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Monday Morning Video – Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street

Monday, November 18, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

Happy 50th Anniversary, Sesame Street! The legendary children’s television show has become an educational institution, helping to shape countless minds while never shying away from important social topics. It has also hosted some of the biggest names in music history. Their performances include both parodies and straight up takes on their greatest hits, plus some […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Bela Fleck, Elvis Costello, Feist, James Taylor, Johnny Cash, Little Richard, Loretta Lynn, Paul Simon, R.E.M., Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder

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

Fathers and Sons – The DB’s and The Only Sons

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 By Chip Frazier

For those who remember the DB’s from the early 80‘s, especially if you saw any of the shows they performed as openers for REM, the band conjures up memories of good times in college. They no doubt were good times, but in retrospect the DB’s were seminal innovators paving the road for the Alt-Country / […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: DB's, R.E.M., The Only Sons

SXSW 2011: The Scene, Part 1

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 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 2,000 bands and 13,000 attendees, SXSW is the world’s premiere music conference. Even better, it is one heck of […]

Filed Under: News, Reviews, SXSW Tagged With: 4 Non-Blondes, Andy Clockwise, Autumn Defense, B.O.B., Bliss N Eno, Buck 65, Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, Dawes, Deer Tick, Doll & the Kicks, Duran Duran, Fences, Hanson, J Roddy Walston and the Business, Janelle Monae, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jay Z, Jeremy Messersmith, Jesse Malin, Jim Jones Review, Jon Dee Graham, Josh Ritter, Kanye West, Kevin Devine, Kid Canaveral, Linda Perry, Maxim Ludwig & the Santa Fe Seven, Men Without Hats, Middle Brother, Neon Trees, P Diddy, P.O.S., Peelander Z, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Sharon Etten, Sharon Van Etten, Slaid Cleaves, Susanna Hoffs, the Bangles, The Biters, the Civil Wars, The Stone Foxes, Tristen, Wilco, Wild Flag, Yuck

Tom’s Picks: Best of Winter 2011

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 By Tom Osborne

My favorite albums from the Winter of 2011. Links will lead you to Twangville reviews. Also, be sure and check out the video companion below. Enjoy! Top 10 THE DECEMBERISTS, The King is Dead [★★★★★/4.700]Album number 6 for the Portland, OR based group. A slight departure from previous concept albums featuring cameos by Peter Buck […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Reviews, Videos Tagged With: Amos Lee, Drive-By-Truckers, Kasey Anderson, Lucinda Williams, R.E.M., Social Distortion, Teddy Thompson, Telekinesis, The Decemberists, the wailin' jennys

You Pick It: The Velvet Underground’s “Pale Blue Eyes”

Friday, October 01, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

Another Friday (finally), another installment of “You Pick It.” This week we focus on Lou Reed’s classic “Pale Blue Eyes.” Alejandro Escovedo kicks us off with a spectacular live version recorded in Paris. REM picks up the gauntlet and passes it on to Patti Smith and the Kills. We get a sneak peek of Joseph […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Alejandro Escovedo Orchestra, Joseph Arthur, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Pete Townshend, R.E.M., the Kills

Mayer’s Playlist for June & July 2010, Part 1

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: See You On the Moon, by Tift Merritt I suppose that Merritt could sing the alphabet and I’d listen. There is such a genuine quality to her voice, an infectious spirit. It is a spirit that shines through her music despite the dark overtones of her latest release. “Engine to Turn” […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Barb, Depeche Mode, Ellery, Gram Parsons, Jay Bennett, Joe Purdy, KaiserCartel, Liam Finn, Mumford & Sons, Nada Surf, Old 97's, Peter Bradley Adams, R.E.M., The Stone Foxes, Tift Merritt, Vanish Valley

Peter Gabriel, Billy Bragg and Mike Mills Lend Their Voices

Thursday, July 08, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

Does anyone remember the childhood game “Telephone?” A group of people pass a whisper from person to person and see how the whisper changes as it moves through the group. The Voice Project is like a musical version, but better. One musician covers another, hopefully inspiring the covered artist to continue the chain. The project […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Videos Tagged With: Billy Bragg, Joanna Newsom, Joseph Arthur, Mike Mills, Peter Gabriel, R.E.M., Tom Waits

SXSW 2010: The Scene

Monday, April 26, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

SXSW 2010 has come and gone. Over the next week I’ll be sharing a few highlights of my experience. All in good fun. Children By the Million Sing for Alex Chilton This year’s SXSW began and ended with the passing of Alex Chilton. The co-founder of Big Star was scheduled to participate in a panel […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, SXSW Tagged With: Akina Adderley, Alejandro Escovedo, Alex Chilton, Bellrays, Ben Gibbard, Big Star, Billy Bragg, Bodeans, Chris Shiflett, Courtney Love, Evan Dando, Foo Fighters, Freelance Whales, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Hole, John Doe, Jon Auer, Jon Dee Graham, Ken Stringfellow, Mike Mills, Nakia, Orgone, R.E.M., Raphael Saadiq, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, She & Him, Stone Temple Pilots, Street Sweeper Social Club, Surfer Blood, the Clash, the Posies, the xx, Tom Morello, True Believers, Wayne Kramer

Ryan Adams, How We’ve Missed You

Thursday, December 11, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

From a recent Q&A with Ryan Adams in the UK newspaper the Guardian: What’s the frequency, Kenneth? I mean, seriously, who is Kenneth? The answer should be, “Hey Michael [Stipe] what would happen if you sat down and actually thought this shit out for 10 minutes?” I mean, no offence but there’s a slight difference […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Athens, Killers, Las Vegas, NYC, R.E.M., Ryan Adams

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