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Monday Morning Video – A Tough Music Year Keeps Getting Tougher

Monday, November 21, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

It’s been a tough year for music fans as we continue to lose a generation of greats. Here are a quartet of videos from three that we’ve lost in the past two weeks. We’re gonna miss the spirit and songs of Leon Russell, Leonard Cohen and Sharon Jones.

Filed Under: Blues, In Memoriam, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Leon Russell, Leonard Cohen, Prince, Sharon Jones

Monday Morning Video – “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”

Monday, April 25, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

So much has already been said about Prince and his impact that we thought it best to simply honor his legacy with this vintage performance from the 2004 Rock Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Prince stands on the side of the stage, oft in the shadows, until it’s time for him to take a guitar […]

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Prince

SXSW 2013: The Scene

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

For me, the true harbinger of spring is the arrival of the SXSW Music and Media Conference in Austin, Texas. Or rather, spring begins for me when I arrive in Austin for SXSW. With upwards of 2,500 bands and 20,000 attendees from around the world, SXSW is the world’s premiere music conference. Even better, it […]

Filed Under: News, SXSW Tagged With: Adam Duritz, Afghan Whigs, Alejandro Escovedo, Bobby Bare Jr., Bobby Bare Sr., Buddy Miller, Butch Walker, David Garza, Drivin' N' Cryin', Foo Fighters, Green Day, Iggy Pop, Ivan and the Parazol, Jay Z, John Fogerty, Jon Dee Graham, Justin Timberlake, Kevin Gordon, LL Cool J, Mike Barfield, Mike Mills, Patrick Sweany, Patty Griffin, Peter Buck, Prince, R.E.M., Rick Springfield, Robyn Hitchcock, Rosie Flores, Sound City Players, Steve Earle, Ted Russell Kamp, The Beards, The True Believers, Tim Easton, Trapper Schoepp, Usher, Willie Nile, You Won't

Thank You Prince and Alan Greenspan

Tuesday, December 02, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

So it has now been officially declared that the US is in a recession. Nothing left to do but “party like its 1999.” Prince |MTV Music Can I tell you how much fun I’m having digging through the MTV archives? Post a comment with your favorite video from the MTV archives and you could win […]

Filed Under: Contests, Pop, Videos Tagged With: Minneapolis, MTV, Prince

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