Ken Burns Joins Carole King, Alison Krauss in National Park Celebration
When Ken Burns' name is attached to a project, you better believe it's going to be good. The man could make a nine-hour documentary about suburban lawn maintenance and keep you riveted for every minute. Burns' films on jazz and baseball, to name just a couple, stepped inside their subjects with a flashlight and explored every dark corner, making for a truly engaging watch. But for Burns' latest documentary, The National Parks: America's Best Idea, the filmmaker has called upon some musical pals to reveal the film in style.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsDownload Assembly of Dust's "Leadbelly"
As you might gather from the band's name, Assembly of Dust is a down-to-earth group of guys... read more
Found in: Music, NewsExclusive MP3 : Assembly of Dust - "Leadbelly"
Click above to listen to the exclusive mp3 of Assembly of Dust's "Leadbelly" featuring Jerry Douglas, Allison Kraus and Union Station. If you like it, click on the "download track" button on the right side of the player, and it's yours forever.... read more
Found in: Featured Audio2009 Grammy Awards Live Blog
As we said in our Grammy Predictions, we have a love/hate relationship with the Grammys. But hey, we love music, so we're watching to see what happens. Could be a big year for Lil Wayne (did you see his interview with "Miss" Katie Couric?). Could be a controversial night if Coldplay's alleged Joe Satriani rip-off grabs some hardware ("Viva La Vida" by Coldplay and Satriani's "If I Could Fly"). But plenty of great artists are nominated (M.I.A., Allison Krauss/Robert Plant, Radiohead, Gnarls Barkley, Daft Punk, Brazilian Girls....we could go on), so as always, it'll be worth watching, especially for the... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VPlant & Krauss, Joan Baez, more win at Americana Awards
[Above: Alison Krauss and Robert Plant]Alison Krauss & Robert Plant—the roots-music queen and the former Led Zep banshee—pulled down Album of the Year and Duo/Group of the Year honors Thursday night at the Americana Music Awards, a loose and congenial affair held at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, the so-called “mother church of country music.”... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusAmericana royalty salutes Levon Helm
The Band deserves as much credit as anyone for inventing the country-rock subgenre we now know as Americana, so it made sense that this year’s Americana Music Association conference kicked off Wednesday night here in Nashville with a tribute to The Band’s drummer/singer Levon Helm.... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusBonnaroo 2008 - Day 4
Above: Rogue WavePhotos by Rob Inderrieden... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsAmericana Music Awards nominees announced
Back in May, Paste reported the initial showcase line-up for the Americana Music Festival, which was to include "everyone who's anyone in the Americana genre." Also announced was... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRhymes With Five: Bonnaroo! Excitement!
Bonnaroo starts tonight! And I'm going! And I've never gone! And I'm pretty excited but also scared that I might pass out in the heat! Or get struck by lightning! Or just get really overwhelmed and curl up in a sweaty ball at the back of the Paste tent! I hope there's a falafel vendor! I love falafel! Oh my god! Bonnaroo! So excited!... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VRobert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand EPK
Click above to watch a video EPK for Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' new album Raising Sand, out now on Rounder Records. Related Links: Review: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand News: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss extend Raising Sand tour Video of the Day: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - “Gone Gone Gone”... read more
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