Photo: Steve Jennings/WireImage.com Confirming numerous rumors, The Beach Boys will officially reunite for a performance at the 54th Grammy Awards this Sunday. The legendary group will join the...

Little Feat : Let It Roll [ purchase ] By 1988 Little Feat were beyond their commercial prime - their best years by most accounts being the latter part of the 70s. Having lost lead guitarist and founder Lowell George in 1979, the band continued with many of the core members (Paul Barrere on guitar, Richie Hayward on drums, Bill Payne on keyboards ...) through the 80s and 90s. Bill Payne and Paul Barrere still tour today as did Richie Hayward until his death in 2010. Aging rockers they may be, they still sound great today: check them out here , where you can watch and ...

Joe Walsh played a private party at LA's Troubadour last night in front of an industry-heavy crowd that included Live Nation Chairman Irving Azoff, Paramount's Randy Spendlove, Grammy's Ken Ehrlich as well as musicians David Crosby, Stewart Copeland and Jeff Lynne. Walsh debuted music from his first original music album in 20 years as well as classics like "Rocky Mountain Way which featured Ringo Starr on drums.

Joe Walsh is done with his new solo album, Analog Man

As with the decades-old hit solo album for which it’s named, Ringo Starr’s forthcoming Ringo 2012 includes an array of name guest stars. Unfortunately, unlike 1973′s Ringo, none of those friendly assists come from his fellow ex-Beatles. Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart and Kenny Wayne Shepherd are fine, and all. But the truth is, the combination of Starr and material written [...]

zufall? keine ahnung, aber schon sehr überraschend. als ich auf the coloradas traf, einem zunächst einem duo zuzuordnenden verbund, war eine der ersten zusatzinfos, die mich streiften, dass sie das sound of bronkow festival 2012 (02. september) spielen werden. verrückt, und klasse! die welt rückt immer wieder auf verwirrende art zusammen. nun, the coloradas sind zuvorderst roy davis (auch in solo bzw. mit the dregs bekannt und er hat immerhin sein kerbholz mit drei alben verziert) und sein langjähriger musikalischer partner bernie nye. an ihrer seite lassen sich jedoch auch joe walsh, amanda kowalski, steve roy und calvin goodale ausmachen ...

Joe Walsh is done with his new solo album, Analog Man

Ever since the lineup for the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was announced on December 13 , myself and many other music fans have been dreaming of long days spent listening to the endless choices of amazing music from every genre available at the Fairgrounds (and praying for no rain like last year…did I just jinx us all?!?). [All Photos by Marc Millman ] Although some people make the sojourn to the Big Easy in late April/early May for boozing on Bourbon Street and some go for the food (Am I the only one dreaming of Cochon de Lait for breakfast, lunch & dinner on the field?), most go for THE MUSIC. And yes, it’s great that the Beach Boys are reuniting with Brian Wilson for their 50th Anniversary. And I am totally psyched to see the Foo Fighters who I missed this tour for the first time ever. And no, I don’t care about the money-grabbing Eagles (even if Joe Walsh is a god and they have a hundred great songs). Let’s face the fact – most die-hards make the trek to NOLA for the local music, the occasional special guest “sit-in” on the field and the special “jams” that occur in the clubs at night. But alas, it’s January in New York City and it’s freezing out. Instead of Cochon de Lait I get some great falafel at Mahmoun’s or Bereket, great pizza at Joe’s, John’s or Ben’s and great pastrami at…you name your favorite famous deli. But what about THE MUSIC? Well thanks to the likes of the guys at CEG Presents, Brooklyn Bowl and some savvy smaller promoters like Shari Frank of SF Management and Hypersoul from New Orleans, there is plenty of funky, soulful, rock & jazz to tide us over for a few months until Central Park thaws, the cherry and magnolia blossoms open and we hop on flights to Louis Armstrong Airport. Over the last several weeks, two events in particular stuck out in my mind as the perfect confection until we get to Bourbon or Frenchman Streets to make the connection. On Friday, January 6th, the good folks from Hypersoul held the first of three nights in a row showcasing their acts from Louisiana. Export NOLA at Hill Country BBQ on West 26th Street provided nearly six hours of music from Mia Borders, Amanda Shaw, Big Sam’s Funky Nation and the Stooges Brass Band. And one week later on Friday the 13th and Saturday the 14th, Shari Frank put on another round of her Up From The Bayou series to help raise money for the New Orleans Musicians Assistance Fund at AOA on the outskirts of TriBeCa. These two shows featured Raw Oyster Cult which is 60% of the Radiators (Dave Malone, Camile Baudoin & Frank Bua) with John Gros (Papa Grows Funk) and Dave Pomerlau (Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes Band). Both nights local band Circus Mind opened, playing tight New Orleans influenced funk grooves. And on Friday local teen Charlie Dane opened and even performed Son of A Preacher Man with Circus Mind. Raw Oyster Cult – Last Getaway (Other Vids: It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes A Train to Cry , Look-Ka-Py-Py ,   Dragon’s Blood – Fever , Sweet Virginia , Goodnight Irene ) Export NOLA was actually a weekend-long event. There was the Friday night show mentioned here, another one on Saturday at Brooklyn Bowl and a last on Sunday night back at Hill Country. The other two shows were variations on this line-up and included Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs and The Iguanas . On Friday night Ms. Borders set reminded me of early Joan Osborne shows at places like Delta 88. Although she plays a Telecaster and leans a little more towards rock, she has that slightly raspy voice with a Southern twang. And for the first of four bands, she had no problem commanding the attention of the sold-out room. Ms. Shaw, who at 19 works the stage like a woman many years older and wiser, came next. Amanda tore it up on the fiddle like a woman possessed. In fact, for one of her covers she did Charlie Daniels’ The Devil Went Down To Georgia, which grabbed the crowd’s attention. After moving around the stage  quickly and without stopping for an hour, she ended with a cover of The Clash’s hit from Combat Rock, Should I Stay Or Should I Go. The answer from the crowd, even though there were two bands left, seemed to be: STAY. The actual headliner came third. I have reviewed Big Sam before. This is the ultimate party band. Their mix of funk, rock, pop, R&B; and rap gives you a little bit of everything a great dance party should have. They mix in recent Top 40 hits with their own material making it feel more like listening to a great Saturday Night DJ on WBLS-FM back in the ’80s rather than to another live band from New Orleans fronted by a trombone player. Big Sam’s Funky Nation – Put Your Hands (Other Vids: Intro , See Me Dance , Hard To Handle ) After Sam played a set close to 90 minutes in length, the Stooges Brass Band ...

Ringo Starr is set to release his new studio album '2012' on January 30th. It's now been fifty years since Ringo Starr joined The Beatles. Hooking up with the Liverpool beat combo in 1962, his easy going charm supplied the final piece in the puzzle for the soon to be world conquering group. To celebrate, the drummer has completed a new album. '2012' appears to find Ringo Starr in reflective mood, with the nine tracks containing numerous collaborations and cover versions. Opening with 'Anthem' - co-written with Glen Ballard - the album mixes new material with a carefully selected batch of ...

Brilliant stuff! Raw and yet slick at the same time. The Feelgoods were at their peak when this came out and in some ways the excellence of this as a live set helped pave the way for punk. This was taking rock music back to its roots. Yet it was done without falling into the trap which some bands, in their desire to emulate their heroes of yesteryear did, and shameless copy the style and tempo of their forebears. No, this has its own distinct edge to it. I first heard this when it was bought by a friend of ...

Ultimate Classic Rock : When Cameron Crowe interviewed Led Zeppelin for a Rolling Stone cover story in 1975 titled ‘The Durable Led Zeppelin,’ it was a piece that represented a big victory for both the magazine and the young journalist. As Crowe relates in a new interview, Zeppelin had a venomous hatred for the magazine that had panned their first album in 1969 with a review “they had memorized word for word.”... Crowe had spent three weeks on the road with Led Zeppelin working on a story for the Los Angeles Times and pitched the group on the idea of a ...

1954 - Johnny Ace shot himself dead backstage at the City Auditorium in Houston, Texas. The R&B; singer was playing with a revolver during a break between sets, someone in the room said ‘Be careful with that thing…’ and he said ‘It’s OK the gun’s not loaded…see?’ and pointed it at himself with a smile on his face.   1976 - 'Hotel California', The Eagles' sixth album, spent the first of eight non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard chart. The band's first LP with Joe Walsh and last with bassist Randy Meisner which has now sold over ...

Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Dave Stewart, Joe Walsh, Don Was, Edgar Winter are just some of the special guests on Ringo Starr's new album

It has always been my intention here to not only put up a couple songs from an album, but also to encourage folks to track down a hard copy, be it cd or vinyl (preferably vinyl), as the original always sounds way better than these compressed mp3's. I find mp3's too tinny sounding on the high end and thuddy and muddled on the lows. As far as portability and file size goes an mp3 can't be beat, it's the ultimate for taking your music anywhere, but the sound quality leaves much to be desired. A lot ...

Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Dave Stewart, Joe Walsh, Don Was, Edgar Winter are just some of the special guests on Ringo Starr's new album