Archive for August 6th, 2009

Interview with David Ragsdale (Part Five)

This podcast episode is the fifth and final part of my recent interview with Kansas and Native Window violinist David Ragsdale. In this segment we discuss the roles of each player in Native Window; how did the collaborative process work; why they decided to make Native Window an even publishing split; the personalities of the [...]

Roger Daltrey Announces North American Tour

FROM WWW.BILLBOARD.COM/NEWS:
With the Who inactive for the moment, Roger Daltrey will mount a 29-show Use It Or Lose It solo tour of North America starting Oct. 10 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. The nearly eight-week outing is his first solo trek on these shores since 1985, and in a statement he deemed it “an [...]

Spinal Tap ‘Unwigged and Unplugged’ Coming to DVD

FROM WWW.BILLBOARD.COM/NEWS:
The trio behind Spinal Tap and the Folksmen has set a Sept. 1 release date for a DVD of their recent concert tour.
“Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer” features an entire 35-track performance filmed at their May 31 show at the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee. The show [...]

Steven Tyler Injured Falling From Stage

The bad luck that has plagued the current Aerosmith tour continues. First Tyler injured  his leg, then Whitford smacked his head, now this:
FROM WWW.GUARDIAN.CO.UK:
Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith, was loving it up until he hit the ground last night in South Dakota.
The rocker suffered head, neck and shoulder injuries after tumbling from the stage [...]