Bill Frisell

Top Raitt-ed Cover

Caroline Vella | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Bonnie Raitt, boomitude.com, Gerry Rafferty, Bill Frisell, Boomitude, Right Down the Line, Redwing Records, Slipstream, Bob Dylan, Video, Fifty News
Caroline Vella

There's a lot to be said about Bonnie Raitt's new record.

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Just In Case It Matters: Dr. Thompson Goes to the Derby

Dan Lybarger | Posted 06.02.2012

Read More: Douglas Brinkley, Dan Lybarger, MP3 Downloads, Just in Case It Matters, Alex Gibney Gonzo, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Scanlan's Monthly, Bill Frisell, Cd, Hal Willner, The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved, Tim Robbins, Media News
Dan Lybarger

In a development that ended up defying the odds, the 7,000-word essay "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved" and its author, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, wound up inventing an entirely new type of journalism.

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Dog Ears Music: Resolution, Regret--and Pt. II Resolution

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: The Magic Numbers, Griffin House, Mumford & Sons, Prince, Paul McCartney, Merle Haggard, Danielle Evin, Radiohead, Music, Amy Winehouse, Billy Preston, mp3s, Asaf Avidan & the Mojos, John Coltrane, Talking Heads, Declan O?Rourke, Marilyn Manson, Mike James Kirkland, Bill Frisell, Phil Ramone, David Bowie, Jeff Buckley, Vitamin String Quartet, Dog Ears, Sara Evans, Jamie Lidell, Bajofondo, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week we review albums by Prince, Vitamin String Quartet, John Coltrane, the Talking Heads, and other artists.

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Thirty Years Of Sublime Rock 'n' Roll: A Conversation With Marshall Crenshaw, Plus Chatting With Petra Haden, Cory Mon and Wes Kirkpatrick

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Losers Take All, Whit Smith, The Eagles, Ira Kaplan, The Bulgarian Female Vocal Choir, Hot Club of Cow Town, Rich Kienzle, Robert Crenshaw, Rachmaninoff, Chad Weiss, The Milo Twins, Marshall Crenshaw, Cheap Trick, The Byrds, Albert Einstein, David Byrne, Keith Jarrett, Bug Music, Alan Betrock, John C. Reilly, Ronnie Spector, The Stooges, Jaron Lanier, Cibo Matto, Sean Lennon, If by Yes, The Move, Bach, La Bamba, Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Sam Phillips, Tom Wolfe, Stefan Sagmeister, Yuko Araki, Nick Lowe, Debussy, Hirotaka Shimizu, Richard Goddard, Robert Gordon, Owen Paul, Nilsson, Phil Spector, Jake Riviera, Beatlemania, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, The Beatles, Bo Diddley, Petra Haden, The Louvin Brothers, Yo La Tengo, Bill Frisell, Cory Mon, Guitar Hero, Erik Satie, David Richman, Karen Berg, Steve Reich, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Yoko Ono, Cory Mon & the Starlight Gospel, The Foo Fighters, You Are Not a Gadget, Empire Records, Razor & Tie, Buck Owens, Danny Tamberelli, Nickelodeon, Gin Blossoms, The Ventures, Rock Band, Marti Jones, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Graham Maby, City Winery, Wes Kirkpatrick, Keigo, Cornelius, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Back in 1981, Marshall Crenshaw's single "Something's Gonna Happen" was released on Shake Records, initiating his string of critically acclaimed classic albums and 45s. Now Marshall, celebrating 30 years of music-making, sits down to talk.

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HuffPost Reviews: AC/DC and Jane Roman Pitt, Plus A Conversation with Grammy Nominee Chip Taylor and an Elvis Costello Audio Stream

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jim Lauderdale, Van Morrison, Al Gorgoni, Pete Finney, Meat Loaf, Dick Charles, Chip Taylor, Robert Ellis, Dixie Chicks, Brian Johnson, Donovan, Tim Moore, Judy Rodman, Judy Collins, King Records, Martha Jacobs, Elvis Costello, Karen Carpenter, The Byrds, Anne Murray, Johnny Cash, Cameo/Parkway, AC/DC, Angus Young, Shaggy, Malcolm Young, Billy Vera, John Platania, U2, Warner Bros. Records, Jack Johnson, Gram Parsons, Curt Perkins, Merrilee Rush, Sade, Glen Campbell, Janis Joplin, The Beatles, Mac Gayden, Barry Voight, Billy Gibbons, Ace Frehley, Mannheim Steamroller, Bill Frisell, Evie Sands, Joe Perry, Philip Morris, Robert Alford, Willie Nelson, Hank Ballard, Judy Clay, Neil Bogart, James Brown, Hugh Pretwood, Juice Newton, Carrie Rodriquez, Tommy Cogbill, Phil Sutcliffe, Buddah Records, Chris Slade, Jon Voight, Joe Bonomo, Tom Waits, Steve Vai, Emmylou Harris, Kendal Carson, Brian Ahern, The Troggs, Jane Roman Pitt, Henry Glover, Sxsw, Chips Moman, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Ladylullaby, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

So, you think you know all things AC/DC? Really. Well, take a hit of the essays, historical photos, memorabilia, and general overkill contained between the over 225 pages of High Voltage Rock 'N' Roll: The Ultimate Illustrated History.

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Tomorrow's Children: A Conversation With Pete Seeger, Plus Chatting With Bill Frisell

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: AP Carter, Eyvind Kang, ECM Records, Winston Churchill, Pete Seeger, Blind WIllie Johnson, Woody Guthrie, Paul Motian, Rudy Royston, Teddy Randazzo, Nikita Kruschev, The Weavers, Judy Collins, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bill Frisell, Dar Williams, Rutherford B Hayes, Franklyn Delanore Roosevelt, Stax Records, Benny Goodman, Elvis Costello, The Byrds, Theodor Roosevelt, Stephen Foster, Burt Bacharach, Genghis Khan, The Staple Singers, Fantasy Records, Kurt Vonnegut, David Bernz, Fantasy Studios, Pat Metheny, Fdr, Reuben James, Herbie Hancock, Terry Udell, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

After years of activism on behalf of the average Joe and Jane, this 91-year-old national treasure still swings a heavy hammer, and his thoughtful insights are presented here just in time for Labor Day.

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Monday Music Quarterback

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guardian, Tori Amos, Conor Oberst, Tyrone Wells, Denison Witmer, Country Joe McDonald, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Comic-Con, Dan Fogler, , Henry Goodman, Sling Blade, Jonathan Groff, Rosa Agostino, Eric Rosse, Porno for Pyros, Matt Hires, John Mayer, Arcade Fire, Vienna Film Festival, Eugene Levy, One Tree Hill, Silver Mt. Zion, Martyn Lenoble, Screaming Trees, Sufjan Stevens, Gossip Girl, Queens of the Stone Age, Guy Picciotto, Elvis Costello, Mike Patton, Cowboy Junkies, Jem Cohen, Asthmatic Kitty Records, Battlestar Galactica, Modest Mouse, Rick Rubin, Dmetri Martin, Beth Ditto, Robert Moses, Brace Paine, P-Vine Records, Entertainment Weekly, Ry Cooder, Laurel Canyon, Marc Broussard, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gossip, Supernatural, Vic Chestnutt, Townes Van Zandt, Emile Hirsch, Elephant Six, Robert Francis, Constellation Records, Farscape, Speed Racer, Michael Stipe, O.a.R., Danny Elfman, Jefferson Airplane, Arlo Guthrie, Elf Power, Myspace, Melanie, Richard Warren, Imelda Staunton, Steve Earle, Grateful Dead, The BQE, Stephen Halker, Jane's Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, World's Fair, Paolo Nutini, Rosie Thomas, Osso Quartet, Janis Joplin, Ang Lee, Atlantic Records, Hannah Billie, Woodstock, Bill Frisell, The Hives, Mark Lanegan, Chinese Zodiac, Love, Richard Hawley, Empires of Tin, Spunk Records, Danielson Famile, Crosby Stills & Nash, Elliot Tiber, My Brightest Diamond, Npr, Liev Schrieber, Canned Heat, Iron Man II, Rough Trade Records, Howard Bilerman, Jason Pierce, Dennis Herring, The Doors, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Red Ghost, Richie Havens, Itunes, The Band, R.E.M., Taking Woodstock, The Observer, Bruce Springsteen, Clash, Mutemath, Fugazi, Lambchop, Sparklehorse, Spiritualized, Viewmaster, 92ytribecca, Japan, Athens-Georgia, Detroit-Michigan, Louisiana, Tampa-Florida, Seattle-Washington, Montreal-Canada, Canada, New York-New York, Los Angeles-California, Salt Lake City-Utah, United Kingdom, Australia, New Orleans-Louisiana, Oxford-Mississippi, San Francisco-California, Chicago-Illinois, Portland-Oregon, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

As you're recovering from the joyful overkill that was this year's Comic-Con, take a few moments to catch-up on a handful of the more interesting new press releases.

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More Than One Way to Bang That Can

Jan Herman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Titanic, Gavin Bryars, Bill Frisell, Bang on a Can, Kevin Volans, Music, The Smith Quartet, Lionheart, Phil Kline, Ethel, Entertainment News
Jan Herman

Spent a few hours listening to the performances at the BANG ON A CAN Marathon 2009 with a friend of mine who has little patience for la sonorité artistique.

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