The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame celebrated a quarter century as the self-appointed, oft-suspect gatekeeper for canonical artists in the rock world (no Replacements, no Sonic Youth, no etcs. -- no vote of confidence, RRHOF dudes) with a pair... CONTINUE READING U2 JAM WITH BLACK EYED PEAS, JAGGER, SPRINGSTEEN AT ROCK HALL 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW»
Posted on November 2, 2009 in , , (12 comments)
Tags: Annie Lennox | Aretha Franklin | Fergie | Jeff Beck | Jerry Lee Lewis | Lou Reed | Metallica | Mick Jagger | Ozzy Osbourne | Patti Smith | Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame | Stevie Wonder | Sting | The Decemberists | Tom Hanks | will.i.am
Between Ben and Zooey, Ryan and Mandy, and this morning's news about Trent and Mariqueen, maybe we should start to an Indie Rock Nuptials category? SundayStylesGum would be remiss not to also congratulate White Stripes drummer Meg on her engagement... CONTINUE READING MEG WHITE IS ENGAGED TOO»
Posted on May 4, 2009 (4 comments)
Tags: Jackson Smith | MC5 | Meg White | Patti Smith | The White Stripes
If you love R.E.M. and weren't at Carnegie Hall last night, you should probably do a better job at loving R.E.M. The evening was billed as a tribute to the Athenian eye-smilers, which meant career-spanning covers by everyone from Kyp... CONTINUE READING R.E.M. JOINS PATTI SMITH'S R.E.M. TRIBUTE»
Posted on March 12, 2009 in , (5 comments)
Tags: Fever Ray | Glen Hansard | Jeff Mangum | Jimmy Fallon | Michael Stipe | Neutral Milk Hotel | Patti Smith | R.E.M. | The Swell Season
Turns out Twelve covers weren't enough for Patti. Along with taking on legends like Jimi, the Stones, and Tears For Fears, Ms. Smith recorded a few bonus cuts for a limited edition 7", one of which is a rather choice... CONTINUE READING PATTI SMITH COVERS THE DECEMBERISTS»
Posted on May 22, 2007 (6 comments)
Tags: Nirvana | Patti Smith | The Decemberists
Covering Patti's great covers album Twelve was a given, but we were torn between this track and "Boy In The Bubble" (Vampire Weekend's got us on a Graceland kick) -- but, we figured a "Smells Like Teen Spirit" cover piques... CONTINUE READING PATTI SMITH COVERS NIRVANA»
Posted on April 18, 2007 (13 comments)
Tags: Nirvana | Patti Smith
Here's a handy roundup of clips from Thursday's Tribute To Bruce Springsteen (Featuring Bruce Springsteen) at Carnegie Hall. The vid quality is fair to shitty, but until a charitable bootlegger steps forth (please!), it's the best of what's around. (The... CONTINUE READING MORE FROM THE BOSS TRIBUTE»
Posted on April 7, 2007 in (8 comments)
Tags: Bruce Springsteen | Jesse Malin | Odetta | Patti Smith | Pete Yorn | The Hold Steady
Yesterday afternoon came word from The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame that some seats at Table Van Halen opened up. So we made some calls and got the hookup (thanks, Bono!) to the Waldorf Astoria for this year's induction... CONTINUE READING DOS & DON'TS: INSIDE THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS»
Posted on March 13, 2007 in (16 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | Bill Hader | Eddie Vedder | Grandmaster Flash | John Mellencamp | Keith Richards | Kid Rock | Patti Smith | R.E.M. | Robbie Robertson | Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame | The Ronettes | Van Halen | Zack De La Rocha
We love it when Bob Lefsetz gets pissed. Which is pretty much everyday. The latest from the music world to get under his super-sensitive skin is the news that Patti Smith is a proud member of this year's group of... CONTINUE READING PATTI SMITH'S ROCK HALL INDUCTION RUFFLES SOME FEATHERS»
Posted on January 15, 2007 in (17 comments)
Tags: Lefsetz | Patti Smith | Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Congrats to first-time ballot bands R.E.M. and Van Halen: you're going to Cleveland! The Hall has spoken, choosing those bands -- along with Patti Smith, The Ronettes, and Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five -- for induction at the March... CONTINUE READING ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME'S CLASS OF '81»
Posted on January 8, 2007 (20 comments)
Tags: Grandmaster Flash | Patti Smith | R.E.M. | Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame | The Ronettes | Van Halen
