1966, The Who go on vacation for two weeks. Keith, his wife Kim, John and his girlfriend Allison travel to Torremolinos in Spain. Newborn Mandy Moon is left behind with Keith's parents. Pete travels to Israel. Roger stays in London, spending three days redecorating his apartment and the rest of the time fishing. 1968, During their second ever North American tour, Pink Floyd … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 2
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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Eye Know” by De La Soul
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Eye Know” by De La Soul With samples from Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" and Steely Dan's "Peg," De La Soul unleashed this bouillabaisse of good times onto a hip-hop public in 1989 with today’s Song Of the Day by Eric Berman. The 3 Feet High And Rising album is one of two stone-cold sample-delic masterpieces that came out … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Eye Know” by De La Soul
Steely Dan and Steve Winwood at PNC Music Pavillion – Review
OK, I will give you the Cliff's notes version from their July 2nd show at PNC in Charlotte, NC. Very high quality music. It was mostly an older crowd. Winwood's voice is strong and clear and it is difficult to believe how old he is and that he was actually in a band with that lunatic Ginger Baker. In retrospect, he played in some outstanding bands and created some … [Read more...] about Steely Dan and Steve Winwood at PNC Music Pavillion – Review