I AND I: The Skatalites, Trocadero, February 22nd, 2007 EVA SAYS: I wasn’t at all surprised to find a lot of empty space between patrons at the Skatalites show. On a night like this, all the hip, trendy kids were probably well on their way to catch the new electro-ipod/turntable-avant-garde-sample whatever somewhere along the borders of NoLibs. Their loss. Though a little aged and worn around the edges, the Skatalites still delivered one of the most fun shows of the past year. And sure, the musical aspect was important. There was no forgetting that I was in the presence of […]
We Know It’s Only Rock N’ Roll But We Like It
ALL YOUNG IN THE SOUL: The Photon Band + Like A Fox, Johnny Brendas, Last Night [FLICKR] [Photos by JONATHAN VALANIA]
NOW PLAYING: The Good, The Bad & The Queen
[NOW PLAYING ON PHAWKER RADIO] In 1993, it was with little left to lose that Blur’s Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon — bottom of the bill at an Xfm fundraiser in Finsbury Park — gave the premiere of a new song to a small, indifferent crowd. Entitled For Tomorrow, it was a sad little love song to the city on which Albarn so desperately wanted to make his mark. If there was a hitherto untapped passion in the way Albarn sang the line about “hanging on for dear life,” it was hardly surprising. That was him there, forlornly throwing out […]
We Know It’s Only Rock N’ Roll But We Like It
OUR MOTHER THE MOUNTAIN: Son Volt, WORLD CAFE LIVE, Noon BY AMY Z. QUINN It’s difficult to know sometimes whether Jay Farrar is actually enjoying himself up there. The never-excitable singer/songsmith at the front of Son Volt rarely cracks a smile, doesn’t dance and, as per usual, is a man of few-to-no words. But those are the wrong places to look for vital signs with this guy. With Farrar it’s when his left leg starts going, a steady stomp that never gets faster, only pounds harder against the stage while he works out his quiet rage. And what beautiful rage […]
THIS JUST IN: It’s 1969 OK, All Across The USA
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LEE & NANCY: Some Velvet Morning
When I’m straight.
SISTER ROSETTA THARPE: Up Above My Head
RADIO TIMES: Beginning in the 1930’s “Sister” Rosetta Tharpe was gospel’s original crossover artists — a vocalist and guitarist who influenced such rock and roll musicians like Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Issac Hayes. Our guest is GAYLE WALD, professor of English and author of a new book called “Shout Sister Shout: The Untold Story of Rock and Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe.”
POP IN TAPE: Hot Wax In The 215
THIS WEEK: A YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO SYNTHETIC SPAGHETTI By MICHAEL FICHMAN Party people seem to fit in to three categories- music nerds, people who only want to hear music they know and people who like partying but don’t care about music. Needless to say I’m in the first category and the last two types of folks really grind my gears. But being a DJ is about compromise. You have to strike a balance between the plebian tendencies of the masses and your own conceit. It’s not unlike working food service, you kind of hate the people on the other […]