Animal Collective Get First Official Grateful Dead Sample

Recent live staple "What Would I Want Sky" is approved to use bits of "Unbroken Chain" if Animal Collective wanna put it on record, according to a Tweet by the band's management (via ... CONTINUE READING ANIMAL COLLECTIVE GET FIRST OFFICIAL GRATEFUL DEAD SAMPLE»

Posted on July 17, 2009 in MP3, Video (5 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Grateful Dead | Phil Lesh

Revived Dead Hint At New Studio Recordings

For most liking the Dead will always be more about the search for the perfect boot than the merits of their studio work, but that won't stop Bob, Phil, Mickey et al from going back into the studio. Or at... CONTINUE READING REVIVED DEAD HINT AT NEW STUDIO RECORDINGS»

Posted on April 13, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: Arctic Monkeys | Grateful Dead | Grizzly Bear

Casting Couch: Jerry Garcia

Hollywood has finally decided it's time to turn on its lovelight and let it shine on Jerry (requisite lyric-biting intro sentence). According to reports, producers Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, and Eric Eisner have signed on to a biopic that'll explore... CONTINUE READING CASTING COUCH: JERRY GARCIA»

Posted on November 13, 2008 in Casting Couch (16 comments)
Tags: Black Lips | Grateful Dead | Jerry Garcia | Vampire Weekend

NJ Councilman Pees On Fans At Grateful Dead Tribute

At Friday's Dark Star Orchestra show, Jersey City Councilman Steve Lipski got wasted and urinated on the crowd. That'll harsh your mellow. "China Cat Sunflower" > "I Know You Rider" was righteous, though.... CONTINUE READING NJ COUNCILMAN PEES ON FANS AT GRATEFUL DEAD TRIBUTE»

Posted on November 11, 2008 (4 comments)
Tags: Dark Star Orchestra | Elbow | Grateful Dead | Vampire Weekend

Dead To Tour, Support Obama

The first Deadheads For Obama show took place at the Warfield in San Francisco before the California Democratic Primary. Adding another set of voices to the various Barack songs, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann are reuniting... CONTINUE READING DEAD TO TOUR, SUPPORT OBAMA»

Grateful Dead: Chuckin', Got Their Chips Cashed In...

Rock shoes are fun for everyone, yeah? No. OK yeah, fun for blogging. The unexpectedly fertile field of rock/shoe tie-ins adds another photo set for the world of internet comments today, with new images of the Dead's very own line... CONTINUE READING GRATEFUL DEAD: CHUCKIN', GOT THEIR CHIPS CASHED IN...»

Posted on May 30, 2008 in Rock Shoes (15 comments)
Tags: Grateful Dead | The Doors

Deadheads For Barack Obama

Super Tuesday! Hope those of you in the magic states have cast your ballots already; if not, Bobby Weir may just influence the direction of your level pull yet. It wasn't just the hipsters organizing for Barack last night. While... CONTINUE READING DEADHEADS FOR BARACK OBAMA»

Posted on February 5, 2008 in Video (2 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama | Grateful Dead

Rock Band Gets Dead (Cowbell Sold Separately)

Earlier this summer we were treated to a sneak peek at Playstation 3/Xbox 360's Rock Band in action (promptly removed by the forces of good at GooTube, of course). The scene painted by the video clip was pretty rockin', though... CONTINUE READING ROCK BAND GETS DEAD (COWBELL SOLD SEPARATELY)»

Posted on September 6, 2007 in Video Games (8 comments)
Tags: Grateful Dead | Rock Band

Rock 'N Roll Fantasy Camp

With a roster of "counselors" including Bret Michaels, Mark Slaughter, Scott Ian, and KISS's Paul Stanley and Bruce Kulick, Rock 'N Roll Fantasy Camp is courting a certain sort of voluminous-follicled fan -- but playing Beach Boys songs for Brian... CONTINUE READING ROCK 'N ROLL FANTASY CAMP»

The Golden Road To Unlimited Procrastination

Hope you're not busy for the next couple of days. We hadn't been to Wolfgang's Vault in awhile, but thanks to RS, we discovered Wolfgang's behemoth concert archive, 300 shows deep with streams from performances by everyone from The Beach... CONTINUE READING THE GOLDEN ROAD TO UNLIMITED PROCRASTINATION»