music history
CBGB regulars not as upset as Tonic regulars
some of them anyway….
The VH1 Save The Music benefit party you heard John Varvatos talk about on Fox is now (unfortunately?) sold out.
The cast of characters playing/appearing at this thing make it look like it could have been one of the 2005 ‘Save CBGB‘ lineups, or even one of the final shows the venue hosted before being shut down…
"Tenants Might Buy the Birthplace of Hip-Hop"
The building, at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, would be just another one of the flurry of Mitchell-Lama buildings that have changed hands over the past few years, were it not for its community room…
Happy Birthday Bill Graham -- show @ BB King's
Bill Graham died 16 years ago, but the legendary rock promoter’s birthday is still cause for celebration in these parts.
For each of the past three years, Graham’s old compadres have invited stars such as Carlos Santana, Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt to gather in San Francisco in January for a good time and a good cause…
Seattle's Crocodile Cafe closed, the Decemberists are back
DOWNLOAD: The Decemberists – Perfect Crime (Junior Boys Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Page France – The Ruby Ring Man (live at the Crocodile Cafe) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Nirvana – talk to me (crocodile cafe 1992) (MP3)
“I think it’s a blow to the scene,” said David Meinert, a local promoter and publicist…
MUDHONEY are here, win a NIRVANA Unplugged DVD ........... "100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever"
It’s Mudhoney time in NYC – the first of three shows kicks off tonight (Nov 30) at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, and though Mudhoney didn’t appear on the show (Meat Pupppets do), I thought this would be a good place to give away one of those new Nirvana Unplugged DVDs…
Linda Stein, RIP (Ramones manager murdered)
A former schoolteacher with a degree from Columbia, Stein co-managed with Danny Fields a group of Forest Hills upstarts called the Ramones. Here Stein is pictured outside of CBGB in 1976 (fifth from the left) with (from l…
a guide to being Sufjan Stevens for Halloween
DOWNLOAD: The Misfits – Halloween (MP3)
All Good Naysayers provides all the info you need to create your very own Sufjan Stevens-themed Halloween costume to go with your Sufjan Stevens pumpkin…
Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week
DOWNLOAD: Southeast Engine – Quit While You’re Ahead (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Fatal Flying Guiloteens – Reveal the Rats (MP3)
STREAM: the new Underworld @ AOL
This week’s rather lean CD release list has a distinctive Athens, Georgia flavor (at least for the two discs that interest me most)…
Hilly was rich & other CBGB stuff
Here’s a shocker: Hilly Kristal turns out to have been a millionaire. Just weeks after the legendary former CBGB owner passed away, his heirs—who thought Kristal was broke—are finding out that the old punk impresario was worth a surprising $3…
Kenny's Castaways 40th Anniversary lineup
Pete Best @ Kenny’s – October 2005 (CRED)
Not the most popular venue obviously, but there’s some history there, and I for one count myself as one of those with at least a few memories of going to see friends’ bands play at Kenny’s Castaways…
