Let Me Introduce Myself
She’s from Ohio, she’s nuts about music, and she’s here to give this joint a woman’s touch. Please welcome Kelly – our newest contributor to Ickmusic! – Pete Hello, Ickmusic readers! I’m thrilled to be contributing to Ickmusic, and I…
Ickmusic’s Friday Five: August 22, 2008
It’s been a long and busy week here at Ickmusic East full of ups and downs. Between the shocking and untimely passing of LeRoi Moore, Jerry Finn, Issac Hayes and Jerry Wexler the music community has lost many members these…
Prince hips me to Janelle Monáe
There are lots of ways to hear about a new artist. Find a cool blog posting. Hear it on the radio. Have a friend tell you about it. Or in this case, have one of your favorite artists wait outside…
“It’s always easier to leave, than to be left….”
Dave Matthews Band – On LeRoi 08/19/2008 (Video) Coming out after the encore break last night, Dave told the crowd a story about LeRoi. Video courtesy of WeeklyDrop.com.
LeRoi Moore 1961-2008
From the official Dave Matthews Band site: We are deeply saddened that LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of Dave Matthews Band, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2008, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles from sudden complications…
Ronnie Wood’s Journey
I just wrapped up Ronnie Wood’s autobiography, Ronnie. Now, I consider myself a pretty big Stones fan. Of course, I missed them in their prime (which I consider their career through 1981’s Tattoo You). I didn’t really learn to appreciate…
Ickmusic’s Friday Five: August 15, 2008
Ah Friday. The day most of us look forward to beginning at around 9:30 AM on Monday morning. The gateway to the weekend and the only thing standing between you and the release from the daily grind… I think that…
Steve Earle at the Newport Folk Festival
For fellow Steve fans, NPR has a podcast of Steve’s set at the Newport Folk Festival available for free. Get it from their site, or download from iTunes. While you’re there, grab Jim James’s set, and Tom Waits’s entire Atlanta…
Olympic Ads: Brandi Carlile’s The Story
Say what you will about music in advertising, but I for one am happy I found this song – and I wouldn’t have heard it if not for a GM commercial. If you’re in the U.S., you’re hearing it about…
Back to Soul / Back to School – An Ickmusic Giveaway
This may be the first and last time you will ever see the words “Avril Lavigne” or “Hayden Panetierre” ever mentioned here (at least by me). But today, these words will be uttered, and they’ll be uttered in the same…
