Mar 11, 2010 by Nick

Since I know how much you all love lists I figured I would give you a list of what I consider the 10 greatest music documentaries or concert films of all time. There have been some really great movies made on this subject over the years and I believe if you are a true music fan you need to see all 10 of these movies.

10. DiG!

This documentary follows the rise of one band, The Dandy Warhols, and the rise and subsequent fall of The Brian Jonestown Massacre. These bands were friends and rivals coming up at the same time. You get to see how both bands handle their shot at success. It is fascinating to watch The Brian Jonestown Massacre crumble right before your eyes. It is sad to watch but you are unable to turn away. I never really cared that much about either band but this documentary is fabulous.
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Mar 10, 2010 by Aaron

Alejandro Escovedo – Castanets

Here is another of the hundreds of great musicians from the fertile Texas music scene. This song is off of the 2001 release “A Man Under The Influence”. I am pretty sure Escovedo was listening to Chuck Berry when he recorded this song. It sounds like Chuck could be playing guitar himself on this track.
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Mar 9, 2010 by Aaron

Part one of a 3 part Series – 1st half of the Bands

When I was young, there was a show on Saturday afternoons called; Battle of the Stars. It normally aired about this time of year…in the late winter or early spring when there was little competition from the NFL or MLB. The show would take professional athletes from other sports and pit them against other top athletes in random challenges and courses. It was an entertaining show back in the day. I was thinking of that show the other day and it got me wondering…what if we had a Rock and Roll All Star Challenge. Who would be invitees to participate? What artist would compete on the same teams? I loved the idea. So I thought for this week, I would do a mock up of an All Star Battle of the Bands (based on the premise that each artist was in their prime and/or still alive).
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Mar 8, 2010 by Nick

Singer/songwriter Otis Gibbs is one of my favorite musicians. I love what he stands for and I think he writes a great song. Check him out singing “Everyday People” off of his album “Grandpa Walked a Picketline”.

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Mar 4, 2010 by Nick

Let me start out by saying I am not trying to say that John Mellencamp is better than Bruce Springsteen I am not looking to sway your opinion on either one of these artists. I am sure there are some of you that will read this story and think that you could care less about either one of these guys. I am OK with that. If you think reading about these two aging rock stars is not worth your time you can always head back to Facebook and read about how someone’s kid scored 6 touchdowns in little league football or how the weather sucks or some other riveting status update.

I will preface what I am about to write with the fact I am a huge John Mellencamp fan. He was the first concert I ever attended in 1983 and I have lived in Indiana virtually my entire life where liking if not loving Mellencamp is almost as synonymous with the state as not being able to buy beer on Sundays. With that being said I am also a huge Bruce Springsteen fan and he was the second concert I ever attended in 1984 on the “Born In The USA” tour. I love both artists and have enjoyed nearly everything they have released but I have a problem with the way these two artists seemed to be viewed by fans, the music industry, and the critics.
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