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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Album of the Week: “Transformer” – Lou Reed
With the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed’s songs were shocking in lyrical content and sound. Bizarre sexual practices and drug-use were detailed in full, and the band played with a fury and darkness to match. The 17-minute “Sister Ray” was … Continue reading
Song of the Week: “Most Kingz” – Jay-Z
“Most Kingz” is an unreleased song from Jay-Z, and his analysis of the song is one of the highlights of his 2010 book Decoded. Lyrically, the song was inspired by a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting titled Charles the First which depicts Jazz great … Continue reading
Former Bad Company Bassist Paul Cullen On Combining Music & Wine with “Unplugged & Uncorked” {Exclusive Interview}
“Unplugged and Uncorked” is a fusion of passions from former Bad Company bassist Paul Cullen in the early 90′s, when they rocked in front of over 2 million people. Since then, Paul has followed his true passions of playing acoustic guitar … Continue reading
Review: Cowgill (Velvet Lounge, Washington DC 8/20/12)
When you think of the mandolin, chances are you either think of bluegrass, or R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion”. One doesn’t really think of it an instrument that is played aggressively. But that’s exactly what Dan Weissman did during Cowgill’s … Continue reading
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Tagged cowgill, indie rock, paul cowgill, rock performances, rock reviews, velvet lounge, Washington DC
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Song of the Week: “Sweet Soul Music” – Arthur Conley
“Do you like good music? That sweet soul music?” That’s the question posed at the beginning of Arthur Conley’s “Sweet Soul Music”. With a quick trumpet blast, the song quickly flies into a fast-paced soul-rave up. If you … Continue reading
Joe Strummer at 60
(Today marks what would have been Joe Strummer’s 60 birthday.) In the fall of 2002, a friend of mine asked me I wanted to go see Joe Strummer at the 930 Club in DC. I desperately wanted to go, but … Continue reading
No Dumb Words – An Exploration of Indie Instrumentals {Guest Post By Rick Claypool}
No dumb words We’re living in boom times, folks. Okay, so the economy is utterly devastated and the corporate-politico-industrial complex is completely dysfunctional and our soot-encrusted planet is basically slow-roasting the remaining acres of arable cropland. But still, boom … Continue reading
New Music: “Somedays” – Romans
Romans’ “Somedays” is the perfect soundtrack for the end of summer with its mix of glam-rock power ballad and Pet Sounds-style harmonies. It’s the kind of song you want to listen to when the days are still warm, but the … Continue reading
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