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21 Songs About Booze: A Playlist in Honor of 95-Year-Old Bartender Angelo Cammarata
Above: Prohibition, what a waste. Angelo Cammarata, 95, is the world's longest-running bartender. He's literally been serving since a few minutes after prohibition ended in 1933—he's even in the Guinness Book and Jim Beam's Bartender Hall of Fame for his longevity slinging suds. Of course, there's more to being a barkeep than pouring drinks. As this man has presided over his family business—no-frills neighborhood bar Cammarata's Cafe in West View, Pa.—for the better part of the last century and into the new millennium, he's also been a friend and counselor to his devoted regulars. Now, Cammarata plans to retire, and... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTales of the Coffin Nail: 27 Smoking Songs That'll leave you Breathless
Aside from that one weekend on the eve of 7th grade, when my parents left me with my older sister, I’ve never been a smoker. When I actually inhaled, it always tore my throat up so bad I couldn’t even finish a whole cigarette. Still, that weekend, a random, inconsequential moment occurred that I still—for some strange reason—remember in astonishing detail. It was the night before the first day of school—late August 1991 in the Atlanta suburbs—and an intense thunderstorm had just rolled through. My sister was already asleep in her basement apartment, so I took my boombox down to... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayInsound Kicks Off 7" Series With Ramones, Replacements
Indie-music retailer Insound just got a little more punk rock. The online store is currently working with record labels to bring back long out-of-print 7" singles.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsVandals drummer Josh Freese's new album: $7-$75,000!
Few people can claim punk, rock-star and metal cred, but drummer Josh Freese is a unique breed. Although a permanent member of punk-prodigy group The Vandals since 1989, new-wave band Devo since '95 and Maynard James Keenan's A Perfect Circle since the beginning, Freese's work has also appeared in many other places. To name a few: Guns N' Roses, The Replacements, Sting, Nine Inch Nails, Ween, The Offspring and so on.... read more
Found in: Music, News15 Sunnier Avenues to Get You California Dreamin' (On Such a Winter's Day)
The other day, I was in the car listening to "The Ghost of Virginia" by Justin Townes Earle. It's a very simple acoustic/banjo-based song about an old freight train in the South that hauled coal and transported soldiers "during the war." What happens a few seconds in? I'm in the historical district of Marietta, Ga. and I get stopped by a train. It was so perfect, peaceful and picturesque, I couldn't even be upset.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe Replacements: Tim, Pleased to Meet Me, All Shook Down, Don't Tell a Soul
Ranging from the mid-‘80s to the early-‘90s... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsCurrent Events: Ain't No Fortunate Son - Songs for Veterans, pt. 1
Above: "Funeral for a Soldier" by Scott H. Spitzer for USAF (DOD 030403-F-1166S-001, public domain) Tuesday was Veteran’s Day. Newly restored aircraft carrier the USS Intrepid—a ship that saw extensive combat in the Pacific during World War II—was rededicated as a museum in New York at Pier 86 on the Hudson River. In America, and in many countries around the world (where the holiday is known as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day), people took time to remember those who have served in their nation’s military, especially those who lost their lives. The holiday is held on Nov. 11, commemorating the... read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistPaul Westerberg to pen songs for Glen Campbell
When head (ex-)Replacement Paul Westerberg found out that country star Glen Campbell covered the Minnesota band's "Sadly Beautiful" on August's Meet Glen Campbell, he called his manager. "'Tell Glen I'll be his next Jimmy Webb,'" Westerberg said, according to The Guardian. Webb, who penned hits like "Up, Up, and Away" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" for Campbell, now performs his own songs and recently released live record Live and at Large.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNew Paul Westerberg track available on TuneCore
Paul Westerberg has released a new track called "Bored of Edukation," which is available through TuneCore and Amazon.com.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPaul Westerberg: Up to His Old Tricks Again
Earlier this week, when Paste received unexpected word of this brand-new, independent, web-only release from Paul Westerberg, we were spun into an intense round of e-mail exchanges about what this kind of approach means, both artistically and for the music industry. As our writer Brent Dey... read more
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