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Mayer’s Picks: Best Albums of 2010 Video Companion

Monday, December 27, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

I gotta say, I’m really impressed with the videos that I found to accompany my Best of 2010 playlist. Things kick off with a Peter Wolf and Shelby Lynne rehearsing their duet on “Tragedy” from Wolf’s incredible release. The performance is so powerful it defies description. Next up is Joe Pug demonstrating his captivating showmanship […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Best of Year, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Against Me!, Alejandro Escovedo, Bettye LaVette, Bruce Springsteen, Doc Dailey, Eli Paperboy Reed, Joe Pug, Justin Currie, Matthew Ryan, Pete Townshend, Peter Wolf, Roger Daltrey, Shelyby Lynne, Stonehoney, The Hold Steady, the Rolling Stones, The Who

Mayer’s Playlist for Spring 2010, Part 2

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE SEASON: Street Songs of Love, by Alejandro Escovedo Alejandro Escovedo is living proof that some things just get better with age. Street Songs of Love rocks with abandon and rolls with purpose. “Anchor” is a fitting opener, electric guitars kicks off a rocker that, although mid-tempo, still packs a forceful punch. “If […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Apples in Stereo, Betty LaVette, Bruce Springsteen, David Gilmour, Del-Lords, Elton John, Eric Ambel, Galactic, Ian Hunter, Irma Thomas, John Lennon, John Prine, Jon Dee Graham, Justin Townes Earle, Kate Miller-Heidke, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Nakia, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Rolling Stones, Scott Kempner, The Beatles, The Who

The Who Lose Custody of Song

Thursday, January 08, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

If you ever wanted to see what happens when a great song inspires and even greater performance, check out Bettye LaVette’s performance of the Who’s “Love Reign O’er Me” at the recent Kennedy Center Honors presentation to The Who. The facial expressions of Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey say it all. Sorry gentlemen, it just […]

Filed Under: Rock, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Bettye LaVette, Detriot, London, Pete Townsend, Roger Daltrey, The Who

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