What do you say when a legendary artist asks you to cover his song for a benefit album? You say yes. . .duh. Which was the exact response 16 current artists gave to their idols when this album was being created. To help promote awareness of children who have been displaced by war around the globe War Child and Astralwerks teamed up to create this collection of covers.
The reason for me purchasing this album was to hear Beck play Bob Dylan, which is done very well, and to give a listen to other artists I’m not familiar with. The lineup...
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I can still remember the first time I heard "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and Nirvana. That was 18 years ago, and I was a college freshman. The first few bars of the song immediately turned me into a convert to alternative rock. Nirvana changed the way I listened to music, and I know it was also the same with many people during that time. Nevermind brought alternative rock to a large mainstream audience. Nevermind, which was released in September 1991 by Geffen Records, was Nirvana's second studio album and major debut. The album has sold more than 10 million copies in the...
I recently read about the amount of music stores closing across the country in Rolling Stone. It hadn’t struck me, until a few days ago, that F.Y.E. is the only national chain record store in operation, which is pretty depressing. I used to visit Record Town or Strawberries as a kid, I rarely went into Tower Records and I’ve never seen a Virgin Megastore. Is this a sign of the times? What is on the horizon as iPods begin to take over?
Borders is said to be cutting a percentage of their music and movie section, Wal-Mart might do the same. ...
Eminem is one of the very few hiphop artists who changed my view of hiphop music; he made hiphop listenable. But it's been almost four years since we last heard something worthwhile from Eminem, and I almost forgot about him. But now he has just announced that a new album is coming out. Relapse, his first original studio album in over four years, will hit music stores in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2009. But fans will have a taste of what the album would be like as early as April 7th because the first single from the album and...
In college you grow an affinity for certain bands. While I worked at WKNH in Keene I had the opportunity to work with a few, and Planeside was one of them. Planeside, a rock trio hailing from New York, played several gigs for us and recently stopped in Portsmouth to promote their latest EP, Under The Circumstances, It’s Not Such a Bad Idea.
The Muddy River Smokehouse has a roomy downstairs with a bar, dance floor, and stage begging for live music. Thankfully, last Thursday we were all treated to some great live action. First opener was Regina, a solo singer/songwriter...
