Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Pete Townshend

The Who live at Leeds in 2006 ... Yup, the concert will be recorded.

It was one of those occasions that if you had been there you could tell the grandchildren about and they really would be impressed - a concert in a dull university refectory that produced arguably the best ever live rock album.
Yesterday the Who officially announced they are going to do it all over again. Live at Leeds was released in 1970 after a barnstorming three-hour concert by the band on Valentine's Day. They played 33 songs, including most of the rock opera Tommy, and several hundred students who could not get in climbed on to the roof. On June 17 the two surviving members of the band, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, will begin the Who's world tour - including stadiums and festivals - at the 2,000-capacity refectory, cementing the venue's place in rock and roll history.

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Cover me on the double: two live versions of Black Hole Sun, originally written and performed by Soundgarden.

MP3: Charlotte Martin - Black Hole Sun (2003/05/14) (live music archive)
MP3: Tim Conley - Black Hole Sun (2005/09/30) (live music archive)

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Rock trio Oysterhead is hoping to mount its first tour since 2001 later this year, drummer Stewart Copeland said during a teleconference with journalists today (June 6).

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For all those wannabee great rock drummers, the ultimate plaything will be on sale shortly. Expensive, but hey, it looks soooo cool.

Keith Moon, the Who's legendary drummer is the subject of two key releases next month. Premier Percussion Ltd has just announced a special limited edition drum kit, "Spirit of Lily" which is named after the Who's 1967 single "Pictures of Lily". The drum kit will retail for £4,995 (about $8,000), and will include the original artwork that adorned the original kit and drum sizes played by the legend himself.

Keith and his kit

And there's more - a rarity gets the Deluxe treatment.

On July 3rd, Castle Music will release Keith's rare solo album "Two Sides of the Moon" as a Deluxe Edition CD, featuring previously unreleased bonus material including rare out-takes, special mixes, spoken word and extensive liner notes. Guest musicians include Ringo Starr, David Bowie, Harry Nilsson, Ronnie Wood, Flo & Eddie, Steve Cropper, Joe Walsh and Dick Dale.

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Mike Gordon and Ramble Dove
2006/06/02
Benefit for Bernie Sanders for Senate
Higher Ground, Burlington, VT, USA

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Phish

Phish
07/11/1996
Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK

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