April 2012
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MASH-UP MONDAY - Rick Astley Vs Nirvana "Never...
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90.5 The Night Member Events
Here at 90.5 The Night we offer member events to people who become members during our membership drives…oh and we also feed them. You can still become a member now. Here are a few pictures from those events:
Mike Doughty
Steve Forbert
(L-R) Joe D’Urso, Willie Nile, Rhett Miller, Joe Papolla
Ellis Paul
Peter Himmelman
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MASH-UP MONDAY - Beatles/Joan Jett/House of...
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MAD Wednesdays (just a few photos)
Brookdale Public Radio, 90.5 The Night has been a sponsor of The Downtown Cafe’s MAD Wednesday for over a year now. Here are a few pictures from our events:
David Johansen & Brian Koonin
The Amboys
Burlap To Cashmere
Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls
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MASH-UP MONDAY - Beatles Vs LCD Soundsystem
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Stevie Ray Vaugn - Texas Flood (live)
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Pearl Jam - Black (MTV Unplugged)
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The Killers sax player Tommy Marth commits suicide...
A saxophonist for rock band The Killers died earlier this week at his Las Vegas home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, a spokeswoman for the Clark County Coroner said on Thursday.
Read more: http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/26/11411398-the-killers-sax-player-tommy-marth-commits-suicide-at-33?lite
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Seconds before "Abbey Road" picture was taken
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The Black Keys: 'We didn't want to be rock stars'
Dan Auerbach, frontman of blues duo The Black Keys, has said in a new interview that he and drummer Patrick Carney “didn’t want to be rock stars”. Speaking to Interview magazine, Auerbach said that success doesn’t matter to the band.
Read more: http://www.nme.com/news/the-black-keys—3/63322
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Prep Covers EP
The Red Hot Chili Peppers will release We Salute You on May 1st, an EP of six classic covers to celebrate the group’s recent induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The EP consists of songs from previous Hall of Fame inductees the Ramones (“Havana Affair”), Iggy & the Stooges (“Search & Destroy”), Neil Young (“Everybody Knows This Is...
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Neil Young "In Concert" on the BBC in 1971 (full...
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Blur to release 65 previously unreleased tracks in...
Blur have announced that they will be releasing 65 previously unreleased tracks as part of a huge reissue later this year.
The Britpop icons will re-release each of their seven studio albums on July 30 as a boxset. The collection will come with 65 previously unreleased tracks, over 130 rarities, 3 DVDs, a collector’s edition book featuring rare and unseen photos and a new interview with the band...
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Sheryl Crow, the Black Keys and More React to...
The death of Levon Helm earlier today at the age of 71 has sparked an outpouring of grief on Twitter from musicians and other stars who loved his music. Here’s a handful of reactions so far. Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sheryl-crow-the-black-keys-and-more-react-to-levon-helms-death-20120419
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Jack White: How I Made 'Blunderbuss'
I want an album filled with surprise, with major shifts in style and fun, kick-ass fun. So after only one listen I knew that Jack White’s new album, Blunderbuss, would become one of my favorites of the year. When I found out just before SXSW that I’d be able to talk with Jack White about making this new record, I was thrilled. Jack White and I have had a series of conversations over...
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He's Still the Boss: The 10 Best Springsteen Songs...
In the last 10 years, with and without the now-dwindling E Street Band, Springsteen has created some of his best music. No album as a whole approaches Born to Run’s cultural status, but select songs are equally memorable and musically vital.
Read more: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/157178-hes-still-the-boss-the-10-best-springsteen-songs-of-the-last-10-year
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Greg Ham, Men At Work flute player, 'found dead'
Men At Work flautist Greg Ham has been found dead at his Melbourne home, according to Australian reports. The 58-year-old will be remembered for playing the famous flute riff from the band’s biggest hit, Down Under.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17767264
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Robbie Robertson: 'Levon Helm Is Like an Older...
Robbie Robertson has released a statement about his former bandmate Levon Helm, who is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Robertson and Helm began playing together as members of Ronnie Hawkins’ backing group in the early 1960s. They became Bob Dylan’s backing group in 1965, and three years later christened themselves the Band and began releasing their own music. Helm and...
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The Band & Friends - I Shall Be Released (from The...
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The Band - The Weight Live WOODSTOCK 1969
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The Band - The Making of "Up On Cripple Creek"
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Hole's Eric Erlandson says Kurt Cobain recorded a...
Former Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson has revealed that Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain had recorded a whole album’s worth of solo demos before he died in 1994, which no-one has ever heard. Erlandson, who was speaking to US TV station Fuse, said that Cobain was heading in “a really cool direction” and that the solo album could have been the singer’s ‘White Album’
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Paul McCartney recalls making of seminal album...
The 1971 album, which was the first to be credited to him and his late wife Linda, will be re-released in the UK on May 21. A deluxe edition box set will include a 112-page book, photo prints, copies of handwritten lyrics and notes and four CDs as well as a film that tells the making of the album on DVD, Ramming.
Read more (and watch the video): http://www.nme.com/news/paul-mccartney/63281
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The Hold Steady Aim to Start Recording New LP This...
Fans of the Hold Steady in Texas recently got their first listen to a pair of new tunes that are likely headed for the band’s next album. During a three-date swing through the Lone Star State last week – their first batch of shows in 2012, since frontman Craig Finn has spent recent months touring solo – the band debuted “Wait Awhile” in Austin and another as-yet-untitled song the...
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Squeeze - Pulling Mussels (live)
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Why Tax Day Is Even Worse For Musicians
Tomorrow is the income tax filing deadline in the U.S., and jazz musicians in particular know it. The overwhelming majority of jazz musicians are freelance performers (and often freelance teachers, composers and other music-related service providers). But the informal aesthetics of the jazz world often extend to its business practices as well, with its handshake deals and cash payments. That makes...
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Jack White to stream concert, Oldman to direct
Jack White will kick off the release of his first solo album with a concert streamed live online, to be directed by Gary Oldman.
Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_JACK_WHITE_LIVE_STREAM?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-04-16-10-58-11
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Mumford & Sons - Austin City Limits
M&S perform Roll Away Your Stone, Timshel, Lover of the Light, Awake My Soul, The Cave plus interview
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Lego Musicians
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Nora Jones "Happy Pills" (listen)
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Rock Hall Inductees Battled For The Future Of L.A....
A new batch of performers will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this week. In the days leading up to the induction ceremonies, Morning Edition is visiting the cities that gave birth to the inductees. Today: the story of a battle for the future of rock ‘n’ roll that took place on the streets of L.A. in the early 1980s.
Read more:...
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NPR's First Listen: Bonnie Raitt, 'Slipstream'
There are two ways to carry old practices forward: Preserve or adapt. Both approaches have their ups and downs. Mere preservation can turn something hard, laying on the sheen of authenticity that masks death within. Adaptation can dilute a thing’s essence so thoroughly as to render it unrecognizable.
Read more: http://www.npr.org/2012/04/01/148930343/first-listen-bonnie-raitt-slipstream
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Sultans of Swing Solo...on Ukulele
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Willie Nelson Statue to Be Erected in Austin
A bronze sculpture of Willie Nelson will be erected later this month in Austin, Texas. The statue, a gift to the city from the non-profit group Capital Area Statues, Inc., will be unveiled at 4:20 p.m. on April 20th as a nod to the country star’s reputation as a stoner. Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/willie-nelson-statue-to-be-erected-in-austin-20120410#ixzz1rjYi6zG0
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M. Ward: Sounds Of A Different Time And Place
M. Ward’s music inspires a sense of wonder — it recalls many sounds from a different time and place.
“I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles,” Ward says, “and that ends up rearing its head in the records that I make. One of the great things about music is that it has the capability of time travel — you smell a certain smell in the room...
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Rusted Root - Send Me On My Way (video)
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5 Long-Lost Soul Songs
In 1978, Lily Pearson, Annette Warren and Avetta Henry walked into Cleveland’s Boddie Studios and recorded a six-song rehearsal reel. The group’s ambitions never came to fruition, though, and their tapes ended up languishing in the studio’s vaults for the next 30 years until the Chicago reissue label, Numero Group, rediscovered it in the process of compiling a Boddie anthology.
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Spin Doctors - Two Princes (video)
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Johnny Depp Played Drums for Todd Snider’s Opening...
In a musical meshing of creative worlds, actor (and multi-instrumentalist) Johnny Depp played drums with Bill Carter & The Blame at a gig last night in Los Angeles. Carter was opening for the alt-country singer Todd Snider.
Read more: http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/awesome_of_the_day/2012/04/johnny-depp-played-drums-in-todd-snyders-opening-band.html
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Ronnie Wood says Rolling Stones will start...
The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood has revealed that the band will start recording new material this month. Speaking to the Mirror, the guitarist said he and his bandmates would be hitting the studio to “throw some ideas around” in preparation for their 50th anniversary celebrations. Wood, who said the band were eager “to get the feel again”, added:
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The Strokes - Someday (video)
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The Making of "Sympathy For the Devil"
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Brazilian Studio Buys Film Rights to Bob Dylan's...
The film rights to Bob Dylan’s 1975 album Blood on the Tracks have been picked up by a Brazilian production company, Entertainment Weekly reports. RT Features announced yesterday that they are planning to produce an English-language film based on the record, which includes classics such as “Simple Twist of Fate” and “Tangled Up in Blue.”
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James McCartney: 'I'm Open to Beatles: The Next...
Paul McCartney’s son James has told the BBC that he is interested in teaming up with the sons of his father’s former bandmates to form The Beatles: The Next Generation. “I don’t think it’s something that Zak [Starkey] wants to do,” says McCartney. “Maybe Jason [Starkey] would want to do it. I’d be up for it. Sean [Lennon] seemed to be into it, Dhani...
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Damon Albarn (of Blur & Gorillaz) say both are...
Damon Albarn has been busy with Bobby Womack, Dr. Dee, and Rocket Juice & the Moon, but unfortunately, it looks like he’s putting his two most famous bands to bed. In an in-depth interview with The Guardian, Albarn revealed that the future of Blur and Gorillaz may not extend past this year. Blur’s final concert will be this August in London’s Hyde Park for the Olympic...
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MASH-UP MONDAY - Beatles Vs. Nine Inch Nails
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MASH-UP MONDAY - Green Day/ Oasis
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MASH-UP MONDAY - Gotye/Notwist "Somebody That I...
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The Shins on IFC's "Portlandia"
