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Just like last year and the year before, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with every single band on Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2015 lineup. We started from the bottom and have been working our way up, paying special attention to the smaller and lesser known acts on this year’s bill with daily, dedicated Bonnaroo…
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I’ve finally settled in under beautiful sunny skies for another dispatch of Music Midtown…. from a nearby roof deck. Of course, I missed all the afternoon acts because my 18 month old nephew was riding a choo-choo train at a nearby mall. C’mon, it is Atlanta after all. He had fun though, and that…
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Well, really you are going to listen to it. So, sue me. Not much more I can say about this preview of the upcoming MTV Unplugged that will air on April 21st. You’ll hear below why you might want to mark your calendar for that one. [youtube_sc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swrp5mmdzG0&w=420&h=315]
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Stereogum did a pretty cool project at Bonnaroo this year. They handed out Polaroids to some of the artists at this year’s festival, and then scanned the pictures that they took. You can check them out at the Stereogum website. Pretty sweet glimpse backstage with some of the biggest stars of this year’s festival. …
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Is San Francisco rocker Hanni El Khatib a one-man Black Keys? Well, wait, he plays live with a drummer…. making him a two-piece… just like the Black Keys. Regardless, he has that hard driving, dive bar, whiskey drinking, shooting pool with your head nodding, kind of sound. I wish I could see this guy…
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In memoriam to Buddy Holly (1936-1959), who would have turned 75 this year, an awesome collection of contemporary stars are releasing covers for a tribute album to the Rock-n-Roll pioneer. Buddy Holly became an American Rock n’ Roll icon in only a year and a half before the 22 year old musician was killed…