The Band, The Band, The Band, The Band
Could anything possibly be more exciting than the news of Colorforms'
50th anniversary playsets, like the Dr. Seuss Green Eggs And Ham
playset and the Scooby Doo playset? The short answer? No. But for
fans of Bob Dylan and The Band, this could be a close second.
Capitol Records reissued the first four Band albums last year, and
now it's time for round two. When they reissue the remaining four
albums (Islands, Moondog Matinee, Northern Lights-Southern Cross, and
Rock Of Ages) on May 8, one of the new bonus tracks will be Bob
Dylan's only live performance of "Don't Ya Tell Henry" ever. That's
right - ever. Nobody even knew that a recording of the performance
existed until reissue producer and EMI/Capitol A&R rep Cheryl
Pawelski stumbled across a reel in the Capitol vaults which turned
out to be the Dylan/Band encores from the last of four New York
performances used for Rock Of Ages.
"For a long time it was reported that the tapes had been turned off.
And there really aren't any boots in circulation," she says. "Go
figure, I mean, if you see 'Like A Rolling Stone' on a tape box,
you've got to think."
For all you Band whores, some of the other goodies you'll find with
these reissues are six previously unreleased tracks added to the
covers-album Moondog Matinee - including five more covers and a
studio version of "Endless Highway."
Meanwhile, Dylan freaks can catch the master of prose on the road as
previously reported.
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Neil Young / Bob Dylan for Roskilde
The Roskilde Festival, in Roskilde, Denmark has grown another size
once again with last night, Australian time; two of the biggest names
in rock and roll were announced.
Those two names are none other than the legendary Bob Dylan, who is
currently on tour in Australia, and the "Godfather of Grunge" Neil
Young, with his band Crazy Horse.
Also announced last night is Melbourne, Australia's own Nick Cave and
The Bad Seeds and the epitome of alternative rock, Beck.
These four announcements of course just build on the staggering
lineup that includes PJ Harvey, Guns 'n' Roses, Tool, Robbie Williams
and more.
Tickets to the festival are on sale now at various places throughout
the world, including VenueTix in Adelaide, Australia for $AU185 +
booking fee, or can be purchased directly from
www.roskilde-festival.dk for 895 Danish Kroner, which is
approximately $AU216.
You can of course also check out www.roskilde-festival.dk for more
info on the festival including history, links, info and even a chat
room.
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You Can Quote Me On That...
"Drummers shouldn't sing - except Levon Helm."
- Dave Edmunds (1981)
"I wouldn't call myself a singer...Sam Cooke's a singer."
- Joe Strummer (1981)
"It's hard to sing a song that makes you puke. You can't do both at
the same time."
- Grace Slick (1981)
"(New wave and punk) is very similar to what we were doing: being as
obnoxious as possible to a large segment of the population."
- Paul Kantner recalling the Jefferson Airplane (1983)
"I've got the feeling that at this particular point, if it weren't
for punk, which is taking it right back to the roots of shit-kicking
rock 'n' roll - back to "fuck you" music, sheer adrenalin, (rock 'n'
roll) would be in a sad state of affairs."
- Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin (1977)
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