Dead Link Click Here for the audio stream of Neil Young’s new album,now playing free. Available as a digitial download Tuesday, CD a week later.
Lyrics for the most talked-about song on the record:
“Let’s Impeach the President”:
Let’s impeach the president for lying
And leading our country into war
Abusing all the power that we gave him
And shipping [...]
So, perhaps you're sick of Neil Young, the Dixie Chicks, Bruce Springsteen and all those other libruls who don't know when to shut up and assimilate into God's Plan. Well, now there's a musical choice for you.
Though I'm disappointed this collection doesn't include any gems from the immortal Bob Roberts:
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This appeared in the Claremont Eagle Times, April 27, with a slightly different headline.
Performers should keep their politics to themselves – so says Arnold Schwarzenegger, or was it Ronald Reagan? Actually, it might have been Ron Silver describing his response to a Toby Keith/Ted Nugent concert.
Seriously, it’s hard to imagine the musical world without [...]
Appeared in Claremont Eagle Times, April 27, with different headline:
The next month is a lively one for the Claremont Opera House, beginning with the “Magic of Lyn” this weekend, and ending with a raucous night from the North Shore Comedy troupe May 20. There’s also a real buzz of anticipation for Tia McGraff, the Canadian [...]
Renowned filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich recently announced plans to film Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers as they tour the country; the kick off date for the "Highway Companion" summer run is June 9 in Charlotte, NC.
"I'm not an expert on Tom Petty, I'm just a fan," the 66-year-old director said. "But what appeals to me is [...]
As reported Monday (April 24), Crosby Stills Nash & Young will hit the road for a tour of North America which will kick off at Camden, New Jersey’s Tweeter Center at the Waterfront July 6, and wrap September 10 at the Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania.
The Freedom of Speech 2006 tour is [...]
Josh Parker called to update me on his band, a three-piece that kicks ass like the power trios of yore (Mountain, Cactus, Three Man Army) that I used to bug the neighbors with in my teenage years.
The band has a show at Royal Flush Friday, with their house band supporting. The Springfield venue has been [...]
According to a news story, although negotiations between Apple and the recording industry are at an impasse, the issue of variable pricing is apparently dead:
Negotiations between Apple and the four major music companies - with which iTunes deals all expire in the next two months - have reached a crucial point as several record [...]
Feel the Benefit
There’s a video on YouTube.com (a web site I’ve been spending way too much time on lately), a hilariously cheeky spoof of musicians and charity. In it, Boston-based rockers Damone bemoan the plight of “broke rock bands” in the wake of music business decline.
Shot in grainy black and white, it’s a pitch [...]
Watching this last night on VH1, I'm still baffled about why CBS killed the show. What's not confusing is how they did it - originally slated to run against some B-list sitcoms, they moved it to 10 PM, where Law & Order: SVU has a solid following, then proceeded to give it no support. [...]
