tour, which includes Nick Lowe opening things up each night. It doesn't get much better than that.
Read MoreWhereas some singers resist the ageing process as if their careers depend on it – and in many cases they do – others embrace it, turn it to their advantage, and reinvent themselves as sage veterans, delivering wisdom and pathos in every world-weary line.
Read MoreWhen the brain children of a band go their separate ways, it is always interesting to see how creative types will move on, into the future.
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Nick Lowe has worn more than a few hats during his four decades in the music business.
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Now that the remembrance is over, let's pay our respects to some new music.
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Like a fine wine, Nick Lowe continues to mature as a songwriter, at an age when others are withering on the vine.
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On Sunday, September 4, members of Portishead and Massive Attack, and Roni Size will play in a charity soccer match in Portishead, England organized by Portishead's Geoff Barrow.
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