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Free Music Friday

American Songwriter Magazine has made available 12 of their current favorites including Futurebirds, Phosphorescent, Courtney Jaye and Caitlin Rose.  This one is worth digging into so click on the photo to get the music.  Enjoy!   http://www.americansongwriter.com/2013/04/the-muse-may-2013-sampler/ Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the [...]

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Get Out

I think of a better way to spend a part of your 3 day weekend at The Hollywood Bowl with Fleetwood Mac.   Sure, it’s without Christine McVie so you won’t hear “Over My Head” or “Say You Love Me” or “Little Lies” or “You Make Lovin’ Fun” but they’ll still play “Don’t Stop” (how [...]

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Rockshow

I got a chance to see the Paul McCartney concert film Rockshow over the weekend and it made me nostalgic.  Not for the past, but for the way our rock stars used to approach their shows. First off, what I didn’t realize was that McCartney approached this show from 1976 as a truly band project. [...]

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New Music Tuesday

In case you didn’t know it’s Daft Punk‘s world and we simply live in it.  Want proof: Here’s Daft Punk with Han Solo: With Kanye at The Grammys Daft Punk designed Coca-Cola bottles According to the Wall Street Journal everyone wants their helmets Their songs are dangerous:   …and the Coup de grâce, appearing on The Simpsons: [...]

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Andy Johns

Any fan of Classic Rock should know the name Andy Johns.  Here is just a partial list of albums he has produced and/or engineered:   Town and Country - Humble Pie (1969) Blind Faith - Blind Faith (1969) Highway - Free (1970) Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin (1971) Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones (1971) Brain Capers - Mott the Hoople (1971) Exile on Main St. - Rolling Stones (1972) Heartbreaker - Free (1972) Living in the [...]

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Free Music Friday

Here’s a few concerts you can download that have caught my interest: Bruce Springsteen: Wrecking Ball World Tour  I’m particularly fond of April 26, 2012 in Los Angeles Neil Young & Crazy Horse : Madison Wisconsin, November 14, 1976 Linda Ronstadt:  November 18, 1973 The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA   Bookmark on Delicious Digg this [...]

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Get Out

It’s so hot out there and and you’ve already seen Iron Man 3, The Great Gatsby and Star Trek Into Darkeness?  Fear not, as the outdoor movies are now coming to Los Angeles.    Saturday you’ll have the choice of two diverse movies. Cinespia at the Hollywood Forever Cemetary presents American Psycho. DJ Jun spins before [...]

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Streaming Gold and Platinum

In a press release sent out last week the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced: … the integration of streams to its historic Gold & Platinum (G&P) Program….On-demand audio and/or video song streams will now be counted towards the 500,000 (Gold), 1,000,000 (Platinum) and 2,000,000 plus (multi-Platinum) thresholds required for G&P’s Digital Single Award [...]

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New Music Tuesday

Fresh off triumphant headlining shows at Coachella  and a great performance showcasing a couple songs on Saturday Night Live last weekend it appears Vampire Weekend are ready to dominate the indie rock scene this summer. Their third album “Modern Vampires Of The City” continues their self-described “Upper West Side Soweto” sound although as most third [...]

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Classic Rock and Commercials

Johnson & Johnson has decided that Guns n’ Roses represents “love and the reason you care”. Here are a few other commercials you probably never thought you’d see from your favorite rockers. Rush & Passat Eddie Money & Geico KISS & Dr. Pepper Quiet Riot & Hyundai Rolling Stones “Sympathy for The Devil” & Mercedes [...]

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