--Finally,
tickets now available for the 2012-2013 Bozeman Film Festival series, starting this Wednesday, September 20th, with the film Take This Waltz.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Rock News
--Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos was surprised to find himself left off
a new recording by the band. The song, which is included in a
Christmas album that benefits the Special Olympics, also appears to have been
recorded without the permission of Carlos.
Carlos has been taking time off from touring with the
band. In the meantime, he has founded and played with Candy Golde, which
features a number of musicians in other bands. He's also a member of Tinted
Windows. But in an email sent to Billboard, Carlos insists that he never left Cheap Trick.
Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/12/cheap-trick-drummer-bun-e-carlos-left-off-song_n_1876808.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment
--The
Velvet Underground do not have a valid copyright claim on the Andy
Warhol artwork on the cover of the band's 1967 debut, a federal judge ruled in
dismissing part of the band's trademark infringement lawsuit against the Andy
Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/velvet-underground-lose-andy-warhol-copyright-claim-20120911#ixzz26GYzKU17
--Adele is
reported to have visited Abbey Road Studios to record a song for the latest
James Bond film, Skyfall.
According to The Sun, the singer visited London's Abbey Road Studios, where the soundtrack is being recorded, earlier this month.
Her visit to the studios suggests she is recording with Thomas Newman, who has been appointed by the film's director Sam Mendes to write the film score. The composer and conductor has reportedly been in Abbey Road all month working on the score.
According to The Sun, the singer visited London's Abbey Road Studios, where the soundtrack is being recorded, earlier this month.
Her visit to the studios suggests she is recording with Thomas Newman, who has been appointed by the film's director Sam Mendes to write the film score. The composer and conductor has reportedly been in Abbey Road all month working on the score.
Read more: http://www.nme.com/news/adele/66064
--Chris
Brown has faced a Twitter backlash over his new tattoo, after
people pointed out a striking resemblance to the bruised face of his
ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
The rapper is believed to have had the face of the woman, who appears to have a black eye and stitches on her lip, tattooed onto his skin before last week's MTV Video Music Awards.
Brown and Rihanna separated after he assaulted her in February 2009 before a pre-Grammys party. Brown was sentenced to five years' probation for the attack. An unauthorised image of the singer bloodied and bruised shortly after the attack was later leaked to the media by Los Angeles Police Department, prompting an internal investigation.
The rapper is believed to have had the face of the woman, who appears to have a black eye and stitches on her lip, tattooed onto his skin before last week's MTV Video Music Awards.
Brown and Rihanna separated after he assaulted her in February 2009 before a pre-Grammys party. Brown was sentenced to five years' probation for the attack. An unauthorised image of the singer bloodied and bruised shortly after the attack was later leaked to the media by Los Angeles Police Department, prompting an internal investigation.
Read more: http://www.nme.com/news/chris-brown/66046
--Neil Young And Crazy Horse have
revealed that their second album of this year, 'Psychedelic Pill', will be
released on October 29. The legendary rockers have also unveiled the
tracklisting for the album, which follows the covers LP 'Americana', which came
out in June. The album opens with a song called 'Driftin' Back', which is
almost 28 minutes long.
'Psychedelic Pill' is Young's first album of all new material with Crazy Horse since 2003 and will feature the full Crazy Horse line-up of Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina and Frank Sampedro.
'Psychedelic Pill' is Young's first album of all new material with Crazy Horse since 2003 and will feature the full Crazy Horse line-up of Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina and Frank Sampedro.
Read more: http://www.nme.com/news/neil-young/66050
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Employee Picks
Ryan:
* Brett Dennen--Loverboy
*Old Crow Medicine Show--Carry Me Back
* Roger Miller--Greatest Hits
*OST--Hedwig & the Angry Inch
Doc:
* Dirty Projectors--Swing Lo Magellan
* Imelda May--Mayhem
* Tedeschi/Trucks Band--Everbody's Talking
Tol:
* Young Fresh Fellows--Tiempo Delujo
* Cedric Kreklow--Sol
* Bad Brains--Banned in DC
Bueno:
* Chicarones--Swing Flew
* Miike Snow--Happy to You
Brian:
*Gang Gang Dance--Eye Contact
*Beruit--Riptide
*Radiohead--In Rainbows
The Cramps--Stay Sick
Klaralyn:
*Who--Odds & Sods
* Brett Dennen--Loverboy
*Old Crow Medicine Show--Carry Me Back
* Roger Miller--Greatest Hits
*OST--Hedwig & the Angry Inch
Doc:
* Dirty Projectors--Swing Lo Magellan
* Imelda May--Mayhem
* Tedeschi/Trucks Band--Everbody's Talking
Tol:
* Young Fresh Fellows--Tiempo Delujo
* Cedric Kreklow--Sol
* Bad Brains--Banned in DC
Bueno:
* Chicarones--Swing Flew
* Miike Snow--Happy to You
Brian:
*Gang Gang Dance--Eye Contact
*Beruit--Riptide
*Radiohead--In Rainbows
The Cramps--Stay Sick
Klaralyn:
*Who--Odds & Sods
This Week In Rock History
1961—The Tokens record
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight", which will reach the US Pop chart in
November and climb to number one by Christmas. The song was originally a hit in
South Africa in 1939 for its writer, Solomon Linda, under its original title
"Mbube" (pronounced EEM-boo-beh) which means "Lion".
1963—The Beatles first
US album, "Introducing The
Beatles" was pressed by Vee-Jay Records, who thought they had obtained
the legal rights from EMI affiliate, Trans-Global Records. When it was finally
released in January, 1964, Capitol Records would hit Vee Jay with an injunction
against manufacturing, distributing, advertising, or otherwise disposing of
records by the Beatles. After a
trial, Vee-Jay was allowed to release any Beatles
records that they had masters of in any form until October 15th, 1964. After
that time, they no longer had the right to issue any Beatles product.
1965—The Rolling Stones' Mick
Jagger, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman appear in a London courtroom and are
found guilty of "insulting behavior" for urinating against a London
gas station wall. They argued that the owner had refused to give them the key
to the men's room, but they are fined five pounds each.
1965—The Beach Boys' "California Girls" is released in
the US, where it will reach #3 in September. The song was the first Beach Boys
recording to feature vocals from Bruce Johnston, who had joined the group to
substitute for Brian Wilson on concert tours.
1965—Bob Dylan, backed
by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band,
shocked the audience at the Newport Folk Festival with his new electric sound.
The crowd booed him off the stage after three tunes. After being urged by Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary) to return to the stage and go acoustic, Dylan sang two songs to the now-silent
audience - "It's All Over Now, Baby
Blue" and "Mr. Tambourine
Man".
1969--Neil Young
appeared with Crosby, Still, and Nash for
the first time when they played at The Fillmore East in New York. Young was initially asked to help out
with live material only, but ended up joining the group on and off for the next
30 years.
1969--Police in Moscow
reported that after a Russian youth magazine told readers how to convert their
acoustic guitars to electric by using parts from a telephone, thousands of
public phone booths had been vandalized.
1972--23-year-old Bobby Ramirez, drummer with Edgar Winter's White Trash, was killed in a bar fight in Chicago after a redneck
made a comment about the length of his hair. He died of head injuries after
being kicked with steel-tipped shoes.
1976—Tina Turner files
for divorce from her husband Ike, ending their violent 16-year marriage and
successful musical partnership.
1976--John Lennon finally
received his US Green Card, three years after he was ordered to leave by
immigration officials.
1979—Little Richard, appearing
as Reverend Richard Penniman, speaks at a revival meeting in North Richmond,
CA. He warns the congregation about the evils of Rock 'n' Roll music and
declares, "If God can save an old homosexual like me, he can save
anybody."
1990--Brent Mydland,
keyboard player for The Grateful Dead was
found dead of a drug overdose in his home in Lafayette, California. He was 37.
He joined the band in 1979, replacing Keith
Godchaux.
Courtesy of classicbands.com
Rock News
*Rufus
Wainwright married his longtime partner, Jorn Weisbrodt, this
week in Montauk, N.Y., the singer-songwriter confirms to THR. Wainwright and
Weisborth have been engaged since November 2010, and in February of 2011, they
welcomed a daughter, Viva Katherine Wainwright Cohen, with Lorca Cohen,
daughter of Leonard Cohen.
Read more at http://www.billboard.com/news#PhFec1x2OMqz3HRz.99
*Wynonna
Judd's husband has lost his leg after a motorcycle crash in South
Dakota.
Michael Scott "Cactus" Moser was riding a
motorcycle on U.S. Highway 16 in the Black Hills on Saturday when he crossed
the center line and hit a car. He was airlifted to a hospital.
A representative for Judd said Monday that Moser's leg was
"severed at the scene of the accident" and that doctors have
amputated his leg above his knee. Moser has also had surgery on his hand
Read more at http://www.billboard.com/news#PhFec1x2OMqz3HRz.99
*Everyone's blood may be running a bit cold at the moment,
but four members of the J.
Geils Band have every intention of touring this year despite a
lawsuit by guitarist John "J." Geils claiming they can't use the
group name.
Current band manager John Baruck tells Billboard that the
group -- which includes founding members Peter Wolf, Seth Justman, Magic Dick
Salwitz and Danny Klein -- "is going out. It's the J. Geils Band playing
the J. Geils hits with Peter Wolf out there in front dancing. This is all
clear-cut. We're not stopping because of John Geils' allegations." The
tour launches with a nine-date northeast run on August 25 at the New York State
Fair in Syracuse, and a second leg is planned after Thanksgiving; Wolf has
already posted December dates in Upper Darby, Pa., and Detroit.
Read more at http://www.billboard.com/news#CkXuW2aWeJP7m2mS.99
*Lady Gaga was forced to halt a concert in Romania on
Thursday night so she could rush offstage to vomit. The Paparazzi hitmaker was performing an
outdoor show for fans in the Piata Constitutiei Square in Bucharest when she
began to feel nauseous and she briefly disappeared from the stage to throw up.
When she returned to the spotlight, she told the crowd, “I
went backstage and vomited, and I did not want you to see this... It happens to
me sometimes.”
Read more at: http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2012/08/17/20114041-wenn-story.html
*All you need is love — and a chunk of John Lennon’s tooth
– to raise money for a children’s charity.
That’s according to Alberta dentist Dr. Michael Zuk — who bought
Lennon’s tooth for more than $32,000 at a Stockport, England auction in
November — and his artisticially-inclined sister, Kirsten Zuk.
The doc’s sister used a very small piece of the molar when
she made a clay sculpture of the rock icon.
“I love John Lennon — I’ve been a huge fan all my life,”
said Kirsten Zuk.
The artist says the dentist came up with the idea to take
a chip of the tooth and turn it into a piece of art after he purchased it. “This is like a time-capsule. It will contain
his DNA,” said the sister, who lives here.
Read more at: http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2012/08/16/20115331.html
*Beck (Beck Hansen) is famous for his underground,
anti-folk, alternative, dreamy-yet-hook-driven music. His first biggie was
“Loser” way back in 1994. But his ability to understand and reach his audience
just went cosmic. He released a new album, but it’s not a record or a CD or a
series of MP3 files. Something way better. sheet music.
From the promo
site:
“In the wake of Modern Guilt and The Information,
Beck’s latest album comes in an almost-forgotten form—twenty songs existing
only as individual pieces of sheet music, never before released or recorded.”
Read more here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/willburns/2012/08/09/beck-produces-a-genius-innovation-that-appeals-to-the-user-generated-generation/
* In an interview with Australian radio station Triple M,
Slash revealed that his mother had an affair with David Bowie, recalling that he once discovered
them naked when he was a little kid. "My mom started working
professionally with David Bowie at first," said Slash, whose mom was a
costume designer. "I'm pretty sure that's how it started and then it
turned into some sort of mysterious romance that went on for a while after
that."
The guitarist remembers seeing a lot of Bowie at the
time – quite literally, on one occasion. "I caught them naked once,"
Slash said. "They had a lot of stuff going on, but my perspective at eight
was limited. Looking back on it I knew exactly what was going on."
Despite the potentially awkward encounter, Slash remembers
Bowie fondly. "He was cool," the rocker said. "I liked David a
lot."
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/slash-recalls-finding-mom-naked-with-david-bowie-20120828#ixzz24xqy8T5H
Friday, March 2, 2012
This Week In Rock History
1951-Ike Turner and his Rhythm Kings recorded “Rocket 88,” considered by some to be the first true rock-n-roll recording.
1959-Domenico Modugno's "Volare" was named Record of the Year at the first ever Grammy ceremonies. Other winners included Henri Mancini's Peter Gun (Album of the Year) and The Champs Tequila (Best R& B Performance)
1963-The first lady of country music, Patsy Cline, was killed when her private jet struck the side of a mountain near Camden, Tennessee.
1965-The single “ I Pity The Fool” is released by a group called The Manish Boys, lead by a young David Jones, who two years later would officially changed his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with The Monkees' Davy Jones.
1968-28 year Frankie Lymon, lead singer of The Teenagers, dies of a heroin overdose while on leave from the army. Lymon first gained the spotlight at the age of 13 with the hit “Why Do Fools Fall In Love.” After Lymon's death, 3 separate women came forward claiming to be his widow. It seems Lymon had married all three women at different times.
1970--After the family of the late Ferdinand von Zeppelin threatens a lawsuit, Led Zeppelin performs in Copenhagen, Denmark as The Nobs.
1977-A man jumps on stage at a Ray Charles concert and attempts to strangle Charles with a rope before being apprehended by security.
1991-James Brown is released after serving two years of a six-year prison term for drug and gun possession, and leading police on a two state car chase.
1993-Little Richard is furious after learning that his Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys will be part of a non-televised portion of the show.
Rock News
--Actor and singer, Davy Jones, of The Monkees, has died. Jones started his career on Broadway, receiving a Tony nomination for his performance as The Artful Dodger in Oliver!, in 1964. Jones made his television debut performing songs from Oliver! on the Ed Sullivan show the same night the Beatles made their premiere on the show. "I watched the Beatles from the side of the stage," Jones once told reporters "I saw the girls going crazy, and I said to myself, this is it, I want a piece of that." He got his chance the following year when he was cast in The Monkees, a television series following the adventures of a Beatles-like four-piece band, in which Davy played tambourine and sang. Jones topped the charts with the Monkees' tunes "Daydream Believer" and "I want to Be Free" before the band dissolved in 1970. The band, minus Mike Nesmith, finished up a successful and well reviewed show last year, and were making plans to tour again in 2013. Jones died at his ranch on February 29th of a massive coronary, he was 66.
--The body of an unidentified man was found outside the Miami home of rapper Rick Ross on Wednesday morning. Dade County police were responding to reports of gunfire at 7am Wednesday, when they discovered the body of a man in his 40s who had been shot numerous times. Reports say that the property belongs to Ross, though the rapper was not currently staying on the premises, and is not considered a suspect.
--Rocker Meat Loaf “took ill" earlier this week during a live appearance on the British television talk show Loose Women. The Bat Out of Hell singer was scheduled to appear on the show on Wednesday, and was seen on camera goofing around back stage. However Meat Loaf became ill before coming out to speak to the hosts and was unable to complete the interview. Meat Loaf has had recent health worries, passing out during two separate concerts in July of last year (blaming the incidents on a "lack of oxygen" exacerbating his asthma.)
--In celebration of Johnny Cash's 80th birthday this past Sunday, Austin City Limits has arranged for a celebration concert to be aired in April. "We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash," which will air April 20th on PBS stations across the country, will feature performances from Kenny Chesney, Kris Kristofferson, Lucinda Williams, Ray LaMontagne, Jamey Johnson, Chris Cornell, Ronnie Dunn, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Amy Lee and Shooter Jennings. Cash, who passed away in 2003, is also being celebrated with a museum in his boyhood home of Dyess, Arkansas. Ground for the Johnny Cash Museum was broken on Sunday by members of his remaining family.
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