Damn, I miss Tom Petty.
Someone Still Loves You Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
A nice documentary about Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and their trip to Yeltsin’s hometown in Russia. They’re not around anymore (like Yeltsin!), but Polydor is re-releasing their first record for its 20th anniversary. I LOVED their record Pershing, but really all of their stuff was good shiny pop. Somehow they don’t include any of their music in the doc.
Now It’s Let It Be….
That’s getting the deluxe Reissue. Listen to Androgynous (Alternate Version) that apparently includes a few seconds of piano that were clopped from the album (?). Liner notes by the way cooler than you Elizabeth Nelson of the Paranoid Style.
RIP Superlungs
Terry Reid famously turned down both Zep and Deep Purple.
Good story from Musicradar (the number 1 website for musicians, y’all):
“Keith asked me to support the Stones in the States, but then shortly afterward Jimmy wanted me to join his new band. I was torn. In the end, I put the ball in Jimmy’s court. I said: ‘You’d better speak to Keith and tell him I’m not going.’
“But Jimmy bottled it. He said: ‘I’m not having him shoot me in the fucking leg.’
I only have the River, but it’s a good one.
Mitch
Cuz why not?
Local Boy Makes Good
MJ was last year’s reluctant golden boy. I wore the record out, and love this video. He’s from Asheville, so my kid and I went to his record release at a record store and I saw him two nights at the Orange Peel.
You Decide. But Not Really…
A propos of nothing.
Declan’s Dad
I didn’t realize Elvis Costello’s dad was also a performer. Apples and trees….
I Dare You To Pick This Song For Karaoke
God, this song is awful, but I can’t resist it. Sadly, at this point in my life Afternoon Delight is a bowl and a cold beer.
I Don’t Love Zep….
But getting really high and seeing this in IMAX would be fun.