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Dog Ears Music: Mama Taught Me Better Playlist

The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.10.2013 | Entertainment
The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week's playlist includes music by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Pigmeat Terry, Ruth Brown, The Decemberists, and more.

Dog Ears Music: Richter Scale Day Playlist

The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 04.26.2013 | Entertainment
The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week our playlist includes music by Beck, Yma Sumac, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Earlimart, Van Halen, Tori Amos, Alabama Shakes and more.

MƩnage's Promises, Peligro's Purple Haze, Indie Bands, Clive Davis and Our Need for Music

Ashley Jude Collie | Posted 04.03.2013 | Arts
Ashley Jude Collie

Fledgling blues rock guitarist/songwriter Lorelei Brewer says, "My main inspiration for doing music is not to play 'rockstar' or to get rich and famous. Hell no. I quote a friend, 'I wish money had nothing to do with it.' "

Thirteen Reasons I Adore Douglas Adams

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 05.11.2013 | Books
Gregory Weinkauf

Today would have been Douglas Adams' 61st birthday. I didn't know him, but I've read his every published word, some many times over, and I miss him. Here I salute him 13 succinct times. (Why 13? I dunno. 42 would blitz my word-count.)

Sonos & The Lash: Two of the Coolest Places in Los Angeles

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 04.30.2013 | Los Angeles
Charles Karel Bouley

Los Angeles is lucky to have Sonos Studio and The Lash within 20 minutes driving of each other. The city keeps getting cooler and it's venues like these that make it that way.

Brazilian Legends Heading To D.C.

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 12.05.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Os Mutantes was once a band record store nerds would to cite to sound cool. Their albums were out-of-print, hard to find and buzzed abou...

Dan Deacon And Beck In Conversation: Is The Future Of Music Behind Us?

Posted 12.07.2012 | Entertainment

The future of music fascinates me — mainly how technology is causing it to drift away from the 20th-century model of music as a physical com...

When Jon Hamm Calls, You Best Come Running

Posted 11.28.2012 | Los Angeles

When Jon Hamm beckons, you best come running. The "Mad Men" star and stealth comedic genius (he stole the show on "30 Rock" and "SNL") is playing ...

Some Tips for Dazed Republicans

Pat Choate | Posted 01.12.2013 | Politics
Pat Choate

Republicans are trying to figure out why they did so poorly in the 2012 presidential and Congressional elections. I have a few tips that they may find useful in forthcoming elections.

Dog Ears Music: National Meaning of "Is" Day Playlist

The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 10.17.2012 | Entertainment
The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week our playlist includes music by Cowboy Junkies, Sufjan Stevens, Muse, Judy Garland, Salt 'N' Pepa, Bob Schneider and more.

A Look Inside The Closet Of Fabrizio Moretti's Ex-Girlfriend

The Huffington Post | Michelle Persad | Posted 10.11.2012 | Style

You may know her as the girl who once dated Fabrizio Moretti. Or perhaps you know her as the muse to designer Phillip Lim. Or maybe you recognize her ...

Live & Dangerous: Sasquatch! 2012

Jeff Pollack | Posted 07.09.2012 | Arts
Jeff Pollack

On the last weekend in May, the 11th annual Sasquatch Music Festival (also known as simple "Sasquatch!") will be held in George, Washington. Let's sta...

Improving Maternal Healthcare, One Song at a Time

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 07.01.2012 | Impact
Kristi York Wooten

Did you know that every 90 seconds a woman dies from pregnancy-related causes? Every Mother Counts is dedicated to increasing education and support for reducing maternal mortality through programs around the world.

Beck Only Has Eyes For You

The Huffington Post | Amber Genuske | Posted 04.24.2012 | Home

Beck once again proved his talent as a multifaceted musician by covering "I Only Have Eyes for You" by the Flamingos. The track is gorgeous and a ...

Dog Ears Music Near-Miss Day Playlist: Remember the Epic Asteroid of '89?!

The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.23.2012 | Entertainment
The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week we review music by Joe Meek and The Blue Men, Beck, Burt Bacharach, PJ Harvey, Semantic Noise and more.

Beck's Does Another Song For A Film

Posted 03.21.2012 | Home

Beck is a multitalented, genre-bending artist so it's no surprise his music has made an appearance on a number of film soundtracks. Among them, hi...

Beck And Modest Mouse Headlining This Year's Governors Ball

Posted 02.27.2012 | New York

It might only be February, but it's never too early to start getting pumped for the summer months ahead. Here to help you daydream is this year's ...

"Crazy Crazy": Introducing Guinevere, Plus Chatting With Four Year Strong's Alan Day and Gregory Rogove

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.23.2012 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

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An Extremely Awkward 1994 Interview Between Beck And Thurston Moore

The Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 01.04.2012 | Home

Buzzfeed uncovered this gem from a 1994 episode of MTV's "120 Minutes," where Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth sat down with a seemingly stoned and/or ta...

Beck And Feist, Sittin' In A Tree

Posted 12.18.2011 | Home

Beck is something of a secret mogul, producing albums, hyping visual artists, and drafting musicians into his "Record Club" like an alpha dog. So his ...

Charlotte Gainsbourg Whispers Beautifully

Posted 11.30.2011 | Home

Some Kind Of Awesome has something kind of awesome up today: a sneak peek of Charlotte Gainsbourg's Dec. 13 Beck-produced album Stage Whispers, in the...

Beck Is Remixing Philip Glass Songs

Posted 12.17.2011 | Home

On the mainstream end of obscure news, Beck is putting together a CD of Philip Glass remixes featuring Glass covers by Memory Tapes, Amon Tobin, Corne...

Beck Makes Texas Band Change Their Name

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 11.14.2011 | Home

Singer/songwriter/Scientologist Beck has succeeded in getting a Texas "roots-rock" band called Beck & Cauthen to change its name. You know, so no one ...

A Tribute to John Martyn

Joseph Vella | Posted 11.08.2011 | Arts
Joseph Vella

A great new double CD set has just been released celebrating the unsung musical genius of the late John Martyn called Johnny Boy Would Love This...A Tribute to John Martyn.

Beck Cover's John Martyn's 'Stormbringer'

Posted 10.06.2011 | Home

Beck has resurfaced, and he's revisiting his folk roots for a cover of late singer John Martyn's "Stormbringer," we happily discovered via Some Kind o...