THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH — actually two benefit concerts held on the afternoon and evening of August 1, 1971 — organized by George Harrison to help Bengali refugees, was commemorated with a…
Read MoreROGER McGUINN, the leader and guitar maestro of the Byrds, talks to PopMatters about preserving folk music through the Folk Den Project, a catalogue of traditional folk songs he and his wife…
Read MoreArt BrutTHE PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL: That's where I spent my weekend dehydrating… but worth it.Highlights from Saturday included Man Man, a collective from Philly that was as relentless as it was percussive…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE……with the wicked, wicked WILSON PICKETT, live from Germany, circa 1968. His band warms up the crowd with the instrumental “Soulfinger,” but Pickett electrifies from the moment he enters…
Read MoreTHE RASCALS absolutely rave out on this version of Holland-Dozier-Holland's “Mickey's Monkey,” which was originally a hit for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Watch; you'll be glad you did.ERIC BACHMANN, formerly of…
Read MoreTHE TURTLES: Flo & Eddie, back when they were “Happy Together.” May 14, 1967, to be exact.SONIC YOUTH: Thurston Moore talks about television and touring with the Sydney Morning Herald.R.E.M. will have…
Read MoreTHE NEW YORK DOLLS: A cartoon David Johansen (is that redundant?) romances a creationist in the video for “Dance Like A Monkey” from the Dolls' new LP. As it's twofer Tuesday, I…
Read MoreSMOOSH: The tween sisters continue their world tour with a profile on CBS's Early Show and a performance of “Find A Way” on The Jimmy Kimmel Show. They have even turned up…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE……with SPINAL TAP. Pate used to cover “Gimme Some Money,” but few have seen color footage of the Thamesmen playing it (and that set reminds me of the Razzbar).…
Read MoreODE WITH BILLIE JOE: Elvis Costello and Billy Joe Amstrong tackle “Allison” unpluggety for VH1’s Decades Rock Live, which is hosting a clip of Elvis with Death Cab For Cutie playing “Accidents Will…
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