Road Trip

I am sure at some point this summer you have loaded up the family in the family truckster and headed out on a road trip.  Here are some great road trip tunes so do not spill your Big Gulp while you are tapping toes and heading on down the road.  Safe travels!

Matt Pond PA - Holiday Road (mp3)

Willie Nelson - On The Road Again (mp3)

John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads (mp3)

Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel (mp3)

The Replacements - Someone Take The Wheel (mp3)

Steve Earle - Guitar Town (mp3)

James McMurtry - Walk Between The Raindrops (mp3)

Gram Parsons' International Submarine Band - Folsom Prison Blues/That's All Right (mp3)

John Fogerty - Lookin' Out My Back Door (mp3)

Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road (mp3)

Rolling Stones - Memory Motel (mp3)

Roadside Graves - Holiday Road (mp3)

Concert Business Struggling

There is a great article that appeared in the WSJ last week depicting the music industry's struggles this summer to get fans to buy concert tickets.  There has to be a better model.  No one likes the high ticket prices plus the high fees.  It is time for the music industry to change its ways.  The big question is what model works for both fans and the performers?

The End of the Road?
by John Jurgensen

The concert business a lone bright spot in the struggling music industry, is in trouble this summer.  A tale of bad backs, cancelled acts and angry fans.


You can read the entire article here.

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Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day at Wembley Stadium on June 19.

It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It) - The Rolling Stones (mp3)

Pros and Cons: Reissue of Exile on Main Street

The reissue of Exile of Main Street is available May 18th.  Here is Keith and Mick on Jimmy Fallon participating in the Pros and Cons of the reissue of Exile on Main Street.

Under the Covers

At a dinner party this weekend a friend and I were talking about how great the songs are on side 2 of The Rolling Stones album Tattoo You.  Here are a couple of covers of "Waiting on a Friend".

Band of Horses - Waiting on a Friend (mp3)
Luna - Waiting on a Friend (mp3)

T.A.M.I. Show

I just recently purchased the T.A.M.I. (Teenage Awards Music International) Show DVD. The show was was released in movie theaters in 1964 but it has never been made available on video or DVD until recently.  It is a great DVD because it has a lot of great artists on it like The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, The Supremes, James Brown and The Rolling Stones.

Exile on Main Street to be reissued in May

The deluxe edition of Exile on Main Street will include the 18 original tracks along with 10 previously unreleased tracks that were recorded in the 1970s.  The super deluxe deal, which comes with a copy on vinyl, everything in the deluxe edition plus a documentary DVD and a 50-page collectors book that includes photos of the band in the early ’70s.

Under the Covers

This week's cover is the Bob Dylan song "Like A Rolling Stone".  I have included covers by the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen and the Drive-By Truckers along with a parody by The Replacements.

Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (mp3)
The Rolling Stones - Like A Rolling Stone (mp3)
Jimi Hendrix - Like A Rolling Stone (mp3)
Bruce Springsteen - Like A Rolling Stone (mp3)
Drive-By Truckers - Like A Rolling Stone (mp3)
The Replacements - Like A Rolling Pin (mp3)

Peter's Party

Photo by Ann West

Tonight is the party for Peter.  Music is always a big party of our parties and tonight will be no different.  Here is a partial playlist of what might be heard tonight:

Apollo Sunshine - Today Is The Day
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy
The Black Crowes - Good Morning Captain
Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines
The Rolling Stones - Hand Of Fate
The Long Winters - The Commander Thinks Aloud
Dr. Dog - Hang On
Monsters Of Folk - The Right Place
The Raconteurs - Steady, As She Goes
Neko Case - People Got A Lotta Nerve
Blitzen Trapper - Furr
Roadside Graves - Far And Wide
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Easy Does It
Modest Mouse - People As Places As People
Drive-By Truckers - Gravity's Gone

Under the Covers

Money (That's What I Want) was a 1959 hit single by Barrett Strong.  This song has been covered by a bunch of artists and here are a few of the cover versions along with the original.

Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) (mp3)

The Beatles - Money (That's What I Want) (mp3)

The Rolling Stones - Money (That's What I Want) (mp3)

Sonics - Money (That's What I Want) (mp3)

Flying Lizards - Money (That's What I Want) (mp3)

Here is an interesting version by the Bee Gees and Jerry Lee Lewis:

Under the Covers

'Once I was a rich man, now I am so poor.  But never in my sweet short life have I felt like this before.'
Here are several covers of the Rolling Stones' 'No Expectations' from Beggars Banquet.  Johnny Cash and Odetta cover the song like it was written for them.  The Dirtbombs, Califone and Soulsavers update the song but still try to stick with the roots of the original.  Please go out and discover these artists.

The Rolling Stones - No Expectations
Johnny Cash - No Expectations
Odetta - No Expectations
The Dirtbombs - No Expectations
Califone - No Expectations
Soulsavers - No Expectations

Under The Covers

'You can fool some people sometimes, but you can't fool all the people all the time.  So, now we see the light.  We gonna stand up for our rights!'

What a great song!  Here is the original along with several cover versions.

Bob Marley & the Wailers - Get Up Stand Up

Peter Tosh - Get Up Stand Up

Peter Gabriel - Get Up Stand Up

Ziggy Marley & Ben Harper - Get Up Stand Up

Keith Richards & Jack White Working Together?

(photo compliments Pitchfork.com)

Pitchfork had an article on Wednesday about Keith Richards and Jack White working together on new songs. How cool would that be? Here is some White Stripes, Keith solo and the Stones with Jack live.

The White Stripes - Little Bird
Keith Richards - Take It So Hard
The Rolling Stones with Jack White - Loving Cup

Family Dinner

We finished off a great day with a wonderful family dinner. I grilled fillets and Ann made mashed potatoes along with a nice green salad . It was nice to sit down as a family with good food and conversation. Here is some of the music we were listening to durning our dinner.

Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes

Lyle Lovett - If I Had A Boat

G. Love - Missing My Baby

English Beat - Ranking Full Stop

Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof

Joss Stone - Dirty Man

Blitzen Trapper - Gold For Bread

Willie Nelson - Whiskey River

Rolling Stones - Walking The Dog

Bob Marley - Duppy Conqueror

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