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Watch Phish Cover Exile on Main Street
Everyone loves to dress up on Halloween (Especially, as we witnessed this weekend, as Max from Where the Wild Things Are), but Phish have long taken it a bit further. In fact, the Vermont jammers dress up their Halloween show as an entirely different band. In years past they’ve taken on Dark Side of the Moon, Quadrophenia and The White Album. This Halloween, at their very own Festival 8 at Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., Phish played The Rolling Stones classic Exile on Main Street.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFourteen Catchiest Apple Ads (Plus, Who's That Singing In The New Nano Commercial?)
With their clean lines, bright hues, tech-forward features and cultural cache, it often seems like Apple products simply sell themselves. But what, then, of the hundreds of equally stylish—and so often mesmerizing—television ads the company's shelled out for over the years? Are they just for our amusement? Well, no, but sometimes they might as well be. There are few other ad campaigns with the capacity to stop TV viewers in their commercial-break tracks from the sofa to the fridge, and few others worth seeking out on YouTube even after you've gone to great TiVo-related lengths to avoid them the first... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayHas Charlie Watts Quit the Rolling Stones After Nearly Half a Century?
Update: A spokesperson for the Rolling Stones released a statement to Uncut magazine stating that Charlie Watts has not, in fact, left the band. “Contrary to a fabricated story that ran this morning on a small music web site in Australia," it reads, "drummer Charlie Watts has not left The Rolling Stones.” Fair enough.--If you shed a tear when Oasis disbanded late last week, you might need a willing friend's shoulder for this one: After 47 years playing in the Rolling Stones, it looks like drummer Charlie Watts is calling it a day.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsGet Moving: Fourteen Songs By Which To Pack And Unpack
If you live in the Atlanta area and are wondering why it's 90 °F and ferociously thunderstorming all weekend, well, that's because I'm moving. Hooray! Hopefully my trusty helpers (read: parents and boyfriend) and I will make it through all the packing and unpacking without getting totally drenched and/or struck by lightning—and then I can commence to getting my new place in order with the musical assistance of this moving-day playlist.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayRolling Stones, Killers, Amy Winehouse, Fall Out Boy, Many More Contribute to Climate Change Benefit CD
When a good and worthy cause is presented to the music industry, some musicians sure don't screw around in creating the ultimate fundraiser. Case in point: The UK climate change charity Artists Project Earth (APE), which raises awareness for climate-crisis projects and natural disaster relief, recently sought a little help from their friends. Those friends just happen to include names like The Rolling Stones, The Killers and Amy Winehouse.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Definitive All-Time Top 10 Rock 'n' Roll Documentaries List
The art of the rock documentary is a delicate one. A good rockumentary strikes a balance between moving concert footage and revealing backstage confessions, telling a story while illuminating the band's impact on both fans and the cultural zeitgeist. Because they capture a broad swath of culture from such a unique perspective, they are often compelling films, which makes it hard to pick only 10 to call “the best.” Excluding those that are concert films (sorry, Scorcese, but The Last Waltz falls in this category, as well as Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense), here are the definitive top 10 rock... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayA Look Back at the Lows and Highs of 1969
It was, to borrow from an immortal piece of literature, both the best of times and the worst of times. Like the decade it capped, 1969 was a year of great highs... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesTen Songs About Print Journalism
Once upon a time, being a newspaperman (or woman) was something to stand up and shout about. Journalism was a noble occupation. Reporters and critics worked for peanuts but fought the good fight. The public loved us, believed us, hung on to every word of our investigative stories and critical analyses. We were in the trenches, dodging threats and insults from criminals, corrupt politicians (and cranky rock stars), ferreting out Truth for the sake of Justice and the American Way. That was a long time ago.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayJagger, Bowie and Elton collaborating for 2012 Olympics?
Supergroups can be a tricky beast. Sometimes, they bring out best in everyone involved. Other times, they're an experiment best left in the lab. Either way, the allure of so much star power in a single place can often be too much to resist. So despite our best efforts to raise a cynical eyebrow on this one, it looks, well, kinda fun: Mick Jagger is angling for a star-studded collaboration with David Bowie and Elton John for the 2012 Olympics in London.... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsMick Jagger to present report for European Commission
Mick Jagger has a secret. His days may be spent jet-setting around the world, but come nightfall he dons the mantle of the e-commerce savant and rubs elbows with economic gurus in high places. At least, that's the only reason we can imagine the European Commission is having him present a report on Internet business.... read more
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