Very pleased to announce that I'll be appearing on Cowbell Radio this weekend with my musical comrade James Hunter. We start a new show called Viva Bastardo which will come to you on the last Saturday of every month: "Whether you're getting ready to go out or you're staying in we'll provide the soundtrack to your Saturday night. Very much in the same vein as a DJ set we'll start off with some more laid back sounds and then gradually work you up into a cowbell frenzy and have you dancing around your living room ...

chrestomathy \kres-TOM-uh-thee\, noun: A collection of selected literary passages. Chrestomathy literally means "useful to learn" in Greek, from the roots chres- meaning "to use" and math- meaning "to learn." Phone Stack A game played at either a meal or in a group setting. When at a meal, and everyone is on their phones, grab them and stack them face down in the center of the table. First to pick up their phone, pays the bill for all. If no one grabs it, everyone pays their part. When in a group setting, grab the phones and stack them. Whoever grabs their ...

A total of 30 Presley">Elvis Presley impersonators clad in white and red jumpsuits were the first riders to take to the skies last week on Six Flags Great Adventure's new, extreme swing ride, the 24-story SkyScreamer. Three dozen Elvises –Elvi?- in flight? How. Fucking. Cool. SkyScreamer is the cornerstone

Legendary singer Tom Jones and Welsh comedian Rob Brydon have teamed up to create a spoof video. The skit, which features Brydon as a bumbling spiritual medium and Jones as an interrupting punter, makes fun of the singer and his many stories about Presley">Elvis Presley and other iconic artists such as Jim Morrison and Frank Sinatra, with Brydon supposedly summoning Elvis’s spirit to the room, in which he comments: “He’s got two messages, he says ‘stop the name dropping’ and ‘take something for that cough'”. This is not the first time the 'Gavin and Stacey' star has ...

It's Rumer week at guardian.co.uk/music. She's taking over the Old Music blog to talk about her favourite songs, and on Thursday we've got an exclusive interview lined up as well as a special live stream for you. First up, she takes a look at a classic from America's greatest undersung songwriter Steve Earle said of Townes van Zandt: "He's the best songwriter in the whole world … I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table and say that." A cult songwriter battling alcoholism, drug addiction, and bipolar disorder, Van Zandt's love ...

Six months after completing the US leg, rap royalty Jay-Z and Kanye West finally bring their highly anticipated Watch The Throne Tour to UK soil. And it’s undoubtedly worth the wait. It’s not hard to see why Yeezy and HOV refer to themselves as “The Throne”, as cocky as it may be. Jay-Z, an emerging billionaire, has more US number one albums than Presley">Elvis Presley, with a successful career spanning over fifteen years. And his protégée Kanye West is close on his heels. While at times it’s easy to dislike Mr West, the flamboyant rapper’s ...

“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.” Presley">Elvis Presley Bonde do Role - Bicha Velha http://www.facebook.com/bondedorole Club Des Belugas - Some Like It Hot http://club-des-belugas.com/ http://www.myspace.com/clubdesbelugas ComaR, Gaston, Yold - We Will Parade Conga Kings - Conga Descarga http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-conga-kings-p507943/biography Cuban Jazz Combo - Got To Be Real Dennis Ferrer - Destination http://www.myspace.com/dennisferrer Helena Azul - Morrer nos Seus Bracos (De Phazz Classical Bar Tender Remix) http://pt-pt.facebook.com/helena.azul João Brasil - Tá ...

*Marshall Blonstein*, president of Audio Fidelity, has announced May 22 as the release date for the reissue of a trio of legendary rock recordings.* Presley">Elvis Presley*'s 1957 *Jailhouse Rock* EP and J*eff Beck*'s 1972 album *The Jeff Beck Group* will be issued in 12-inch vinyl editions, and *Jane's...

It’s been more than 25 years since Jann Wenner completed the machinations which resulted in the creation of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concept that took tangible form in 1995 when the I.M. Pei designed building opened its doors in Cleveland, Ohio. At its inception, the entire concept seemed ripe with possibilities and existed as a truly inspired focal point for acknowledging the musicians that invented, innovated and propelled rock and roll. Initially, the choices for induction hardly needed qualification; the initial class that included Chuck Berry, Presley">Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Little Richard was followed up quickly by classes that brought The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Otis Redding and The Who into its then-fictional hallowed halls. With artists becoming eligible 25 years from the date of their first release, the ’90s and most of the ’00s saw many classic rock stalwarts like Elton John, The Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band receive their rightful ...

On Storm and Grace , Presley">Elvis Presley's daughter establishes her own distinct identity.

BBC : Rosanne Cash presents a profile of one of the most gifted, and enigmatic, of all American singer-songwriters. Best remembered these days – if at all – for one hit record, there was a lot more to the now rather neglected talent of Bobbie Gentry than the mysterious Ode To Billie Joe. At her peak in the late 1960s and early 1970s, she was a million-selling artist who topped the charts in both the US and the UK, headlined in Las Vegas where she befriended Presley">Elvis Presley & Tom Jones, and fronted her own television show for BBC 2. Read and comment ...

The iconic soul singer will join the ranks of former inductees Dolly Parton and Presley">Elvis Presley

Glenn Danzig has posted a stream of his cover of " Devil's Angels, " a song originally by Davie Allan & The Arrows and featured in the eponymous 60s-era biker film starring John Cassavetes. The song is part of an upcoming collection of covers to be performed by the The Misfits , Samhain and Danzig vocalist. He explained the cover: I've wanted to record this song since 1979 and this is exactly the same arrangement I had for it back then, so it pretty much sounds like that late '70s style of mine. I'm really happy with the way it turned out; it actually came out much better than I had hoped it would. We're going to be playing it live on these upcoming shows. Find Glenn's cover on his official website . The covers album itself is set to include songs by Presley">Elvis Presley, Black Sabbaath along with " some old biker-movie theme songs " like "Devil's Angels." He will soon be appearing on another run of his Legacy tours, where he will perform music from his entire 35 year career ...

Presley">Lisa Marie Presley is back, at least musically speaking. She will release her third album Storm & Grace on May 15 and the daughter of Presley">Elvis Presley is gearing up with plenty of promo opps. Fans in Memphis and Los Angeles will be able to join with Presley in celebrating the album's release. She will

Nogle gange spiller erindringen en et puds. Et kort øjeblik var jeg overbevist om, at jeg havde en singleplade med Presley">Elvis Presley, der synger “Return to sender”. Men jeg huskede forkert – og forvekslede den med “One broken Heart for sale“. Begge sange hører til de sange med Elvis, der gjorde et stort indtryk mig, [...]