Ickmusic Live: The Boss in Philly, Saturday Night
What sucks: Having to cancel my plans to see Bruce in Los Angeles later this month (please Bruce, come to Phoenix early next year).
What doesn’t suck: Listening to Saturday night’s Philly show in my Arizona home, on Sunday.
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Philadelphia, PA
October 6, 2007Night
Radio Nowhere
Prove It All Night
Gypsy Biker
Magic
Reason To Believe
The Ties That Bind
She’s The One
Livin’ In The Future
The Promised Land
Town Called Heartbreak
Incident On 57th Street
Cadillac Ranch
Devil’s Arcade
The Rising
Last To Die
Long Walk Home
BadlandsEncore:
Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Thundercrack
Born To Run
Dancing In The Dark
American LandBUY:
MagicA Nudge in the Right Direction
- To hear the Foo Fighters cover “Band on the Run” is a wonderful thing. Check it out on Fuel / Friends.
- Check out the mysterious tune you’ve been hearing on the iPhone commercials [Listening Post].
- Listening Post also has a cool tech-y Herbie Hancock interview.
- A cool AP interview with Steve Earle.
- Download a killer Trouble Funk album on Do Velho Ao Novo.
- Maybe We Ain’t That Young Anymore kicks down a Springsteen Rehearsal show from last week.
- More Springsteen at Small Things, Stupid Packages. Brian has the 10/23/1999 show from the Staples Center in L.A.
- A Deeper Shade of Soul has a nice Jimmy Cliff show up.
- Jason Hare is back with a Chart Attack, looking back at October 8th, 1977.
- Armagideon Time fuses his Halloween theme and the 50th anniversary of Sputnik.
- And finally – what would the internet be without a web site devoted to the 19th Century mustache?
Magic Tuesday is Here
Springsteen’s Magic is available everywhere today. A joint Pete/Michael song by song review is coming up in a few days. Oh, the anticipation!
Links to Amazon and iTunes are here:
Amazon:
New Manu Chao – La Radiolina
I first came across Manu Chao a few years ago thanks to still amazing Radio Paradise. The song was “Bongo Bong” and was like nothing I’d ever heard – a mix of latin, world beats, jazz, punk. Well, he’s back with that same hard to define blend with his latest release, La Radiolina (his first stateside release since 2001’s Proxima Estación: Esperanza.
The album is full of energy (many of the 21 songs clock in at under two minutes). They’re mini explosions of world rhythms…bringing together some great sounds: horns, wonderful harmonies, loads of cool percussion, police sirens, flamenco-style guitars. It’s really one of those albums that takes you on a journey. Recommended highly!
Manu Chao – El Hoyo
Buy La Radiolina (Amazon note: the Amazon Mp3 Store looks pretty cool. It’s integrated into all of the CD pages, so you now have a choice of adding the CD to your cart, or buying the DRM-free MP3 album)
New Aceyalone: Lightning Strikes
Aceyalone is no secret to the underground / “intelligent” hip-hop scene, but I never took the time to really jump into his stuff. My mistake. One of the reasons I’ve shied away from hip-hop over the last decade is due to the mainstream “money and bitches” formula that has overwhelmed the airwaves and media. Eminem may be a genius. 50 Cent and Kanye continue to fight it out. But something about all of it has by and large turned me off. I should have kept my ear to the pulse of the underground, because I’ve clearly been missing out on some quality hip-hop.
So though I’m late to the party, hearing Aceyalone’s stuff for the first time is pretty damn refreshing. It started with an email I got promoting his latest release, Lightning Strikes, released tomorrow (Oct. 2nd). On this record, he combines hip-hop with dancehall, and the two songs I’ve heard ssssmoke. It’s produced by L.A.-based Bionik, known for his affinity at fusing dub, dancehall and roots reggae with other genres. I’ll definitely be picking it up this week.
Aceyalone is a founding member of the Freestyle Fellowship, an underground L.A. hip-hop collective in the mid-90’s. He was also part of Haiku d’Etat (with Mikah 9 and Abstract Rude) and the A-Team (with Abstract Rude). I’ve got some catching up to do.
Listen to these two tracks off Lightning Strikes.
Aceyalone – Eazy – feat. Chali 2Na of Jurassic 5
Aceyalone – Shango
Buy Lightning Strikes.
Aceyalone’s Bandcamp.
Eazy video on YouTube.
SNL Digital Short: Iran So Far
Another instant classic.
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Old School Friday
Tomorrow, I will try my luck on Ticketmaster.com for some decent seats to see the Boss at the L.A. Sports Arena on October 29th. Did you see him on the Today show Friday morning? My original idea was to record it and get to work on time, but “The Promised Land” pulled me in, and Plan B was swiftly put into action (stare intently at the TV screen for the next 35 minutes or so, then walk late into work like I own the place). Check out some Today action here (thanks Krup for the link).
Naturally, this segues effortlessly into an Old School Friday, featuring our friend Georgio. Where is Georgio these days? He directed and appeared in a movie with Coolio: 2003’s Tapped Out (oh, don’t make me Netflix it, I will). I had to share this review snippet from Netflix:
“I applaud Giorgio’s effort in getting this movie completed. The plot is as loose as a $10 hooker on Figueroa. The beginning scene of the movie has virtually nothing to do with the rest of the flick. Lots of good eye candy in the soft porn scenes though! I give Georgio 5 stars for the supporting females casting.”
Consider it Netflixed.
Georgio –
Sex Appeal(mp3)Buy Sex Appeal
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Queens of the Stone Age: Boobs Version
I can’t call myself a fan of Queens of the Stone Age, but the gratuitous violence and bare breasteses in the following video put me well on my way… click the large poster… probably NSFW for most of us…
Sirius E Street Radio Launches Tonight at 6 Eastern
What are you doing at 6:00pm Eastern? Why not turn on Sirius 10 to hear the launch of E Street Radio? They’re kicking off the channel with a “rare” 1978 show at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ.
Don’t have Sirius? Sign up for a free three day trial. Once you’re in, you’ll never want out:
