
For his 68th birthday on Monday, July 7, Ringo is planning a global
Peace & Love movement by asking everyone everywhere at noon local
time to make the peace sign and express however they like, the
universal message: "Peace & Love." More at NME
Everyone's favorite bearded rock trio have signed to Rubin's American Recordings with the renowned producer overseeing production on their next studio album. More at Billboard
David Byrne walks viewers through his latest innovation, turning NYC's Battery Maritime Building into a musical instrument, in this video after the jump... More at Wired
Here's a sneak peak of the latest action packed adventure coming from the 007 film franchise: Quantum of Solace. Movie trailer after the jump... More at Quantum of Solace

I can tell you I was worried about this Pretenders thing. I thought they'd be too much for me--well, not so much "they" as Chrissie Hynde herself. Going on image, what I'd read in the music papers, rumors and the mutterings of acquaintances, I expected her to have the sort of voracious sophistication I've met in certain dyed-to-the-bone-marrow rock 'n' roll people and that it would wreck me.
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While Africa is undoubtedly a place of ancient origin, the story of Wijdan is one which catapults us as viewers to the forefront of modern times and modern people in this distant and spectacular land. It is through the meeting of two peoples that the gap is bridged of their respective music and culture. Even more striking in this emotional movie is the relation of the present to our ancient past.
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God knows perfect albums don't grow on trees. Everything has to line up exactly, and then the artist has to get lucky to make sure it comes out right. Willie Nelson had already taken the country by storm with his breakthrough 1975 album Red Headed Stranger and three other successful follow-ups. And then he decided to throw a curveball.
MoreThe late father, Fela Kuti, invented Afrobeat, and now another one of his sons aims to take that infectious sound and move it to the next level. Using his elder's band, Egypt 80, Seun Kuti is on fire, the kind of front man that is born to become a rapturous force himself. It takes one song to hear that kind of greatness, and this debut album--along with a show that needs to be seen to be believed--feels like a revival meeting from the other side of the world that has arrived to save us all.
MoreAt one point in time, Heybale could have been called a super-group of sorts. Pianist Earl Poole Ball has worked with Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Gram Parsons and played on The Byrd's seminal Sweetheart Of The Rodeo album. Lead guitarist Redd Volkaert spent six years in Merle Haggard's band, while bassist Kevin Smith tours with Dwight Yoakam, and drummer Tom Lewis performs with Raul Malo. That leaves lead singer Gary Claxton, who is really the true shining star in the band.
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That Ry Cooder sure has a lot of nerve. First he wanted you to learn about obscure blues music way back in the ‘70s when few people cared about such things. Then he wanted you to tour the world with him, musically speaking, from Okinawa to Texas to Mali to Cuba. And he wanted you to go see movies that he'd written scores for. Then he wanted you to learn about Los Angeles history with his Chavez Ravine album, concerning the community displaced to make way for Dodger Stadium.
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Album: Stranger Blues
Some people like to hide out, even when they’re in plain sight. Underneath a straw cowboy hat pulled low enough so there’s no way to tell if he even has eyeballs, Bo Ramsey stares into the void. He weighs little more than a large lizard, probably, and projects enough attitude to put up an Ipana shield all the way around him.
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It should have been easy. It should still be easy. It was not easy, and it will never be easy. This story condenses several stories into one. This is the story of the Mr. Ed Fan Club, the story of how I became almost famous for a few years, and the story of how I crashed and burned, and then learned to survive disaster. This is the story of Edstock, which is celebrating its 24th anniversary this week. Let me guess; you don't know what an Edstock is.
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