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Bruce Springsteen’s Isolated Vocals For “Born To Run”

Feb 21, 2015

Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” is one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded. Upon its release, music critic Robert Christgau took note of its wall of sound influence and called it “the fulfillment of everything ‘Be My Baby’ was about and lots more.”

The first recording of the song was made by Allan Clarke of the British group The Hollies, although its release was delayed, only appearing after Springsteen’s own now-famous version.

Listen for how out Bruce breathes during the breaks, however small, between the lines. Bruce doesn’t even double track his vocal until the end at 4:02.

https://youtu.be/ReOx-XyznBU

If You Can’t Sleep, This Video Is For You

Feb 21, 2015

This is not to say that bookkeeping is boring. Why, I know a few bookkeepers myself, who are awfully nice, even though sometimes they take an uncommon step of writing long-winded emails to explain their suitably working relationship with said client and the most recent tax laws. These are very kind, and often smart individuals with their happy occasions, as watching this extremely dull and boring video about bookkeeping will show you.

Drake, Lil Wayne Have Historic Moment On Billboard Hot 100

Feb 21, 2015

As If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late blasts onto the Billboard 200 at No. 1, five songs from the set enter the Hot 100, led by this track at No. 49. He now has 80 Hot 100 entries, the sixth-best total in the chart’s history. And, with Lil Wayne guesting on Drake’s “Used To,” a debut at No. 91, Weezy ups his count to 125 career visits.

Here’s an updated look at the acts to make the most appearances dating to the Hot 100’s 1958 launch:

207, Glee cast
125, Lil Wayne
108, Elvis Presley (whose career predated the Hot 100 by more than two years)
91, James Brown
83, Jay Z
80, Drake

Via Billboard

Bruce Springsteen’s Manager Barbara Carr On The Best Advice She’s Ever Received

Feb 21, 2015

What’s the best advice you’ve ever gotten?

Here’s a kind of funny one, because I can’t think of the best career advice. Earl McGrath was a friend of [Atlantic cofounder] Ahmet Ertegun‘s, and he was a little bit of an art dealer. He would say things like, “Why are you buying a new couch when you could buy a painting? That couch is fine.” His apartment was kinda like that — it had these incredible contemporary paintings everywhere and hardly any furniture.

So, not that I’ve bought extremely expensive art, but I have always bought art, and I’m sitting in my kitchen and there are four great paintings in here. So maybe the best advice I’ve gotten is, “Buy art.”

Via Billboard

Billy Corgan on Music Media and Reviews

Feb 21, 2015

Is your relationship with Marilyn Mansion the kind of friendship where you’d call each other up when things seemed to be going badly for the other one. Say, during the aftermath of Columbine …

I’m sorry, but to me that’s a silly question.

Why?

Because it presupposes that those situations needed attending to. I think those things, and some of the things I’ve been through, they’re false narratives. They’re not real narratives. He’s brilliant in that he can intuitively identify those false narratives and rather than run from them he goes straight at them. We need people like that.

Do you think you’ve suffered from false narratives throughout your career?

I think that’s obvious. I’m laughing because I thought for sure I would get really strong reviews for our new album [Monuments to an Elegy], based on all the feedback I was getting. But I’m getting the same reviews I got back in the day, these kind of middling, muddling reviews that just won’t fucking say: “This is a fucking brilliant album from a brilliant artist.” It’s always got to have a qualifier to it. So my point is this: I made, according to most people, two classic albums in my life. But go back and read those reviews – I got the same type of reviews then as I’m getting now! People assume we got great reviews back then – we got shit reviews. So it’s weird because this is like: “Here I go again.” I strike on to something fresh, fans are going fucking nuts, everyone’s excited, and we’ve got to have some fucking guy going: “Oh I don’t know how to feel about this.”

You feel like the reviews are pre-written?

Yes. I think these are false narratives. The old guard sets up gatekeepers who decide who is in and who is out. The joke for me is that I’ve been on the fucking outside for 25 years and yet here I am. My whole point is – at what point do I get invited inside?

Do you even want to be invited inside?

I do.

I don’t understand why you’re bothered by what critics think if fans are liking the record.

It’s bad for business. If you’re Martin Scorsese and you’ve got a new picture coming out, you want good reviews, because then more people see your film. So if you make a good album then you deserve a fair review of your work, especially after being in the culture for 25 fucking years. But I realise now I’m not going to get my due from that culture.

Via The Guardian

Joan Jett Gives A Damn ’bout Her Bad Reputation

Feb 21, 2015

“Aggressive, tough and defiant may describe me, but that leaves the impression I’m mean and I’m not. People expect me to have fangs.” – Joan Jett

Behind the Scenes Photos of “Dazed and Confused”

Feb 21, 2015

Dazed and Confused is one of my all-time favourite movies, written and directed by Richard Linklater. It’s astounding watching the cast of actors who would later become stars, including Matthew McConaughey, Jason London, Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Cole Hauser, Parker Posey, Adam Goldberg, Joey Lauren Adams, Nicky Katt, and Rory Cochrane. A fascinating insight into the minds of teenagers in the 1970s, it’s also hilarious and as real as improvised direction through little scripting as you can get. All people who were a teenager should watch this at least once. Alright, alright, alright.

(via The Criterion Collection)

1980s Slang Poster is Schweet

Feb 21, 2015

This guide salutes the greatest decade of verbal artistry ever known. To all you former Preps, Head Bangers, Skaters, Jocks, Wastoids, Wavers, Valley Girls, and Goths: hang this chart and remind your friends to stay rad to the max.

Order prints of this rad poster at Charley Chartwell. -Via Laughing Squid

Infographic: Make a Joyful Noise – Music and Ministry

Feb 20, 2015

Whether accompanied by organ, handbells or electric guitar, or not accompanied by an instrument at all, Christians have used songs and music to worship God throughout history. Let’s take a look at musical instruments in the Bible, the history of music and worship and how different denominations of Christianity use music today.

Source: ChristianUniversitiesOnline.org/

One of the greatest, and strangest Sesame Street clips ever

Feb 20, 2015

Cracks is one of the strangest clips Sesame Street has ever produced. It features a young girl riding a camel made up of wall cracks that takes her meet other crack animals and finally “The Crack Master.” If that doesn’t scare you from watching it the first time, go ahead. If you vaguely remember this, here’s another thought – it was from 1975, and yes, you’re old, and this clip is going to come back to you.