pnêyu Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Not you, silly! (Never you!) I'm thinking of a string of shows at Bottom of the Hill in the early days of Britpop. Sigh. And of course the Flaming Lips Boombox Experiment circa 1998. Grr! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Campaigner Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 "RIAA decides to use its ever-growing power to erase Britney Spears from people's memories" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Warren Haynes sets in with every band in all-day festival.Onstage for 12 straight hours,& then jets to London to record with Ringo (on bass). Nice. Although I'd rather see: "Warren Haynes sings 'Into the Mystic' and a couple other songs, then decides to tone it down a bit (and then jets to London to record with Ringo (on bass)" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Ryan Adams, Bryan Adams To Record Album Tweedy, Farrar, Bennett Plan Historic Three-Band Co-Headlining Tour; Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Wilco To Share Stage Squeeze Reunites to Record, Tour Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheelco Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Rick Wakeman Joins Wilco, Tour of Cuba to Follow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jethro Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 New Wilco Record Is A Rocker Wilco have decided to change course from their soft-jazz piano direction after their latest demos were mistaken one too many times for an old Billy Joel prog-rock record. Jeff Tweedy explained, "It just seemed like a complete drag having to trot out the old rockers to get the crowds to show much life all the time, we're sick of playing 'em, they're 10+ years old; this way we can play new songs and still hold the crowds attention. An added bonus is I don't have to chide them into standing so they don't seem like such a lifeless mob, and they actually want to sing along rather than having to be told to do it." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 "Federal Law Mandates That Elementary School Students Must Be Educated On The Fact That The Rolling Stones Have Never, Ever Had A 'Farewell' Tour. They've Never Broken Up. They've Never Said Never Again. It's A Myth." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WilcoFan Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 iTunes, MTV Call it Quits! Two decades after destroying the album format pioneered by the Beatles and other great 60's and 70's bands, MTV and iTunes are going to be closing their proverbial doors this month. Since MTV (owned by Warner) first broadcasted its single-based music video format on August 1st, 1981, the recorded music industry has been in a tailspin has been critisized as being a one-trick pony. "And rightfully so," says one Warner record company mid-level executive who wished to remain anonymous. "There's one directive from the top: sign someone who looks good, record the hit, shoot the video, and sell 100,000 downloads on iTunes a month. -- And do it fast!" While iTunes is a late comer to the singles music distribution market, their arrival has been nothing but devastating to the album format. iTunes offers songs for 99 cents a pop or albums at a slightly reduced cost compared to mall outlets such as Sam Goody and Tower Records. However, the album is not promoted widely on iTunes and "there's nothing to feel, nothing to hold anymore," say music fans around the world. Even thought MTV and iTunes sales are strong, they are going to close says Apple exec Steve Jobs. "We realized that we are destroying music as a whole in the name of money. Even great bands that have the ability to create an epic album for the ages are being pressured more and more into singles. Basically what happened is MTV executive Phillip Blanchard and I were sitting around talking about great music and we both found ourselves sobbing uncontrollably. We knew what we needed to do!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Papillon Parade Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 "Bonnie Prince Billy & Gomez open for Wilco on world campfire sing-a-long tour starting in the Cape Breton Highlands" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Not you, silly! (Never you!) I'm thinking of a string of shows at Bottom of the Hill in the early days of Britpop. Sigh. And of course the Flaming Lips Boombox Experiment circa 1998. Grr!I don't know, my track record has been less than stellar recently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 "gogo's Track Record Absolutely Stellar As Of Late" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 "gogo's Track Record Absolutely Stellar As Of Late" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shoesgetcold Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Sean and Dhani master fathers sound and looks, team with Ringo and Paul for new album Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Paul McCartney stops dying his hair, & grows a beard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Wilco Finally Offered the Cover of Rolling Stone - Turn it Down Bits of James Blunt Recovered After Singer Consumes Deadly Mixture of Pop Rocks and Coke Spinal Tap Revealed to Be a Real Band Made Up of Guys Who Merely Pretend to Be Comedians Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shortage of Cashews Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Smashing Pumpkins lost forever--erased from everyone's memory. Who were we talking about? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Smashing Pumpkins lost forever--erased from everyone's memory. Who were we talking about?That one is pretty close to reality. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willkoman Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Last U.S. Soldiers Return from Iraq: Musicians to Play Tribute Concert Money to go to families of U.S. soldiers killed in the name of greed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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