In his new film, “St. Vincent,” Bill Murray sings along to a recording of Bob Dylan singing “Shelter From The Storm.”
St. Vincent opens in a limited engagement on Oct. 10, and then everywhere Oct. 24.
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[I just published my rock ‘n’ roll novel, True Love Scars.” Rolling Stone has a great review of my book in the new issue. Read it here. There’s info about True Love Scars here.]
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In 2012, in order to protect the copyrights on a bunch of Bob Dylan recordings that have not been officially released, Sony released a very limited edition of a multi-disk set called The 50th Anniversary Collection: The Copyright Extension Collection, Volume 1.
Among the gems on the album are many outtakes and alternate takes of songs recorded for The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.
I previously posted clips from the set here and here.
Today I’ve got more.
Enjoy while you can.
Bob Dylan – Goin’ Down To New Orleans (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962 – Take 2):
Bob Dylan – Corrina, Corrina (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962 – Acoustic Take 1):
Bob Dylan – Babe, I’m In The Mood For You (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962 – Take 2):
Bob Dylan – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Willie (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962 – Take 3):
Bob Dylan – Blowin’ In The Wind (Freewheelin’ Alternate Take 1962 – Take 2):
Bob Dylan – Wichita (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962 – Take 1):
Bob Dylan – Rocks And Gravel (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962 – Take 2):
Bob Dylan – I Shall Be Free (Freewheelin’ Alternate Take 1962 – Take 3):
Bob Dylan – Corrina, Corrina (Freewheelin’ Alternate Take 1962 – Take 2):
Bob Dylan – Whatcha Gonna Do (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962 – Take 1):
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The music has been killer right from the first tracks released last by Mary Timony and her latest band, a trio called Ex Hex.
Now there’s an album, a really good one, called Rips, which it does.
This is a kind of punk/ riot grrrl rock post-Ramones, post-Sleater-Kinney.
Simple, powerful music with loud guitars and great vocals that will get you up onto your feet.
Joining Timony are bassit Betsy Wright and drummer Laura Harris.
Listen to the entire album now at NPR.
[I just published my rock ‘n’ roll novel, True Love Scars.” Rolling Stone has a great review of my book in the new issue. Read it here. There’s info about True Love Scars here.]
T”Rocks And Gravel” is an interesting recording that Bob Dylan made for The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.
It was originally included on the album along three other songs which were all replaced.
What’s interesting is that the year is 1962 and yet Dylan is accompanied by drums, piano, bass and lead guitar.
Bob Dylan – Rocks And Gravel (1962):
Also cut from the album:
Bob Dylan – Talkin’ John Birch Society (1962):
Bob Dylan – Let Me Die In My Footsteps (1962):
Bob Dylan – Let me die in my footsteps by perostoppogno
Bob Dylan – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Willie (1962):
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Brian Eno, who curates the new Fela Anikulakpo Kuti box set, says Fela’s music changed his life:
“Before about mid-September 1973 I didn’t have much interest in polyrhythmic music. I didn’t really get it. That all changed one autumn day when I walked into Stern’s Record Shop off Tottenham Court Road. For reasons I’ve long forgotten, I left the store with an album that was to change my life dramatically. It was Afrodisiac by Fela Ransome-Kuti (as he was then known) and his band The Africa 70. I remember the first time I listened and how dazzled I was by the groove and the rhythmic complexity, and by the raw, harsh sounds of the brass, like Mack trucks hurtling across highways with their horns blaring. Everything I thought I knew about music at that point was up in the air again. The sheer force and drive of this wild Nigerian stuff blew my mind. My friend Robert Wyatt called it ‘Jazz from another planet’ – and suddenly I thought I understood the point of jazz, until then an almost alien music to me.”
Fela has been called the “Bob Dylan of Africa.”
Maybe his music will change your life too!
Check out this live version of the late African musical legend’s “Colonial Mentality,” recorded at the New Afrika Shine in Fela’s hometown of Lagos. The track features Femi Kuti on sax.
Below is a player loaded with an interview with Alex Gibney who directed the new film “Finding Fela,” the live recording of “Colonial Mentality,” “Lover,” “Power Show” and “Zombie” from FELA! Original Broadway Cast.
The title track off the Fela album Zombie:
“Mr. Follow Follow” off the Fela album Zombie:
Fela Kuti Live in Berlin – Berliner Jazztage 1978:
Listen to more here.
Info about the film “Finding Fela” here.
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[I just published my rock ‘n’ roll novel, True Love Scars.” Rolling Stone has a great review of my book in the new issue. Read it here. There’s info about True Love Scars here.]
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In 2012, in order to protect the copyrights on a bunch of Bob Dylan recordings that have not been officially released, Sony released a very limited edition of a multi-disk set called The 50th Anniversary Collection: The Copyright Extension Collection, Volume 1.
Among the gems on the album are many outtakes and alternate takes of songs recorded for The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.
The other day I posted ten clips here.
Today I’ve got ten more.
Enjoy while you can.
Bob Dylan – Wichita (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962):
Bob Dylan – Hero Blues (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962):
Bob Dylan – Goin’ Down To New Orleans (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962):
Bob Dylan – Milk Cow’s Calf’s Blues (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962):
Bob Dylan – Kingsport Town (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962):
Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Blues (Freewheelin’ Alternate Take 1962):
Bob Dylan – I Shall Be Free (Freewheelin’ Alternate Take 1962):
Bob Dylan – Lonesome Whistle Blues (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962):
Bob Dylan – Worried Blues (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962):
Bob Dylan – Ballad Of Hollis Brown (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962):
Bob Dylan – Baby Please Don’t Go (Freewheelin’ Outtake 1962):
[I just published my rock ‘n’ roll novel, True Love Scars.” Rolling Stone has a great review of my book in the new issue. Read it here. There’s info about True Love Scars here.]
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This showed up in my email this morning:
A MESSAGE FROM THOM YORKE AND NIGEL GODRICH
As an experiment we are using a new version of BitTorrent to distribute a new Thom Yorke record.
The new Torrent files have a pay gate to access a bundle of files..
The files can be anything, but in this case is an ‘album’.
It’s an experiment to see if the mechanics of the system are something that the general public can get its head around …
If it works well it could be an effective way of handing some control of internet commerce back to people who are creating the work.
Enabling those people who make either music, video or any other kind of digital content to sell it themselves.
Bypassing the self elected gate-keepers.
If it works anyone can do this exactly as we have done.
The torrent mechanism does not require any server uploading or hosting costs or ‘cloud’ malarkey.
It’s a self-contained embeddable shop front…
The network not only carries the traffic, it also hosts the file. The file is in the network.
Oh yes and it’s called
Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes.
Thom Yorke & Nigel Godrich
You can get the album for $6 here.
You can watch a video for the track “A Brain In A Bottle” Here.
Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes Tracks:
01 A Brain In A Bottle.mp3
02 Guess Again!.mp3
03 Interference.mp3
04 The Mother Lode.mp3
05 Truth Ray.mp3
06 There Is No Ice (For My Drink).mp3
07 Pink Section.mp3
08 Nose Grows Some.mp3
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Thom Yorke & Nigel Godrich
Singer-songwriters Laura Marling and Eddie Berman collaborate here on a version of Bob Dylan’s 1965 hit, “Like A Rolling Stone.”
L.A.-based Berman and England’s Marling turn Dylan’s caustic rocker into an introverted, brooding folk song.
It’s a powerful and very different version of this classic, and it will be on Berman’s upcoming album, Polyhymnia, due out October 21, 2014.
Give it a listen.
Marling and Berman previously covered Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing In The Dark.”
You can listen to Berman’s last album, This Past Storm, here.
[I just published my rock ‘n’ roll novel, True Love Scars.” Rolling Stone has a great review of my book in the new issue. Read it here. There’s info about True Love Scars here.]
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My rock ‘n’ roll novel, True Love Scars, is heavy with references to music.
So I’ve been creating Spotify playlists for the soundtrack.
Today I added a second playlist to the True Love Scars Soundtrack area of my blog.
You can check both playlists out right now.
Here’s the new one:
And you’ll find them both here.
I’ll be adding more in the weeks ahead.
[I just published True Love Scars.” Rolling Stone has a great review of my book in the new issue. Read it here. There’s info about True Love Scars here.]
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Neil Young, backed by Booker T and the MGs, does “All Along the Watchtower” at Finsbury Park, London, July 11, 1993.
Young is in great form on this one. Terrific soloing.
[I just published my rock ‘n’ roll novel, True Love Scars.” Rolling Stone has a great review of my book in the new issue. Read it here. There’s info about True Love Scars here.]
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