Live Earth Videos
Sure, you can catch the Live Earth video action over on YouTube and MSN, but Krup also has some quality Quicktime vid action going on over at his place, including the now infamous Kanye West poisoning of the Police’s “Message…
Harvest Moonin’
I’m in a “Harvest Moon” sort of mood tonight, so I went searching on YouTube for the MTV Unplugged performance complete with the sweeping broom. But I couldn’t find it. But I did find the video below. And wow, are…
Live Earth Moment: Gimme Shelter
So I spent many a minute yesterday clicking around, checking out the different Live Earth performances around the globe. Kudos to MSN for their webcast coverage. They even made it user friendly for us Mac users (though you did need…
Go to Sleep with the Avett Brothers
Another tip o’ the hat to Sirius for turning me on to some more good new music. The Avett Brothers are a trio from Concord, North Carolina made up of Scott & Seth Avett and Bob Crawford. Scott plays banjo…
What the Kids are Listening To: Fergie
The five top songs on this week’s Billboard Top 100 are the same as last week. Boring, but I’ll continue on with week 2 of “What the Kids are Listening To”… this week, we look at Fergie’s “Big Girls Don’t…
Highly Recommended: Tom Dowd and the Language of Music
About a month after I started this blog, my then-boss recommended the documentary Tom Dowd and the Language of Music. Two and a half years later, I finally took his advice (thanks to my new subscription to Netflix). Tom Dowd…
Ickmusic Giveaway: Memory Almost Full
Let’s give one away, eh mates? In my inherently lazy way, I’ve been sitting on a copy of Paul McCartney’s new CD, Memory Almost Full, for a good month now. High time I give it away to one of you…
The Sandinista! Project
If London Calling was the Clash’s masterpiece, Sandinista! – a three-LP, multi-genre assault on the senses (and the follow-up to London Calling) – was its stoned out red-headed stepchild. Thirty-six songs strong, Sandinista! was their chance to completely let loose…
Prince’s “Chelsea Rodgers”
“Chelsea Rodgers” is a song on Prince’s new album, Planet Earth. The woman above is apparently Chelsea Rodgers. Nobody really knows what role she’ll play. New Prince protege? His girlfriend? Who knows right now. Does it really matter? Not really.…
Steve Earle News: Washington Square Serenade
Thanks to Jeffro for alerting us that New West Records has announced details of Steve Earle’s first record with the label. Due September 25th, and titled Washington Square Serenade, it will feature the CD and a bonus DVD of Steve…