Ryan Adams @ Hiro Ballroom, NYC 6/26/07

Not sure about the rest of Ry's tour, but last night's cozy show at Hiro Ballroom saw Adams taking his new, blue Easy Tiger mantra to heart: seats for Cardinals and the crowd alike; acoustics, pedal steel and brush... CONTINUE READING RYAN ADAMS @ HIRO BALLROOM, NYC 6/26/07»

Posted on June 27, 2007 in Concert (13 comments)
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New Ryan Adams Video - "Halloweenhead" & "Off Broadway" Live

Mr. Adams has prepared his first vid from Easy Tiger, now showing at Yahoo. And though it's mostly a bag of cutting snark for Interpol's clip earlier today, at least "The Heinrich Maneuver" consisted of original footage. Ry's offering for... CONTINUE READING NEW RYAN ADAMS VIDEO - "HALLOWEENHEAD" & "OFF BROADWAY" LIVE»

Posted on June 26, 2007 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Beach House | Justin Timberlake | Ryan Adams | Saturday Night Live

Stream Ryan Adams's Easy Tiger

Ryan Adams just can't win. According to last year's Gummys vote, 42% of you wanted Adams to disappear for a year, while 28% wanted at least three records from him. Alas Ry's '07 release schedule will only please 20% of... CONTINUE READING STREAM RYAN ADAMS'S EASY TIGER»

Posted on June 21, 2007 (18 comments)
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New Ryan Adams Live Video - "These Girls"

From the same session that yielded a string-lit, blurry clip of Ryan & the Cardinals working through "Everybody Knows," we bring you this easier-on-the-eyes take of Ry's guys getting grungy on Easy Tiger's "These Girls." Tip: Fire up the lava... CONTINUE READING NEW RYAN ADAMS LIVE VIDEO - "THESE GIRLS"»

Posted on June 7, 2007 in Video (59 comments)
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New Ryan Adams Live Video - "Everybody Knows"

The estimable Mr. Adams donned his Magritte and Harry Potter specs, bringing the Cardinals into a string-lighted studio to videotape some tracks, including Easy Tiger's "Everybody Knows" and Cold Roses cut "Magnolia Mountain," being for the benefit of Amazon.com. "Everybody... CONTINUE READING NEW RYAN ADAMS LIVE VIDEO - "EVERYBODY KNOWS"»

Posted on June 5, 2007 in Video (6 comments)
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Ryan Adams Compiles A Heartbreaker Of A Playlist

Time to make that Easy Tiger press push, so DJ Reggie hooked up with the Apple folks to compile his ten-track celebrity playlist. And we're hoping he listened to very little of it while writing Easy Tiger. Sonic Youth, Nas,... CONTINUE READING RYAN ADAMS COMPILES A HEARTBREAKER OF A PLAYLIST»

Posted on May 17, 2007 in Celebrity Playlist (35 comments)
Tags: Ryan Adams | Stephen King

New Ryan Adams [Feat. Sheryl Crow] - "Two"

Although 29 and Jacksonville City Nights offered a respite of sorts, ever since Cold Roses, Ry's head has been Dead set; even his Town Hall stint and recent Rollins Show performance of Easy Tiger cut "Goodnight Rose" saw him appease... CONTINUE READING NEW RYAN ADAMS [FEAT. SHERYL CROW] - "TWO"»

Posted on May 15, 2007 (18 comments)
Tags: Ryan Adams | Sheryl Crow

New Ryan Adams Live Video - "Goodnight Rose"

DJ Reggie left his hip hop gear at ryan hyphen adams dot com, instead donning his beloved Batman tee at a recent performance on The Henry Rollins Show, giving IFC viewers their first taste of his forthcoming, June-released record. "Goodnight... CONTINUE READING NEW RYAN ADAMS LIVE VIDEO - "GOODNIGHT ROSE"»

Posted on April 18, 2007 in Video (36 comments)
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It's Raining Bananas

At Ryan Hyphen Adams Dot Com. Kevin Bacon 2003 motherfuckers.... CONTINUE READING IT'S RAINING BANANAS»

Posted on March 28, 2007 (7 comments)
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Eighth Annual moe.down Jams Ryan Adams, Meat Puppets Into Lineup

Perennial heir-apparent to the corroding jamband throne abdicated by Phish, moe. still have their air of hospitality about 'em and, presumably, their dedicated base of mobile moe.rons (their term, not ours!), 'cause the band has just announced the date for... CONTINUE READING EIGHTH ANNUAL MOE.DOWN JAMS RYAN ADAMS, MEAT PUPPETS INTO LINEUP»

Posted on March 27, 2007 in Tour Dates (5 comments)
Tags: Amos Lee | Meat Puppets | moe | Ryan Adams

New Ryan Adams - "Today Is A New Day On Ryan Minus Adams Dot Com"

Sorry about the comments issues, gang. They'll be back soon. While you fester in your unexpressed rage, head over to ryan-adams.com to peep the fresh new look for Cardinal Radio and hear the site's new theme song, approximately titled "Today... CONTINUE READING NEW RYAN ADAMS - "TODAY IS A NEW DAY ON RYAN MINUS ADAMS DOT COM"»

Posted on February 13, 2007 (4 comments)
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America Bring Ryan Adams And Ben Kweller To Letterman

This will be our last America & Friends post (promise). Gerry and Dewey swung up to the Late Show studio to play "Ride On," bringing our friends DJ Reggie and Bloody Ben Kweller with 'em. What to look for: Ryan... CONTINUE READING AMERICA BRING RYAN ADAMS AND BEN KWELLER TO LETTERMAN»

Posted on January 17, 2007 (9 comments)
Tags: America | Ben Kweller | David Letterman | Ryan Adams

Stereogum's Favorite Live Shows Of The Year

While we're almost done with thinking about the year that was, we can't let it go by without recapping the year in our favorite concerts. Most of the shows we saw were in the LES ('cause it's closer than say... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S FAVORITE LIVE SHOWS OF THE YEAR»

2006 Gummy Award Winners

WELCOME2007 WINNERS2006 WinnersCOMMENTS Glad you guys could join us for this, the presentation of the 25th annual Gummy Awards! We promise we'll keep this thing under three hours (har). It's time for us to honor those characters in the... CONTINUE READING 2006 GUMMY AWARD WINNERS»

New America (Featuring Ryan Adams, Ben Kweller and Adam Schlesinger)

We don't expect you to get excited about a new America release. We wouldn't be either, but as we mentioned a few months back, the folk rockers are gearing up to release a double disc produced by Adam Schlesinger and... CONTINUE READING NEW AMERICA (FEATURING RYAN ADAMS, BEN KWELLER AND ADAM SCHLESINGER)»

Posted on December 7, 2006 (7 comments)
Tags: Adam Schlesinger | America | Ben Kweller | Nada Surf | Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals @ Town Hall, NYC 12/6/06

It's all about sobriety and Diet Cokes for Ryan Adams these days. And these days find Ry at Town Hall with The Cardinals for a sold-out three-night run of shows. Last night was the second of the string, with Norah... CONTINUE READING RYAN ADAMS & THE CARDINALS @ TOWN HALL, NYC 12/6/06»

Posted on December 6, 2006 in Concert, Video (10 comments)
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Ryan Adams Is The Shit (He Is Also DJ Reggie And WereWolph)

Well it wouldn't be a month in Stereogum without having an excuse to direct you over to Ryan-Adams.com, but this is a good one; right now on Cardinal Radio, Ry has posted eight albums -- for you to stream, and... CONTINUE READING RYAN ADAMS IS THE SHIT (HE IS ALSO DJ REGGIE AND WEREWOLPH)»

Posted on November 14, 2006 (31 comments)
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Top Ten Onstage Meltdowns

In honor of Guns N' Roses pulling their shit together and working a well-received and functional tour (with a gig at Continental Arena tonight and MSG on Friday), the New York Post put together a chronological list of their top... CONTINUE READING TOP TEN ONSTAGE MELTDOWNS»

New Ryan Adams & Willie Nelson - "Hallelujah"

We were just talking Rufus and Buckley and conversation inevitably steered toward their covers of Leonard Cohen (for the record, Rufus's cover was inspired by John Cale's -- as was Jeff's). So check this, the quadrabillionth take of Cohen's '84... CONTINUE READING NEW RYAN ADAMS & WILLIE NELSON - "HALLELUJAH"»

Posted on October 27, 2006 (20 comments)
Tags: Ryan Adams | Willie Nelson

Stream New Ryan Adams - You Are The Audience ...

Never mind the bollocks here's Ryan Adams! Hit Ry's Cardinal Radio to hear twelve new, thrashy tracks from what (we assume) is one of the seven records he'll be releasing this year. Sounds like a jacked-up Whiskeytown! The album (and... CONTINUE READING STREAM NEW RYAN ADAMS - YOU ARE THE AUDIENCE ... »

Posted on October 13, 2006 (38 comments)
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Ryan Boards Up The Message Board

Ryanadams.org, the very fan-owned, four-year-old message board that sent Ryan our way, appears to be shut down – and at Ry's express request! The last few months saw him posting to the site frequently as "Whatever It's Ryan," but after... CONTINUE READING RYAN BOARDS UP THE MESSAGE BOARD»

Posted on October 4, 2006 (32 comments)
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More MC Ryan Adams

Last week Stereogum debuted Ryan Adams's dot com rap to surprisingly positive reviews. Turns out Mr. Alt-Country-But-Crappy has been showing off his skillz in concert too. On Wednesday night he did some impromptu verse in Cambridge (YouTube). And the following... CONTINUE READING MORE MC RYAN ADAMS»

Posted on October 2, 2006 in MP3 (2 comments)
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Ryan Adams's Rap Lyrics! Video?

In case you missed this in the comments, a wonderful Stereogum reader heeded our call for the lyrics to Ryan Adams's brilliant new rap (nice work El Payo!). We made up the tune's title "Look Who Got A Website." Pretty... CONTINUE READING RYAN ADAMS'S RAP LYRICS! VIDEO?»

Posted on September 27, 2006 (34 comments)
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Ryan Adams Raps

Now streaming at Ryan Adams's site and preserved here for posterity: Ryan Adams - "Look Who Got A Website" (MP3) Rappin' Ryan spits ample shoutouts to Staten Island and the Internet. Then it gets REALLY weird. "Kevin Costner Dot Com... CONTINUE READING RYAN ADAMS RAPS»

Posted on September 27, 2006 (54 comments)
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Ryan Adams Friends With Willie Nelson, Not Stereogum

It's been a month since the Ryan Adams incident and I'm still waiting for him to be my MySpace friend. What up Ryan? I'm a fan. Can't I be your 30,334th friend? Anyway, while we await news about those three... CONTINUE READING RYAN ADAMS FRIENDS WITH WILLIE NELSON, NOT STEREOGUM»

Posted on August 16, 2006 (18 comments)
Tags: Ryan Adams | Willie Nelson