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Five Musicians With Missing and Damaged Fingers
Becoming a professional musician is difficult under any circumstances, but the following musicians beat those odds without a full set of digits. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayNew Reissue Label Real Gone Music Will Release Live Grateful Dead Albums, More
It was announced today that a new label has formed under the distribution of Razor & Tie that aims to spotlight the works of obscure artists as well as less celebrated works of famous artists. Its name is Real Gone Music, and it was co-founded by longtime music industry pros Gordon Anderson and Gabby Castellana, founders of (respectively) Collector's Choice Music and Hep Cat Records. read more
Found in: Blogs, Crawdaddy10 Musicians Who Served In The Military
These musicians crawled in the mud with the best of em’ before turning their swords into axes—and other assorted musical instruments. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day30 Great Weekend Songs
Countless songs have been written and dedicated to that two-day break when we’re free to do, well, whatever the hell we want. Weekends are almost always full jovial experiences, so many of the songs mimic that with upbeat, catchy tunes. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayListen to The Decemberists Cover The Grateful Dead's "Row Jimmy"
The Decemberists covered a track from the Grateful Dead’s 1973 album, Wake of the Flood on their new 7" single (via Consequence of Sound).... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSan Francisco Giants to Honor Jerry Garcia
This August, San Francisco’s AT&T Park will play host to a crowd that’s more Haight-Ashbury than Major League Baseball when they honor Grateful Dead guitarist and vocalist Jerry Garcia, Spinner reports.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCalling All Deadhead Librarians: Your Job Hunt is Over
Dear Website Visitor, Please answer the following questions as they apply to you. Answering yes to one qualifies you to continue on to the next: 1. Can you read? 2. Do you love The Grateful Dead? 3. No, like really, really love The Grateful Dead? 4. As in, do you love them enough that you’d want to potentially spend the rest of your professional life sorting, cataloging and archiving Grateful Dead music and related literature, manuscripts and relics into one of the country’s most impressive Grateful Dead library collections? 5. Do you have a master’s degree in archives management?... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAnimal Collective Becomes First Band to Attain Grateful Dead Sample Rights
Over the years, Animal Collective has gotten plenty of attention and respect from critics and fans alike for being a pretty awesome jam band. But if the group's members had any worries as to whether or not they had really "made it," they should consider their apprehensions quelled. The band recently became the first one licensed to use a Grateful Dead sample in a song. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Dead continues to revive itself for U.S. tour
On the heels of reuniting for a "Dead Heads for Obama" concert in their San Francisco hometown, four original members of the Grateful Dead have announced a 19-date tour across America. Perhaps they've been inspired by Obama's campaign slogan: "Yes we can," they figured, "keep playing shows without Jerry Garcia or Mel Saunders." Or did they go back earlier? "Ask not what your country can do for you, but how many shows you can play for your country?" Equally likely: "Speak softly and carry big amplifiers."... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPlant & 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
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