Instructive AND funny…I like that in my clothes.
The Indigo Girls set list from June 26. Look what they wrote on the bottom.
On June 26, The Indigo Girls had a scheduled date at The Chastain Park Amphitheatre in Atlanta, their hometown. That morning, gay marriage was declared legal across the US in historic supreme court ruling. Look what the dynamic duo wrote on the bottom of their set list. Love them.
Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard: “I don’t feel that all the great songs have been written”
Do you ever worry that all the good songs have been written? Or do you feel like there’s an infinite source out there?
I don’t feel that all the great songs have been written. I do feel that where we are now, certainly with rock & roll music, is that so much of it is variations on themes. But I think that it’s one’s particular creativity and individuality that comes out within that variation on a particular theme that makes a song great.
I think there’s something that feels so good about a 1–4–5 chord progression. It’s a very standard chord progression and it just feels good to the ears. When a song goes from a 4-chord down to a 1-chord, the resolution that our brains recognize and that feel and sound good to us are not going to cease to sound good to us if we start creating new whacky chord structures that don’t appeal to us. I don’t know what it is in our lizard brains that — certainly in Western music — make these progressions and melodies sound good to us, but they do. I would much rather hear a song that’s written from a fresh perspective, using ideas that have existed in rock & roll for 50 years, than something that is incredibly abrasive to my ears but is new. I could write you something that you’ve never heard right now. But it’s not going to sound good. You’re not going to want to listen to it. The thing that makes us want to listen to things, and the thing that makes music really embedded in our lives, is that there’s something new-yet-familiar sounding about it.
Via Medium
This Rule Of Life from the book Enormous Smallness: A Story of E. E. Cummings
How Edward Estlin became E. E. Cummings, thanks to a great teacher.
The creative act of listening to Kermit The Frog’s TEDX Talk
A global entertainment icon and beloved Mississippian explains the meaning of life.
Kermit the Frog is an entertainment icon known worldwide for his appearances on The Muppet Show and Sesame Street, as well as a number of feature films. He attributes much of his success to his thirty-five year partnership with Mississippi native and entertainment visionary, Jim Henson. Kermit has received many honors and accolades for his work, including multiple Academy Award nominations, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a commemorative stamp from the U.S. Postal Service.
How Does It Feeeel To Find A Bob Dylan Test Pressing Worth $12,000
Amoeba Records in Los Angeles recently purchased a large record collection that had a lot of great, rare and one-of-a-kind items. But one piece in particular that stands out from the rest.
One of only five test pressings known to exist of an early version of Bob Dylan’s classic album Blood on the Tracks now sits on the shelves of Amoeba Hollywood. The pressing includes four previously unreleased takes of songs from the album (“Lily, Rosemary & The Jack Of Hearts,” “Idiot Wind,” “If You See Her, Say Hello” and “Tangled Up In Blue”), plus an alternate take of “You’re a Big Girl Now” that was released on 1985’s Biograph box set.
bob dylanThe story goes that in the fall of 1974, Bob Dylan went home for the holidays with a copy of his newly recorded album Blood on the Tracks, which was set to release in weeks. The album had been written after touring with The Band and becoming estranged from his wife, Sara, and though the resulting album delves deeply into troubled relationships, Dylan himself has denied that the album is autobiographical.
Upon listening to the record, which was recorded at A & R Recording in New York, Dylan’s brother, David Zimmerman, suggested that Dylan re-record some of the songs because too many sounded the same. Dylan then stopped production of the album to re-record half of it at Sound 80 in Minneapolis with different musicians, ending up with a 10-song album evenly split between the two sessions.
The ultra rare pressing was made at a Columbia Records plant in Santa Maria, Calif. It is listed at $12,000, making it the most expensive piece Amoeba has ever had for sale.
A Video Of A Mother Pig Blowing Up Her Piglets Like A Balloon
I don’t know what you’re talking about, so here’s a strange video of mother pig blowing up her piglets like balloons.
I need a 10 hour version of this.
Diemonds Release Details On Pledge Music Campaign For “Never Wanna Die” Album
Diemonds have finished recording their latest record “Never Wanna Die” and are ready to unleash it onto the masses on August 14. BUT, first they need your help breaking free from the debt keeping them behind bars!
To get this record into your hands and keep this rock n’ roll train moving they need their Die-Hards to come together and help bail them out. By pre-ordering the new album you’ll be doing them a huge solid while gaining access to behind the scenes video content that nobody else can see. Also included in your pledge are exclusive merchandise packages and epic fan experiences only available through this campaign.
Making this jailbreak means they’ll be getting back on the road and doing what they do best. Be among the first to hear “Never Wanna Die” on its release date and officially join their family of Die-Hards… What are you waiting for?
Go here for the details
THE SHEEPDOGS announce New Album “FUTURE NOSTALGIA” Released October 2 and Canadian Tour Dates
THE SHEEPDOGS have announced the release of the highly anticipated follow-up to their 2012 award-winning self-titled LP. FUTURE NOTALGIA arrives everywhere on October 2, 2015 via Warner Music and is available for pre-order at iTunes and Google play as of today with special fan bundles available as of July 10. The first single from the LP titled “Downtown” debuted nationally at radio this week and is available to stream at Spotify and RDIO.
Produced by lead vocalist and songwriter Ewan Currie alongside engineer Matt Ross-Spang (former engineer at Memphis’ Sun Studios) the 18 freshly-minted tracks on Future Nostalgia were recorded in the quiet and idyllic setting of Stony Lake, Ontario, a conscientious choice by the band to ensure they kept all distractions at bay and the recording process as natural as possible. The band, comprised of Currie, Ryan Gullen (bass/vox), Sam Corbett (drums/vox), Shamus Currie (keys/horns) and Rusty Matyas (guitar/vox), set up camp up for several weeks in a rented house in the remote country where they trucked in equipment to build a studio in order to record their latest effort. Says Currie “We worked from morning ‘til night, but we kept it loose, had a real good time, and came away with a rock n’ roll record”.
The latest record has many flavours showcasing the band’s creative license when left to their own devices ranging from the catchy, signature-sounding single “Downtown” to the introspective, and soulful groove of “Bad Lieutenant” to “Help Us All”, a fresh take on a vintage vibe featuring a trombone solo from Ewan’s brother Shamus. Another highlight is the laid back, good-time, backyard jam “Same Old Feeling”, as well as the closing 6 tracks which flow one into the other to create a cohesive medley, much like the band did on their 2010 LP Learn and Burn.
Formed in from Saskatoon in 2006, The Sheepdogs have received widespread acclaim for their bold and beautiful take on classic guitar rock, evinced on three self-funded, independently released albums. The band’s hard work, determination and impressive chops have earned them a fervent fan following, leading to the accumulation of various achievements and awards including four JUNO awards, seven JUNO nominations, Gold certification for The Sheepdogs and Platinum certification for Learn and Burn. The band’s 2012 self-titled LP debuted at #1 on the Top 200 SoundScan Chart, and garnered three #1 singles at Rock Radio including Gold certified tracks “Feeling Good” and “The Way It Is”. As impassioned on stage as they are on record, The Sheepdogs have spent much of their musical lifetime on the road playing innumerable headline shows and festival appearances worldwide.
The Sheepdogs will perform and throw out the first pitch as part of Blue Jays Summer Fan Fridays on August 28. For more information, visit: http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/ticketing/summer_friday_fan_festivals.jsp
For more news and updated tour dates, please visit www.thesheepdogs.com and http://www.warnermusic.ca/.
Future Nostalgia Tracklisting:
- I’m Gonna Be Myself
- I Really Wanna Be Your Man
- Downtown
- Jim Gordon
- Bad Lieutenant
- Jim Sullivan
- Back Down
- Help Us All
- Take A Trip
- Same Old Feeling
- Nothing All Of The Time
- Darryl & Dwight
- Where I Can Roam
- The Bridge City Turnaround
- Plastic Man
- Giving It Up (For My Baby)
- I Get By
- Where I Can Roam (Reprise)
Upcoming Tour Dates
07.03 – Montreal, QC @ Métropolis (Montreal Jazz Festival)
07.04 – Elliot Lake/Rainy River District, ON @ Elliot Lake Heritage Days
07.05 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Thunder Bay Blues Fest
07.08 – Calgary, AB @ Calgary Stampede
07.18 – Colwood, BC @ Rock The Shores 2015
07.26 – Oro Medonte, ON @ Wayhome Music and Arts Festival (Burl Creek Event Grounds)
08.07 – Regina, SK @ Regina Folk Festival 2015
08.08 – Burnaby, BC @ Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival 2015
08.15 – Jasper, AB @ Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (100th Birthday Celebration)
08.16 – Fort McMurray, AB @ MacDonald Island Park
08.18 – Lethbridge, AB @ Whoop-Up Days Family Festival
08.28 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre (Blue Jays Summer Fan Fridays)
09.04 – Vanderpool, TX @ Utopiafest
09.15 – Windsor, ON @ The Coliseum at Caesars w/Avett Brothers
09.19 – Ottawa, ON @ Landsdowne Park (CityFolk 2015)
11.27 – Winnipeg, MB @ RBC Convention Centre (Grey Cup Festival Concert Series)
