After The Love Is Gone. You probably know it best as an Earth, Wind, & Fire song. Solo artist and longtime Chicago member (and let’s not forget Sons of Champlin too!) Bill Champlin co-wrote it, one of many great songs that he has gotten his hands into over the years. Bill’s got a new solo […]
Category: Live Stuff
Song of the Moment – Death Cab – I Will Possess Your Heart
I have more than the occasional random thought, and I’m going to share one of them with you now. First of all, before I get to that, this post is Death Cab for Cutie related, and related to that, you’d probably be interested to know that Death Cab recently recorded a live session for Daytrotter, […]
VIDEO – Jane’s Addiction Reunited
The original lineup of Jane’s Addiction (with Eric Avery!) reunites for the first time in nearly two decades for a four song performance at the NME Awards USA. The band reunited to accept the inaugural NME Godlike Genius Award for the U.S., presented at past UK Award ceremonies to U2, Paul McCartney, New Order, and […]
VIDEO – Kathleen Edwards on The Late Show with David Letterman
I knew there was someone that was going to be on late night television that I wanted to see. I couldn’t come up with it. And now, thanks to Kathleen Edwards, now I remember. It was Kathleen Edwards, who actually performed one of my favorite songs, The Cheapest Key, which comes off of Kathleen’s new […]
Speaking of The Smithereens – live album AND DVD on the way!
The Smithereens – Blood and Roses (live at the Court Tavern, cool video!) If you enjoyed the previous link to the interview with Smithereens frontman Pat DiNizio, you’ll be happy to know that there is more news from the band. The live album that was recorded at the band’s old stomping grounds of The Court […]
Jackson Browne and David Lindley – Live at the Philadelphia Folk Festival 2006
After listening in depth to the Jackson Browne/David Lindley DVD that I wrote about in my last post, I decided to post the audio here. It’s really a superb show, and an excellent companion to Solo Acoustic Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. The version of Late For The Sky is unbelievable. Here is the track […]
Exploring the new business model of music with Big Head Todd & The Monsters
I first heard Big Head Todd & The Monsters via their excellent 90s release Sister Sweetly, which is definitely in my short list of albums that are great from the first track to the last, and could be desert island discs for many. Problem is, that there are many that still haven’t heard this great […]
Counting Crows live on WXPN
Thanks to Heather Browne and the always excellent I Am Fuel, You Are Friends blog, we are once again treated to some great musical goodness. Heather shares quite a bit of great musical stuff, and you can always count on her to keep you in the loop on all things Pearl Jam, Wilco, and in […]