1965, The Byrds record "Mr. Tambourine Man." The only actual member of the band who performs on the record is lead guitarist/singer Jim McGuinn. Musicians from the fabled "Wrecking Crew," including Larry Knetchel on bass, Leon Russell on piano, Hal Blaine on drums, Jerry Cole and Bill Pittman on guitar, replace the rest of the band. These musicians provided the backing track … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – January 21
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Today in Rock History – December 29
1966, The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their debut on the UK TV show Top Of The Pops performing "Hey Joe." 1966, Working at Abbey Road studios, London, Paul McCartney began work on his new song "Penny Lane,"recording six takes on the paino, then added a second piano, put through a Vox amplifier with vibrato and reverb to create various percussion effects. Penny Lane is a … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – December 29
Song Of The Day and Grammy Recap by Eric Berman – “Holocene” by Bon Iver
OK...time for a rant. After spending 3 1/2 abysmal hours with our friends at NARAS last night watching them trade awards for record sales and publicity, I think I have a right to complain a little about some of the stuff that passed for music that I sat through. Nicki Minaj...WFT was that? While she adds much needed novelty to tracks she makes guests appearances on, this had to … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day and Grammy Recap by Eric Berman – “Holocene” by Bon Iver
Thoughts on the 2012 Grammy Awards
Perhaps the best thing about having to out at a family function Sunday night was taping the 54th Grammy Awards and being able to speed through all the commercials (there were many) and songs I didn't care for (there were some.) Host LL Cool J's touching prayer for Whitney Houston and Brune Mars channeling James Brown set the tone for the evening. Little did I know that … [Read more...] about Thoughts on the 2012 Grammy Awards