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Not Your Mama’s Rockers
Bands that explore the definition of rock and roll, breaking down genre and expectation. Think of a rock song. Any rock song. I’m going to guess that the song you chose has certain elements. It has at least one guitarist, … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Al Kooper, All Along the Watchtower, Always, Andrw Bird, Australia, Beat Circus, Billy Cobham, Bob Dylan, Bobby Gregg, Chemical Brothers, cross-genre, Depeche Mode, DeVotchKa, Electro-rock, electronica, Erasure, Final Fantasy, flamenco, flamenco covers, Flaming Lips, folk-rock, Heartland, Helena, House of the Rising Sun, Hurricane, John McLaughlin, Led Zeppelin, Like a Rolling Stone, Little Miss Sunshine, looping, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Martin Dosh, Melbourne, Metallica, NIck Urata, On Ice, Owen Pallett, progressive acoustic, Ratatat, Robert Allen Zimmerman, Roderigo y Gabriela, Smoothie Song, Sri Chinmoy, Sufjan Stevens, The Cat Empire, This Side, Tryst With Mephistopheles, TV on the Radio, University of Minnesota, Why Should the Fire Die?, Woody Guthrie
Five Drummers That ROCK
What makes a great drummer absolutely legendary? Is it rock-solid timing? Is it stick twirls and flashy licks? Is it the ability to string together a sick solo or add that driving edge to a song? Isolating what makes these … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Alex Lifeson, Baba O'Riely, Bad Times, Barbara Ann, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Blister in the Sun, Dazed and Confused, Drum solos, Drumitar, Drummers, Fool in the Rain, Future Man, Geddy Lee, Good Times, James Hetfield, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Keith Moon, Led Zeppelin, legends, lists, Metallica, Moby Dick, Morse code, Neil Peart, Roger Daltry, Roy Wooten, RoyEl, Rush, SynthAxe, The Beach Boys, The Who, Tito Puente, Victor DeLorenze, Victor Wooten, Violent Femmes, When the Levee Breaks, Whole Lotta Love, YYZ
Concert Watch October 2009
Ok, I’ll grant you that there are a rip-roaring ten days left in the month of October… BUT that is not an excuse for you not to go out a catch some great live performances in New York’s backyard. For … Continue reading →
Tagged as Aretha Franklin, Art Garfunkel, Beacon Theater, Bob Weir and Ratdog, Bruce Springsteen, Canada, Crosby Stills and Nash, Eric Clapton, Grateful Dead, Hollywood Bowl, Le Poisson Rouge, Metallica, Mike Doughty, October, Paul Simon, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sainthood, Stevie Wonder, Tegan and Sara, The Peak, Town Hall, U2, Van Morrison
